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At school I was always trying to con my teachers into letting me act out book reports instead of writing them.
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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