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).
Led by Woody, Andy's toys live happily in his room until Andy's birthday brings Buzz Lightyear...
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Andy heads off to Cowboy Camp, leaving his toys to their own devices. Things shift into high...
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Woody, Buzz, and the rest of Andy's toys haven't been played with in years. With Andy about to...
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Woody has always been confident about his place in the world and that his priority is taking...
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Meet the Robinsons
as Lucille Krunklehorn (voice)Lewis, a brilliant young inventor, is keen on creating a time machine to find his mother, who...
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Treasure Planet
as Sarah Hawkins (voice)When space galleon cabin boy Jim Hawkins discovers a map to an intergalactic "loot of a thousand...
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Uncle Buck
as Marcie Dahlgren-FrostBuck Russell, a lovable but slovenly bachelor, suddenly becomes the temporary caretaker of his...
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Scream 2
as Debbie SaltTwo years after the first series of murders, as Sidney Prescott acclimates to college life,...
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Lady Bird
as Marion McPhersonLady Bird McPherson, a strong willed, deeply opinionated, artistic 17 year old comes of age in...
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Ben Sanderson, an alcoholic Hollywood screenwriter who lost everything because of his drinking,...
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Fun with Dick and Jane
as PhyllisAfter Dick Harper loses his job at Globodyne in an Enron-esque collapse, he and his wife, Jane,...
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Runaway Bride
as Betty TroutHaving already left three grooms at the altar, Maggie Carpenter is branded "the runaway bride"...
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U Turn
as Bus Station ClerkWhen a desperate man’s car breaks down in a bizarre desert town while evading vengeful bookies,...
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Follows the investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy led by New Orleans...
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Internal Affairs
as Amy WallaceKeen young Raymold Avila joins the Internal Affairs Department of the Los Angeles police. He and...
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Desperately Seeking Susan
as Leslie GlassA bored New Jersey suburban housewife's fascination with a free-spirited woman she has read...
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Pacific Heights
as Stephanie MacDonaldA couple works hard to renovate their dream house and become landlords to pay for it....
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The Pixar Story
as Mrs. Davis (voice) (archive footage)A look at the first years of Pixar Animation Studios - from the success of "Toy Story" and...
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Stop-Loss
as Mrs. ColsonA veteran soldier returns from his completed tour of duty in Iraq, only to find his life turned...
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Georgia Rule
as Paula RichardsRebellious, uncontrollable teenager, Rachel is hauled off by her dysfunctional mother to spend...
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Bulworth
as MimiA suicidally disillusioned liberal politician puts a contract out on himself and takes the...
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Dear God
as Rebecca FrazenA judge gives con-man Tom Turner a choice—a jail sentence, or a year of honest work. But when he...
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Beer League
as Artie's MomAn unemployed slacker inspires his softball teammates to improve their game to avoid getting...
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Somewhere in Queens
as Angela RussoLeo and Angela Russo live a simple life in Queens, surrounded by their overbearing...
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The Story Behind 'Toy Story'
as SelfThe documentary short of Toy Story of why and how the feature length blockbuster sleeper movie...
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Blink
as CandiceEmma is an attractive girl in her 20s who has been blind for 20 years. A new type of eye...
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A Dangerous Woman
as AnitaMartha Horgan is a withdrawn, mentally disabled woman who lives with her aunt, Frances. One of...
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Chicago Cab
as Female Ad ExecA day in the life of a Chicago cab driver is examined as he picks up fares from the good and bad...
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Miles from Home
as Exotic DancerTwo brothers who are forced off their farm in the debt stricken mid-west become folk heroes when...
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A Wedding
as Maid (uncredited)Muffin's wedding to Dino Corelli is to be a big affair. Except the ageing priest isn't too sure...
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Mistress
as Rachel LandismanA comedy about a screenwriter (Wuhl) whose old movie script is read by a producer (Landau) and...
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Stars & Bars
as MelissaA British art expert leaves New York to buy a long-lost Renoir from a Georgia eccentric.
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Balloon Farm
as Casey JohnsonAs soon as Harvey S. Potter descends upon a drought-stricken farmland, he begins to grow a...
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Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective
as SelfA year in the making, Still Screaming is the definitive documentary on the making of the iconic...
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Always Outnumbered
as Halley GrimesAn ex-con moves to L.A. to find work and creates a disturbance by fighting for a position. More...
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Making Mr. Right
as SandyWhen image consultant Frankie Stone is hired by a tech company to teach a scientist’s “Ulysses...
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The Appointments of Dennis Jennings
as EmmaDennis Jennings is an introverted daydreamer, sleepwalking through life. He is a professional...
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Steel City
as Marianne KarnAfter a tragic accident caused by the truck of the middle-aged Carl Lee where a woman dies with...
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The Long Island Incident
as Carolyn McCarthyOn December 7, 1993, a gunman opened fire in a crowded commuter train on Long Island. This...
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Long Day's Journey Into Night
as Mary TyroneLong Day's Journey into Night focuses on one day in the life of the Tyrone family. Youngest son...
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Candy Mountain
as AliceA mediocre musician goes on the road in search of the world's greatest guitar maker
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The Execution of Raymond Graham
as Carol GrahamA young man, convicted of the murder of a clerk, who has been on death row for five years and...
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Starring Austin Pendleton
as SelfA quirky and inspirational documentary film on the philosophical approach to the life and work...
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The Visitor
as uncreditedased on Tolstoy's classic story, "Where Love Is," The Visitor is the story of a cobbler named...
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Barbecue
as Lillie AnneThe O’Mallerys have gathered in their local park to share some barbecue and rousing straight...
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Two Mikes Don't Make a Wright
as EmmaTheatrical packaging of three comic shorts: Dean Parisot & Steven Wright's comedy "The...
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Grey's Anatomy
as Beatrice CarverFollows the personal and professional lives of a group of doctors at Seattle’s Grey Sloan...
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American Dad!
as Elizabeth Hadley (voice)The series focuses on an eccentric motley crew that is the Smith family and their three...
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Monk
as Cora LittleAdrian Monk was once a rising star with the San Francisco Police Department, legendary for using...
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Malcolm in the Middle
as SusanA gifted young teen tries to survive life with his dimwitted, dysfunctional family.
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Desperate Housewives
as Carolyn BigsbyLooking down on her friends and family isn't a way of life for Mary Alice Young... it's a way of...
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The Big Bang Theory
as Mary CooperPhysicists Leonard and Sheldon find their nerd-centric social circle with pals Howard and Raj...
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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - GuestBravo network executive Andy Cohen discusses pop culture topics with celebrities and reality...
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Frasier
as Nanny GAfter many years spent at the “Cheers” bar, Frasier moves back home to Seattle to work as a...
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Without a Trace
as Susan HopkinsThe series follows the ventures of a Missing Persons Unit of the FBI in New York City.
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Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as SelfPBS SoCal and Variety take you inside the biggest movies and TV shows of the past year through...
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Supergirl
as Mary McGowanTwenty-four-year-old Kara Zor-El, who was taken in by the Danvers family when she was 13 after...
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King of the Hill
as Cissy Cobb (voice)Set in Texas, this animated series follows the life of propane salesman Hank Hill, who lives...
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Saturday Night Live
as Weekend Update ReporterA late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The...
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Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The...
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The Equalizer
as TheresaRobert McCall is a former agent of a secret government agency who is now running his own private...
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Tony Awards
as Self - NomineeThe Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award,...
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3rd Rock from the Sun
as Jennifer RavelliThe high commander of an alien expedition lands on Earth -- what he considers to be the...
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Elsbeth
as Regina CoburnAfter her successful career in Chicago, Elsbeth Tascioni, an astute but unconventional attorney,...
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Hacks
as AliceExplore a dark mentorship that forms between Deborah Vance, a legendary Las Vegas comedian, and...
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The Conners
as Jackie HarrisThis iconic family—Dan, Jackie, Darlene, Becky and D.J.—grapples with parenthood, dating, an...
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Dharma & Greg
as SpyderDharma & Greg is an American television sitcom that aired from September 24, 1997, to April 30,...
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The Oscars
as SelfAn annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The...
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Carol & the End of the World
as HR Lady (voice)As a planetary apocalypse looms, a woman struggling to embrace end-times chaos searches for...
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The Dropout
as Phyllis GardnerThe story of Elizabeth Holmes, the enigmatic Stanford dropout who founded medical testing...
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The Norm Show
as Laurie FreemanNorm Henderson was once a fairly well-known -- but not particularly good -- professional hockey...
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Q-Force
as V (voice)A gay superspy and his scrappy LGBTQ squad fight to prove themselves to the agency that...
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Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories
as GabrielleTim and Eric's dark comedy anthology series.
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God, the Devil and Bob
as Donna Alman (voice)God strikes a wager with the Devil: if just one person can convince him that the world is worth...
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Horace and Pete
as SarahThe owners of a dive bar in Brooklyn, Horace and Pete, along with bar regulars share their...
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Roseanne
as Jackie HarrisA working-class family struggles to get by on a limited income in the fictional town of Lanford,...
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Getting On
as Jenna JamesSet in a geriatric extended care wing of a down-at-the-heels hospital, Getting On follows...
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Playing House
as Dr. Leslie RollinsA single-camera buddy comedy about what happens when two best friends come back together, just...
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The Jackie Thomas Show
as Jackie HarrisThe Jackie Thomas Show is an American sitcom that aired on the ABC network from December 1992 to...
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Raines
as uncreditedRaines is a crime drama television series that ran from March 15, 2007 to April 27, 2007 on NBC...
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The McCarthys
as Marjorie McCarthyA multi-camera comedy about a close-knit, sports-crazed Boston family whose somewhat...
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The Accidental Wolf
as CastA mysterious call from a dying stranger upends Katie Bonner's life and sends her down a...
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