Laurie Metcalf

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).

Toy Story

8.0

Toy Story 3

7.8

Toy Story 2

7.6

The Big Bang Theory

7.9

Grey's Anatomy

8.2

Toy Story 4

7.5

Lady Bird

7.3

Malcolm in the Middle

8.5

Scream 2

6.5

Treasure Planet

7.6

Supergirl

7.3

Meet the Robinsons

6.9

Fun with Dick and Jane

6.2

American Dad!

7.0

JFK

7.6

Runaway Bride

6.1

Desperate Housewives

7.9

Leaving Las Vegas

7.3

Uncle Buck

6.8

Monk

7.9

Frasier

7.7

U Turn

6.6

King of the Hill

7.3

3rd Rock from the Sun

7.5

Desperately Seeking Susan

6.1

Georgia Rule

6.0

Saturday Night Live

6.9

Internal Affairs

6.3

Pacific Heights

6.3

Roseanne

6.8

The Dropout

7.3

Without a Trace

7.3

Stop-Loss

6.1

Bulworth

6.3

Dharma & Greg

6.4

Hacks

7.5

The Pixar Story

7.5

Blink

6.2

Horace and Pete

7.7

Q-Force

6.8

The Conners

7.0

Carol & the End of the World

7.5

The Oscars

6.9

Beer League

5.1

Dear God

5.5

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

4.8

Somewhere in Queens

6.2

Elsbeth

7.2

The Equalizer

7.1

A Wedding

6.3

Miles from Home

5.4

Mistress

5.4

Making Mr. Right

5.0

Getting On

6.3

Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories

7.4

A Dangerous Woman

5.3

Always Outnumbered

6.5

The Norm Show

6.8

God, the Devil and Bob

7.5

Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective

7.7

Stars & Bars

4.4

The Story Behind 'Toy Story'

7.9

Balloon Farm

5.8

Chicago Cab

5.4

Playing House

6.4

The Appointments of Dennis Jennings

6.5

Raines

7.5

Candy Mountain

5.7

Steel City

6.2

The McCarthys

5.8

Tony Awards

4.6

The Execution of Raymond Graham

6.6

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

4.4

Starring Austin Pendleton

6.7

Two Mikes Don't Make a Wright

4.0

Tom Arnold: The Naked Truth

4.5

The Long Island Incident

6.0

Easy Money

6.0

Charlie Lawrence

7.0

The Secret Life of Houses

0.0

The Visitor

0.0

Long Day's Journey Into Night

0.0

Barbecue

0.0

Everybody Digs Bill Evans

0.0

Janis Ian: Breaking Silence

0.0

The Accidental Wolf

0.0

The Jackie Thomas Show

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