Laurie Metcalf

Actress

Birth Date: June 16, 1955

Age: 67 years old

Birth Place: Carbondale, Illinois

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Incredibly versatile and capable of plumbing the depths of even the most complex roles, actress Laurie Metcalf was a critical darling on the stages of Chicago and New York prior to being cast on one of television's most beloved sitcoms of all time. An early member of Chicago's revered Steppenwolf Theater Company, Metcalf garnered widespread critical acclaim for her performance in the troupe's off-Broadway mounting of "Balm of Gilead" in 1984. Four years later, the actress became known to mainstream American audiences as Jackie Harris, the melancholy but well-meaning sister of Roseanne Barr's titular matriarch on the hit sitcom "Roseanne" (ABC, 1988-1997; 2018- ). The increased visibility led the accomplished actress to appear in several high-profile feature films of the time, including the crime-thriller "Internal Affairs" (1990) and director Oliver Stone's explosive docudrama "JFK" (1991). Another memorable role for Metcalf came with the voice of Andy's Mom in the Disney/Pixar animated hit film "Toy Story" (1995) and its equally popular sequels. Post-"Roseanne," she remained a frequent presence on television with memorable recurring roles on popular series like "3rd Rock from the Sun" (NBC, 1996-2001), "Desperate Housewives" (ABC, 2004-2012) and "The Big Bang Theory" (CBS, 2007- ), as well as smaller projects like Louis CK's quirky "Horace and Pete" (2016). She also co-starred in the dark sitcom "Getting On" (HBO 2013-15) and the family sitcom "The McCarthys" (CBS 2014-15), burnishing her leading-lady qualities even though neither series lasted very long. Metcalf capped her late-career renaissance with an Oscar-nominated role as the title character's mother in Greta Gerwig's "Lady Bird" (2017) and a return to the role that made her famous in a reboot of "Roseanne" that was retooled as "The Conners" (ABC 2018- ) following Roseanne Barr's firing from the series. An actress committed to illuminating the inner-life of her multilayered characters, Metcalf was one of the more esteemed supporting actresses in all mediums.

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Laurie Metcalf

Actress

Birth Date: June 16, 1955

Age: 67 years old

Birth Place: Carbondale, Illinois

Awards

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The DropoutStream

Somewhere in Queens

Q-ForceStream

The ConnersStream

Entertainment Weekly Cast Reunions

Live with Kelly and Ryan

The Accidental Wolf

Lady BirdStream

Sunday Today With Willie Geist

Full Frontal With Samantha BeeStream

Horace and PeteStream

SupergirlStream

The Late Show With Stephen ColbertStream

The Late Late Show With James CordenStream

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

The McCarthysStream

The McCarthys: Extras

Playing HouseStream

Late Night With Seth MeyersStream

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonStream

Portlandia: Extras

Getting OnStream

The Queen Latifah Show

The Goodwin Games

PortlandiaStream

The Talk

Access Hollywood Live

Toy Story 3Stream

Watch What Happens Live With Andy CohenStream

Easy Money

The Big Bang TheoryStream

Rillit huurussaStream

Today With Kathie Lee & Hoda

RainesStream

Meet the Robinsons

Georgia Rule

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Beer League

Steel City

Popcorn

Grey's AnatomyStream

Desperate HousewivesStream

Tavis Smiley

Charlie Lawrence

Without a TraceStream

MonkStream

Treasure Planet

God, the Devil and Bob

Malcolm in the MiddleStream

Norm

Balloon Farm

Toy Story 2Stream

Always Outnumbered

The Long Island Incident

BulworthStream

Chicago Cab

Dharma & GregStream

The View

King of the HillStream

U-Turn

Scream 2Stream

Theater Talk

3rd Rock From the SunStream

Dear God

Leaving Las VegasStream

Toy StoryStream

Blink

The Secret Life of Houses

FrasierStream

A Dangerous WomanStream

Niebezpieczna kobieta

Mistress

JFKStream

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