Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
August 16, 1957
Place of Birth:
Pontiac, Michigan, USA
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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.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | North Star | |
| 2019 | South of Bix | Mom |
| 2018 | Please Stand By | Ticket Agent #1 |
| 2016 | The Good Neighbor | Caroline |
| 2012 | Model Minority | Judge Keaton |
| 2002 | NBC 75th Anniversary Special | Self |
| 2001 | Taking Back Our Town | Pat Melancon |
| 1999 | The Price of a Broken Heart | Lynn |
| 1999 | Can't Stop Dancing | Landlady |
| 1998 | Deep Impact | Beth Stanley |
| 1995 | See Jane Run | Mrs. Klinger |
| 1995 | Just Like Dad | Rose |
| 1993 | And the Band Played On | Hemophiliac Representative |
| 1993 | Telling Secrets | Angelyn Graham |
| 1993 | Torch Song | Ronnie |
| 1989 | Jacob Have I Loved | Mrs. Rice |
| 1978 | The Fury | Jody |
| One Smart Fellow | Lizzie |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Colony | Karen |
| 2014 | How to Get Away with Murder | Lynne Birkhead |
| 2010 | The Event | Sophia Maguire |
| 2009 | Warehouse 13 | Emma Jinks |
| 2004 | TV Revolution | |
| 1997 | The View | Self |
| 1996 | The Louie Show | |
| 1994 | Party of Five | |
| 1994 | ER | Kerry Weaver |
| 1994 | My So-Called Life | Cheryl Fleck |
| 1994 | The Good Life | Actress |
| 1993 | Bakersfield P.D. | Darcy Wilks |
| 1993 | Good Advice | Annie |
| 1991 | Brooklyn Bridge | |
| 1990 | Wings | Bunny Mather |
| 1964 | Another World |