# Laura Linney Fan **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 19, 2010, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laura-linney-fan/554329 "2010-09-19T22:24:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2010, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laura-linney-fan/554329/1 "2010-09-19T22:24:18Z")
Me. The old guy. Fell in love with her after seeing her in “You Can Count On Me” and “Maze”. Not only in love with her characters, but with her the _woman_, because something tells me that in order to play characters such as these, she must also have some of those traits. I may have seen her in passing watching other films, and something may have triggered _then_, but not like when I saw the above-mentioned films. Off to learn more about her. Thanks Q ---
**Author:** ![Nzinga\_Seated](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5ac83/32.png) [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2010, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laura-linney-fan/554329/2 "2010-09-19T22:38:54Z")
Love her. Like you said, something about her acting convinces me that she is awesome in real life. Enjoying her in The Big C right now. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2010, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laura-linney-fan/554329/3 "2010-09-19T22:56:54Z")
She seems to have no problem getting her kit off in a movie, so she’s aces with me. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![SaharaTea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SaharaTea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SaharaTea)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2010, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laura-linney-fan/554329/4 "2010-09-19T22:59:14Z")
I first noticed her in **Primal Fear** and have had a girl crush on her ever since. She was wonderful as Abigail Adams. In interviews she is genuine, down-to-earth and VERY smart. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2010, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laura-linney-fan/554329/5 "2010-09-20T03:30:36Z")
I first became aware of her when she played Mary Ann in _Tales of the City_ and _More Tales of the City_. I always liked her…she seems very genuine, whether playing a character or being interviewed. ---
**Author:** ![E.Thorp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@E.Thorp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E.Thorp)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2010, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laura-linney-fan/554329/6 "2010-09-20T03:55:59Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > I first became aware of her when she played Mary Ann in _Tales of the City_ and _More Tales of the City_. That’s where I discovered her too. I loved her in _The Truman Show_ and _You Can Count on Me_ and so by the time _Love, Actually_ came along I was well and truly hooked. ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2010, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laura-linney-fan/554329/7 "2010-09-20T06:29:29Z")
You all have good taste. I’ve been in lust with her since _Congo_. She was also kick-ass in _Mothman Prophecies_. Clearly, her talent transcends crappy movies! ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2010, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laura-linney-fan/554329/8 "2010-09-20T06:32:06Z")
Check out _Breach_ ---
**Author:** ![DooWahDiddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9bcb4/32.png) [@DooWahDiddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DooWahDiddy)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2010, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laura-linney-fan/554329/9 "2010-09-20T15:47:10Z")
I used to work in a bookstore and had the pleasure of meeting her when she came in for something. She was the sweetest, most humble celebrity I’ve ever met. I was a fan before and an even bigger one after that! ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2010, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laura-linney-fan/554329/10 "2010-09-20T15:50:42Z")
It seems impossible for anyone to be perfect. Linney’s flaws, however, are so well-hidden they might as well not exist. Well, I guess it would’ve been nice if she’d been naked in the Love, Actually . ---
**Author:** ![Lissla\_Lissar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@Lissla\_Lissar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissla_Lissar)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2010, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laura-linney-fan/554329/11 "2010-09-20T20:00:30Z")
You know, I’ve been singing _Please, Can I keep It?_ in my head all morning, from the _Philadelphia Chickens_ album. Laura Linney sings it. She’s great. And the album is great as kid’s music that doesn’t make you want to lobotomize yourself after the 124314th time it’s played. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2010, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laura-linney-fan/554329/12 "2010-09-20T20:24:14Z")
> [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#): > > Well, I guess it would’ve been nice if she’d been naked in the Love, Actually . She was. Sort of. For like 0.00001 seconds. ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2010, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laura-linney-fan/554329/13 "2010-09-20T20:34:30Z")
> [@tdn](#): > > > [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#): > > > > Well, I guess it would’ve been nice if she’d been naked in the Love, Actually . > > She was. Sort of. For like 0.00001 seconds. You’re hallucinating again. She and the German were about to get it on when her brother called; she had only doffed her blouse. ---
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2010, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laura-linney-fan/554329/14 "2010-09-20T21:28:59Z")
I’m going to be seeing her on Broadway in a couple weeks in **Time Stands Still**. I saw it Off-Broadway last year and she was amazing.