Laura Innes
Born: 1957-08-16 in Pontiac, Michigan, USA
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2022
2019
- South of Bix as Mom
2018
- Please Stand By as Ticket Agent #1
2017
- Mr. Mercedes ... (Director)
2016
- Animal Kingdom ... (Director)
- Colony as Karen
- The Good Neighbor as Caroline
2015
- Sneaky Pete ... (Director)
2014
- How to Get Away with Murder as Lynne Birkhead
2012
- Awake ... (Director)
- Model Minority as Judge Keaton
2011
- Prime Suspect ... (Director)
2010
- The Event as Sophia Maguire
2009
- Warehouse 13 as Emma Jinks
2007
- Journeyman ... (Director)
2006
- Brothers and Sisters ... (Director)
- Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip ... (Director)
2005
- Grey's Anatomy ... (Director)
2004
- House ... (Director)
- TV Revolution
2002
- Presidio Med ... (Director)
- NBC 75th Anniversary Special as Self
2001
- Taking Back Our Town as Pat Melancon
1999
- The West Wing ... (Director)
- The Price of a Broken Heart as Lynn
- Can't Stop Dancing as Landlady
1998
- Deep Impact as Beth Stanley
1997
- The View as Self
1996
1995
- See Jane Run as Mrs. Klinger
- Just Like Dad as Rose
1994
- ER as Kerry Weaver
- Party of Five as Liz
- My So-Called Life as Cheryl Fleck
- The Good Life as Actress
1993
- Telling Secrets as Angelyn Graham
- And the Band Played On as Hemophiliac Representative
- Bakersfield P.D. as Darcy Wilks
- Good Advice as Annie
- Torch Song as Ronnie
1991
1990
- Wings as Bunny Mather
1989
- Jacob Have I Loved as Mrs. Rice
1978
- The Fury as Jody