Laurie Metcalf
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Lauren Ophelia "Laurie" Metcalf (born June 16, 1955) is an American actress, best known for her Emmy winning performance as Roseanne's depressed sister Jackie in the TV series Roseanne.
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[edit] Personal life
Metcalf was born in Carbondale, Illinois and is the oldest of three children. She was raised in rural Edwardsville, Illinois. Her father was the comptroller at Southern Illinois University and her mother was a librarian. Among Metcalf's childhood pursuits was theater; she would put on plays with her friends. [1]
She dated Steppenwolf actor Terry Kinney and married Steppenwolf founding member Jeff Perry. The two had a daughter, Zoe. Metcalf and Perry subsequently divorced and she married actor Matt Roth. The couple have two children, Will and Mae (who was born via surrogate).
[edit] Career
[edit] Stage roles
Metcalf attended Illinois State University and obtained her Bachelor of Arts in Theater in 1977. While at ISU, she met fellow theater students - among them John Malkovich, Joan Allen, and Gary Sinise - who went on to establish Chicago's famed Steppenwolf Theatre Company. 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.
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. She relocated to Manhattan and began to work in both film and theater.
[edit] Film roles
She performed as a comic or character actress in numerous 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, Toy Story, and Leaving Las Vegas.
In JFK, she played a dramatic role against type, as one of Jim Garrison's chief investigators. She also appeared as the murderous mother of the late "Billy Loomis" in the horror film Scream 2.
[edit] Television roles
Metcalf has appeared in several television series, but she is best known as Jackie, sister to the title character in the hit series Roseanne. Metcalf's performance as Roseanne's complex, quirky sister garnered her three Emmy Awards. Roseanne ran from 1988 to 1997, and Metcalf appeared as Jackie over the show's run.
She subsequently appeared with Norm MacDonald on The Norm Show (or Norm), which ran for two seasons, and was also a regular character on the 2003 Nathan Lane series Charlie Lawrence; however, that show was cancelled after only two episodes aired.
Metcalf has made guest appearances on series including Malcolm in the Middle, Monk, 3rd Rock from the Sun, Frasier, Without a Trace, Grey's Anatomy and Dharma & Greg. Metcalf recently appeared in a semi-dramatic recurring role on Desperate Housewives, but her character was killed when she took hostages at a local grocery store, Field's Market, which her husband owns.
[edit] Trivia
- Metcalf recently appeared in an episode of Grey's Anatomy. Her ex-husband Jeff Perry was in the same episode.
- Metcalf met her current husband Matt Roth when he played her abusive boyfriend, Fisher, on Roseanne.
- Both Metcalf and her real-life husband Matt Roth appeared in a same episode of Desperate Housewives. Ironically, Roth's character played a role in Metcalf's character being killed in that episode.
- Metcalf played Jackie on the show Roseanne and gave birthto a child named Andrew, Andy for short. In Toy Story she voices the characters mother, whose name is Andy.
[edit] Awards and nominations
- 2006 - Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series, Monk - (Nominated)
- 1999 - Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series, 3rd Rock From the Sun - (Nominated)
- 1995 - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, Roseanne - (Nominated)
- 1994 - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, Roseanne - (Won)
- 1993 - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, Roseanne - (Won)
- 1992 - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, Roseanne - (Won)
