Laurie Metcalf
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1955-06-16
Place of Birth
Carbondale, Illinois, USA
Laurie Metcalf
Biography
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).
Also Known For
Toy Story 2
Oct 30, 1999
Toy Story
Nov 22, 1995
Meet the Robinsons
Mar 23, 2007
U Turn
Oct 03, 1997
Toy Story 3
Jun 16, 2010
JFK
Dec 20, 1991
Two Mikes Don't Make a Wright
Apr 05, 1993
Uncle Buck
Aug 16, 1989
Scream 2
Dec 12, 1997
Pacific Heights
Sep 28, 1990
Internal Affairs
Jan 12, 1990
Miles from Home
Sep 16, 1988
Desperately Seeking Susan
Mar 29, 1985
Treasure Planet
Nov 26, 2002
Bulworth
May 15, 1998
Always Outnumbered
Mar 21, 1998
Georgia Rule
May 10, 2007
Dear God
Nov 01, 1996
Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective
Apr 14, 2011
The Appointments of Dennis Jennings
Sep 07, 1988
Tom Arnold: The Naked Truth
Apr 01, 1991
Mistress
Jul 24, 1992
The Secret Life of Houses
Jan 21, 1994
A Dangerous Woman
Sep 10, 1993
Stars & Bars
Mar 18, 1988
The Execution of Raymond Graham
Nov 17, 1985
Chicago Cab
Sep 18, 1998
The Pixar Story
Aug 28, 2007
Blink
Oct 01, 1993
Runaway Bride
Jul 30, 1999
Leaving Las Vegas
Oct 27, 1995
The Visitor
Dec 31, 1982
The Long Island Incident
May 03, 1998
Lady Bird
Sep 01, 2017
A Wedding
Aug 29, 1978
Stop-Loss
Mar 28, 2008
The Story Behind 'Toy Story'
Dec 18, 1996
Candy Mountain
Jan 20, 1988
Making Mr. Right
Apr 03, 1987
Starring Austin Pendleton
Apr 01, 2016
Balloon Farm
Mar 28, 1999
Steel City
Jan 01, 2006
Toy Story 4
Jun 19, 2019
Fun with Dick and Jane
Dec 21, 2005
Beer League
Sep 15, 2006
Long Day's Journey Into Night
Jan 01, 2014
Barbecue
Dec 10, 2020
Somewhere in Queens
Apr 21, 2023
Everybody Digs Bill Evans
Janis Ian: Breaking Silence
Mar 28, 2025
The Norm Show
Mar 24, 1999
Desperate Housewives
Oct 03, 2004
Monk
Jul 12, 2002
King of the Hill
Jan 12, 1997
The Accidental Wolf
Nov 26, 2020
Roseanne
Oct 18, 1988
Without a Trace
Sep 26, 2002
Frasier
Sep 16, 1993
Dharma & Greg
Sep 24, 1997
God, the Devil and Bob
Mar 09, 2000
The Equalizer
Sep 18, 1985
Raines
Mar 15, 2007
Easy Money
Oct 05, 2008
Q-Force
Sep 02, 2021
Charlie Lawrence
Jun 15, 2003
Saturday Night Live
Oct 11, 1975
The McCarthys
Oct 30, 2014
Getting On
Nov 24, 2013
Tony Awards
Apr 01, 1956
The Big Bang Theory
Sep 24, 2007
Grey's Anatomy
Mar 27, 2005
Horace and Pete
Jan 30, 2016
Hacks
May 13, 2021
The Jackie Thomas Show
Dec 01, 1992
Supergirl
Oct 26, 2015
Carol & the End of the World
Dec 15, 2023
The Conners
Oct 16, 2018
The Dropout
Mar 03, 2022
3rd Rock from the Sun
Jan 09, 1996
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Jul 16, 2009
Saturday Night Live
Oct 11, 1975
Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories
Sep 18, 2014
American Dad!
Feb 06, 2005
Malcolm in the Middle
Jan 09, 2000
The Oscars
Mar 19, 1953
Playing House
Apr 29, 2014
Elsbeth
Feb 29, 2024
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Dec 21, 2014
The Original Monster
Untitled Dan Levy Comedy Series
