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Laurie Metcalf

Metcalf at the 1992 Emmy Awards
Born Lauren Ophelia Metcalf
June 16, 1955 (1955-06-16) (age 52)
Carbondale, Illinois
Spouse(s) Jeff Perry
Matt Roth (present)

Lauren Ophelia "Laurie" Metcalf (born June 16, 1955) is an American three-time Emmy Award-winning actress. Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Carbondale is a city in southern Illinois in the midwest United States, miles southeast of Saint Louis Missouri The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. Jeff Perry (born August 16, 1955 in Highland Park Illinois) is an American Character actor. Matt Roth (born September 15 1964) is an American actor He had a recurring role on Roseanne as Fisher (1992-1993 Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works She is widely known for her performance as Jackie Harris in Roseanne. Roseanne is an American sitcom broadcast on ABC from 1988 to 1997 starring Stand-up comedian Roseanne However, she is also a major force in Chicago theater, probably best known for her critically acclaimed performance in the 1983 revival of Balm in Gilead. Balm in Gilead is a 1965 play written by American playwright Lanford Wilson.

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Biography

Early Life

Metcalf was born in Carbondale, Illinois, the eldest of three children, and was raised in Edwardsville, Illinois. Carbondale is a city in southern Illinois in the midwest United States, miles southeast of Saint Louis Missouri Edwardsville is a city in Madison County, Illinois, United States. Her father was the comptroller at Southern Illinois University and her mother was a librarian [1]. A comptroller or controller (kənˈtroʊlər ˈkɑmˌtroʊ- also financial controller, abrv Southern Illinois University is a state university located in Southern Illinois with two institutions and multiple campuses A librarian is an information Professional trained in Library and information science, which is the organization and management of information services or materials Her great aunt was the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Zoe Akins. The Pulitzer Prize, ˈpʊlɨtsɚ PULL-it-sər is an American award regarded as the highest national honor in Newspaper journalism, Zoë Akins ( October 30, 1886 – October 29 1958) was an American Playwright. Among Metcalf's childhood pursuits was theater; she would put on plays with her friends [2] She was also academically gifted in school and her many talents became apparent by her teen years. Theatre (or theater, see spelling differences) is the branch of the Performing arts defined by Bernard Beckerman as what "occurs when one

Personal Life

Metcalf dated Steppenwolf actor Terry Kinney and married Steppenwolf co-founding member Jeff Perry. Steppenwolf Theatre Company is a Tony Award -winning Chicago theatre company founded in 1974 by Gary Sinise, Terry Kinney and Jeff Perry Terry Kinney (born January 29, 1954) is an American actor and a founding member of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company with Gary Sinise and Jeff Perry (born August 16, 1955 in Highland Park Illinois) is an American Character actor. With Perry she has daughter Zoe(1984) (named after her great-aunt) and the two subsequently divorced. Metcalf met actor Matt Roth when he played her Jackie character's abusive boyfriend Fisher on Roseanne. Matt Roth (born September 15 1964) is an American actor He had a recurring role on Roseanne as Fisher (1992-1993 They married in 1993 and have two children : Will Theron Roth(20 Nov 1993) and Mae Akins(3 Jul 2005 via surrogate). Surrogacy is a method of Reproduction whereby a woman agrees to become pregnant and deliver a child for a contracted party In 2005 Metcalf and family moved to a ranch in Idaho. The State of Idaho ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States of America.

As of April 2008 the Metcalf-Roths have a young foster son [3].

Both Metcalf and Roth appeared in the same episode of Desperate Housewives. Desperate Housewives is an American Television Dramedy series created by Marc Cherry, who also serves as Show runner, and produced Roth's character played a role in Metcalf's character being killed in that episode.

Career

Stage Career

Metcalf attended Illinois State University and obtained her Bachelor of Arts in Theater in 1977. Illinois State University is a Public university in Normal Illinois and is the oldest public institution of Higher education in the state. Theatre (or theater, see spelling differences) is the branch of the Performing arts defined by Bernard Beckerman as what "occurs when one While at ISU, she met fellow theater students, among them John Malkovich, Glenne Headley, Joan Allen, and Gary Sinise - who went on to establish Chicago's famed Steppenwolf Theatre Company. John Gavin Malkovich (born December 9, 1953) is an Emmy Award -winning two-time Academy Award -nominated American Actor Glenne Aimee Headly (born March 13, 1955) is an American actress of Film, stage and Television. Joan Allen (born August 20, 1956) is an American multiple Academy Award -nominated and Tony Award -winning Actress, perhaps Gary Alan Sinise (born March 17, 1955) is an American Actor and Film director. Steppenwolf Theatre Company is a Tony Award -winning Chicago theatre company founded in 1974 by Gary Sinise, Terry Kinney and Jeff Perry Metcalf began her professional career at Steppenwolf. In 1981, she was brought on as a performer on Saturday Night Live for their cast, but appeared in only one episode before the season abruptly ended due to a writer's strike; she was not asked back in the fall. Saturday Night Live ( SNL) is a weekly late-night 90-minute American Sketch comedy / Variety show based in New York City In 1983, Metcalf went to New York to appear in a Steppenwolf production of Balm in Gilead, for which she received the 1984 Obie Award for Best Actress. Balm in Gilead is a 1965 play written by American playwright Lanford Wilson. Metcalf was showered with praise for her performance as Darlene, specifically for her tour de force twenty minute Act Two monologue. She relocated to Manhattan and began to work in both film and theater.

“ There's a moment when Laurie Metcalf–who plays this poor young thing that comes to the big city and hangs out at this greasy spoon diner where the play is set–is talking about her once boyfriend who is an albino; I think it's a monologue of about five, six, seven minutes. Just to sit there and watch and hear Laurie unspool that story, it just brought tears coming down your eyes–oh, boy, it was something. ”
 
— Famed Chicago critic Richard Christiansen on Balm in Gilead

Televison-Movie Career

She has performed in roles that range from very large to very small in a plenteous amount of movies, including Desperately Seeking Susan, Making Mr. Right, Miles from Home, Internal Affairs, Stars and Bars, Uncle Buck, A Dangerous Woman, Blink, The Secret Life of Houses, Treasure Planet, Toy Story, Runaway Bride, Bulworth, Meet the Robinsons, Georgia Rule, Fun with Dick and Jane, and Leaving Las Vegas. Balm in Gilead is a 1965 play written by American playwright Lanford Wilson. Desperately Seeking Susan is a 1985 film directed by Susan Seidelman and starring Rosanna Arquette and Madonna. Making Mr Right ( 1987) is a science fiction / Comedy film, directed by Susan Seidelman and starring John Malkovich Miles From Home is a 1988 film starring Richard Gere. It is about two brothers who are forced off their farm in the debt stricken mid-west become folk heroes when Internal Affairs is a 1990 American crime thriller Film set in Los Angeles about the police department's Uncle Buck is a 1989 Comedy-drama starring John Candy, Amy Madigan, Jean Louisa Kelly and Gaby Hoffmann Blink is a 1994 Neo-noir thriller film starring Madeleine Stowe and Aidan Quinn. Treasure Planet is a 2002 Science fiction Animated feature film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation, and released by Toy Story is a 1995 American computer-generated Comedy film, directed by John Lasseter and starring Tom Hanks Runaway Bride is a 1999 Romantic comedy film starring Richard Gere and Julia Roberts and directed by Garry Marshall Bullworth redirects here For the fictional town and school see Bully (game Bulworth is a 1998 Academy Award -nominated American Meet the Robinsons is a Computer-animated 2007 Film and the 46th Animated feature produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios Georgia Rule is a 2007 Comedy-drama Film directed by Garry Marshall and starring Jane Fonda, Lindsay Lohan Leaving Las Vegas is a 1995 Romantic drama film about a relationship between a suicidal alcoholic and a Prostitute from Las Vegas In JFK, she played a dramatic role against type, as one of Jim Garrison's chief investigators. JFK is a 1991 American film directed by Oliver Stone. The film was released on December 20 1991 She appeared as the murderous mother of Billy Loomis in the horror film Scream 2 and portrayed real-life Carolyn McCarthy in the television movie The Long Island Incident. Scream 2 is a 1997 Slasher film, the second part of the ''Scream'' trilogy. Carolyn McCarthy (born January 5 1944 is an American Politician and has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives The Long Island Incident is a 1998 American Television movie produced by Barbra Streisand 's Barwood Films. She is currently filming the movie Stop Loss, due out in theaters in 2008.

Metcalf has appeared in several television series, but she is best known as Jackie, sister to the title character in the hit series Roseanne. Roseanne is an American sitcom broadcast on ABC from 1988 to 1997 starring Stand-up comedian Roseanne Her performance as Roseanne's complex, intelligent, quirky sister garnered her three consecutive Emmy Awards. Roseanne ran from 1988 to 1997, and Laurie appeared as Jackie over the show's entire run.

She subsequently appeared with Norm Macdonald on The Norm Show (or Norm), which ran for three seasons, and was also a regular character on the 2003 Nathan Lane series Charlie Lawrence, which was cancelled after only two episodes aired. Norman Gene Macdonald (born October 17, 1963) is a Canadian Comedian and Actor of Scottish heritage The Norm Show is an American television Sitcom that ran from 1999 through 2001 on the ABC television network Joseph “Nathan” Lane (born February 3, 1956) is a two-time Tony and Emmy Award-winning American actor of the stage and screen The actress has made guest appearances on series including Absolutely Fabulous, Malcolm in the Middle, Monk, 3rd Rock from the Sun, Frasier, Without a Trace, Grey's Anatomy, My Boys, Dharma & Greg and more recently on the CBS comedy The Big Bang Theory (along with former cast member Johnny Galecki, one episode after Sara Gilbert). Absolutely Fabulous (also known as Ab Fab) was a BAFTA and Emmy Award -winning British sitcom written by and starring Malcolm in the Middle was a seven-time Emmy Award -winning one-time Grammy -winning He had run off and married a good-natured Canadian woman Monk is an American Dramedy series created by Andy Breckman and starring Tony Shalhoub as the title character 3rd Rock from the Sun is an Emmy Award -winning American sitcom that aired from 1996 until 2001 on NBC. Frasier is an American sitcom, a Spin-off of Cheers starring Kelsey Grammer as Without a Trace is an American television show set in New York City. Grey’s Anatomy is an American Primetime television medical drama. My Boys is a United States television Sitcom that debuted on November 28, 2006, on TBS. Dharma & Greg is an American Television Situation comedy co-produced by Chuck Lorre Productions More-Medavoy Productions and CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. The Big Bang Theory is an American Situation comedy created and executive produced by Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady, which premiered Johnny Mark Galecki (born April 30, 1975) is an American Actor. Sara Gilbert (born Sara Rebecca Abeles on January 29, 1975 in Santa Monica, California) is an American Actress She recently appeared in a recurring role on Desperate Housewives and alongside her ex-husband Jeff Perry for an episode of Grey's Anatomy. Desperate Housewives is an American Television Dramedy series created by Marc Cherry, who also serves as Show runner, and produced Jeffrey Perry may refer to Jeff Perry (American actor Jeffrey Perry (British actor Jeff Perry (politician Grey’s Anatomy is an American Primetime television medical drama.

Awards and nominations

Emmy Awards
Nominations
Golden Globe Awards
Nominations
Tony Awards
Nominations

References

  1. ^ [http://www.filmreference.com/film/47/Laurie-Metcalf.html Laurie Metcalf Biography (1955-)
  2. ^ [http://www.wchstv.com/abc/thenormshow/lauriemetcalf.shtml Laurie Metcalf on Norm
  3. ^ http://www.nypost.com/seven/04102008/entertainment/theater/different_family_values_105925.htm

External links


Roseanne is an American sitcom broadcast on ABC from 1988 to 1997 starring Stand-up comedian Roseanne Roseanne is an American sitcom broadcast on ABC from 1988 to 1997 starring Stand-up comedian Roseanne Roseanne is an American sitcom broadcast on ABC from 1988 to 1997 starring Stand-up comedian Roseanne Roseanne is an American sitcom broadcast on ABC from 1988 to 1997 starring Stand-up comedian Roseanne Roseanne is an American sitcom broadcast on ABC from 1988 to 1997 starring Stand-up comedian Roseanne Roseanne is an American sitcom broadcast on ABC from 1988 to 1997 starring Stand-up comedian Roseanne Roseanne is an American sitcom broadcast on ABC from 1988 to 1997 starring Stand-up comedian Roseanne 3rd Rock from the Sun is an Emmy Award -winning American sitcom that aired from 1996 until 2001 on NBC. Monk is an American Dramedy series created by Andy Breckman and starring Tony Shalhoub as the title character Desperate Housewives is an American Television Dramedy series created by Marc Cherry, who also serves as Show runner, and produced The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner Roseanne is an American sitcom broadcast on ABC from 1988 to 1997 starring Stand-up comedian Roseanne Roseanne is an American sitcom broadcast on ABC from 1988 to 1997 starring Stand-up comedian Roseanne The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live American Theatre and are presented November is a 2007 play written by American playwright David Mamet.
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