Laurie Metcalf

Known for ActingBorn 1955-06-16 (age 71)Carbondale, Illinois, USA

Laura Elizabeth Metcalf (born June 16, 1955) is an American actress and comedian. Often described as a character actor, she is known for her complex and versatile roles across the stage and screen. She has received various accolades throughout her career spanning over four decades, including two Tony Awards and four Primetime Emmy Awards, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and three Golden Globe Awards. Metcalf began her career with the Steppenwolf Theatre Company and frequently works in Chicago theatre. She made her Broadway debut in the 1985 play My Thing of Love. She went on to receive six Tony Award nominations, winning Best Actress in a Play in 2017 for her performance in A Doll's House, Part 2 and Best Featured Actress in a Play for the 2018 revival of Edward Albee's Three Tall Women. Her other Tony-nominated roles were for November (2008), The Other Place (2010), Misery (2016), and Hillary and Clinton (2019). She gained national attention for her performance as Jackie Harris on the sitcom Roseanne (1988–1997, 2018) and its spinoff The Conners (2018–present), for which she won three Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. She also won a Primetime Emmy Award for her guest role in Hacks (2022), and her other Emmy-nominated roles include 3rd Rock from the Sun (1999), Monk (2006), Desperate Housewives (2007), The Big Bang Theory (2016), Getting On (2013–2015), and Horace and Pete (2016). She also appeared on The Norm Show (1999–2001), Frasier, and The Dropout (2022). In film, Metcalf is best known for her performance as Marion McPherson in Greta Gerwig's comedy-drama film Lady Bird (2017). She was nominated for an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a SAG Award, and a BAFTA Award. From 1995, she has voiced Mrs. Davis, the mother of Andy, in the Toy Story franchise, and voiced Sarah Hawkins in the Disney animated Treasure Planet (2002). Other notable film credits include Desperately Seeking Susan (1985), Uncle Buck (1989), JFK (1991), Dear God (1996), Georgia Rule (2007) and Scream 2 (1997).Read more

Movies & web series

The Jackie Thomas Show

Bruce Willis : les secrets d'une icône

Malcolm in the Middle

Grey's Anatomy

Charlie Lawrence

The Big Bang Theory

Monk

Desperate Housewives

Toy Story

Toy Story 3

Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective

Horace and Pete

Hacks

Toy Story 4

The Pixar Story

Frasier

Treasure Planet

Toy Story 2

Raines

Carol & the End of the World

The Dropout

JFK

Monster: The Ed Gein Story

The Story Behind 'Toy Story'

3rd Rock from the Sun

Supergirl

Lady Bird

God, the Devil and Bob

King of the Hill

Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories

Without a Trace

The Conners

Leaving Las Vegas

Duckman

The Norm Show

American Dad!

Elsbeth

Meet the Robinsons

The Equalizer

Big Mistakes

The Secret Life of Houses

Starring Austin Pendleton

Q-Force

Uncle Buck

Saturday Night Live

Roseanne

Playing House

The Appointments of Dennis Jennings