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What I hope in my ideal world is that with each project, I'll either get to work with a really great script that would force me to grow, or work with a really great actor who will make me better.

Laura Linney

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Laura Linney
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: February 5
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Laura Leggett Linney
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