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When your life is being threatened there's an instinctive urge to fight. You fight for the time you have, for your relationships.

Laura Linney

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Laura Linney
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: February 5
Actor
Actress
Character Actor
Film Actor
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Manhattan borough
New York City
Laura Leggett Linney
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