Laura Innes

Born: 1957-08-16

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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Deep Impact

as Beth Stanley
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Please Stand By

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The Fury

as Jody
Released: 1978-03-10

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And the Band Played On

as Hemophiliac Representative
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The Good Neighbor

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Released: 2016-09-16

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NBC 75th Anniversary Special

as Self
Released: 2002-05-05

A celebration of NBC's 75 year history, featuring clips of special moments.

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as Judge Keaton
Released: 2012-05-11

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North Star

as uncredited
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Torch Song

as Ronnie
Released: 1993-05-23

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The Price of a Broken Heart

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as Angelyn Graham
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as Mrs. Rice
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Can't Stop Dancing

as Landlady
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as Mom
Released: 2019-06-20

Molly returns home to say goodbye to her dying grandfather, from whom she's been estranged.

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as Lynne Birkhead
First aired: 2014-09-25

A sexy, suspense-driven legal thriller about a group of ambitious law students and their...

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Wings

as Bunny Mather
First aired: 1990-04-19

Brothers Brian and Joe Hackett attempt to run an airline on the New England island of Nantucket...

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Party of Five

as uncredited
First aired: 1994-09-12

Five brothers and sisters are determined to stay together following the tragic loss of their...

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My So-Called Life

as Cheryl Fleck
First aired: 1994-08-25

The life of a 15 year-old high school student, whose angst-ridden journey through adolescence,...

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Colony

as Karen
First aired: 2016-01-14

In the near future a family must make difficult decisions as they balance staying together with...

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Bakersfield P.D.

as Darcy Wilks
First aired: 1993-09-14

Bakersfield P.D. is a short-lived American television comedy series that aired on the Fox...

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as Kerry Weaver
First aired: 1994-09-19

ER explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by...

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The View

as Self
First aired: 1997-08-11

ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin,...

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The Event

as Sophia Maguire
First aired: 2010-09-20

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Warehouse 13

as Emma Jinks
First aired: 2009-07-07

After saving the life of the President, two secret service agents - Myka Bering and Pete...

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Brooklyn Bridge

as uncredited
First aired: 1991-09-20

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Another World

as uncredited
First aired: 1964-05-04

Another World is an American television soap opera that ran on NBC for 35 years from May 4, 1964...

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