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Laura Leggett Linney or Laura Linney is an American theater, television and film actress. Her net worth is estimated to be $7 million. In her years of acting, she has received many nominations and awards. Best known for her performances in Kinsey, The Truman Show and Mystic River, Laura has got two Golden Globe Awards, four Primetime Emmy Awards, and one Screen Actors Guild Award. She has received Oscar and Tony nominations numerous times, though she is yet to win any of them.

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Laura Linney started off with theater in “Six Degrees of Separation”. That was in 1990. Though she has made a name in television shows and movies and has earned considerable wealth from both these sources, she never did completely forget about theater. She keeps appearing for Broadway and Off-Broadway productions from time to time. Some of these productions include “The Crucible”, “Time Stands Still”, “Hedda Gabbler” and “Sight Unseen”. Laura even received a Tony Award nomination for Best Leading Actress.

Some of the movies where she has appeared include “The Truman Show”, “Primal Fear”, “Mystic River”, “You Can Count on Me”, “The Savages”, and “Kinsey”. Many of these movies have gone on to become huge commercial successes. Her performances have been critically acclaimed too. The first movie where she acted is “Lorenzo's Oil”.

Laura Linney got married in 1995 to David Adkins. However, the couple divorced in 2000. She eventually married Marc Schauer in 2009. Liam Neeson walked her down the aisle in her second marriage. Romulus Zachariah Linney, the Republican Congressman, is her paternal great-great-grandfather.

Earnings & Financial Data

Date

Category

Description

Amount

2018

Salary

Salary for every episode of the Netflix series Ozark as Wendy Byrde

$300,000

2017

Salary

Salary for every episode of the Netflix series Ozark as Wendy Byrde

$300,000

2000

Salary

Salary from the movie You Can Count on Me as Sammy

$10,000