person

Laura Innes

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1957-08-16

Place of Birth

Pontiac, Michigan, USA

Laura Innes

Biography

Laura Elizabeth Innes (born August 16, 1957) is an American actress and television director. She starred as Dr. Kerry Weaver in the NBC medical drama ER from 1995 to 2007 and reprised her role from 2008 to 2009 in the final season. Her performance earned her three Primetime Emmy nominations. She also starred as Sophia in the short-lived NBC thriller The Event from 2010 to 2011. She was introduced to professional theater by her father, who often took the family to the Stratford Festival of Canada in Stratford, Ontario. With the support of her father, she attended Northwestern University and earned a degree in theater. She went on to appeared in several theater productions before her film debut in Brian De Palma's The Fury (1978), played the role of Jody. She then played the daughter to Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara in the short-lived television sitcom The Stiller & Meara Show (1986). In the Fall of 1995, she joined the medical drama sitcom ER (1994) in its second season.

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South of Bix

Jun 20, 2019

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64

And the Band Played On

Sep 11, 1993

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62

Deep Impact

May 08, 1998

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25

The Price of a Broken Heart

Aug 16, 1999

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50

North Star

Jan 15, 2022

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43

Model Minority

May 11, 2012

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NBC 75th Anniversary Special

May 05, 2002

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46

Telling Secrets

Jan 17, 1993

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10

Taking Back Our Town

Dec 10, 2001

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65

See Jane Run

Jan 08, 1995

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61

The Good Neighbor

Sep 16, 2016

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15

Can't Stop Dancing

Jan 16, 1999

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43

Just Like Dad

Sep 01, 1995

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63

The Fury

Mar 10, 1978

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68

Please Stand By

Jan 26, 2018

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30

Torch Song

May 23, 1993

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40

Jacob Have I Loved

Jan 01, 1989

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One Smart Fellow

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44

The View

Aug 11, 1997

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68

Wings

Apr 19, 1990

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70

Party of Five

Sep 12, 1994

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56

Another World

May 04, 1964

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78

ER

Sep 19, 1994

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80

Bakersfield P.D.

Sep 14, 1993

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75

Brooklyn Bridge

Sep 20, 1991

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TV Revolution

May 23, 2004

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The Louie Show

Jan 31, 1996

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64

The Event

Sep 20, 2010

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76

My So-Called Life

Aug 25, 1994

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78

How to Get Away with Murder

Sep 25, 2014

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76

Warehouse 13

Jul 07, 2009

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The Good Life

Jan 30, 1994

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60

Good Advice

Apr 02, 1993

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Colony

Jan 14, 2016