Laura Elizabeth Metcalf (born June , ) is an American actress. Over
the course of her four-decade career, she has been the recipient of
numerous acting awards and nominations. She has won three Primetime
Emmy Awards, two Tony Awards, and has been nominated for an Academy
Award.Metcalf began her career with the Steppenwolf Theater Company
and frequently works in Chicago theater. For her stage performances
and work on Broadway, Metcalf has received six Tony Award nominations,
winning Best Actress in a Play in for her performance in A Doll's
House, Part and Best Featured Actress in a Play for the revival of
Edward Albee's Three Tall Women.She gained national attention for her
performance as Jackie Harris in the ABC sitcom Roseanne (â€", ) and
its spinoff The Conners (â€"present) for which she won three Primetime
Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
(â€"). An eleven-time Emmy Award nominee, Metcalf's other television
credits include rd Rock from the Sun, The Norm Show, Frasier,
Desperate Housewives and The Big Bang Theory. She played a leading
role in the HBO comedy series Getting On (â€"), for which she received
critical acclaim and a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series.
the course of her four-decade career, she has been the recipient of
numerous acting awards and nominations. She has won three Primetime
Emmy Awards, two Tony Awards, and has been nominated for an Academy
Award.Metcalf began her career with the Steppenwolf Theater Company
and frequently works in Chicago theater. For her stage performances
and work on Broadway, Metcalf has received six Tony Award nominations,
winning Best Actress in a Play in for her performance in A Doll's
House, Part and Best Featured Actress in a Play for the revival of
Edward Albee's Three Tall Women.She gained national attention for her
performance as Jackie Harris in the ABC sitcom Roseanne (â€", ) and
its spinoff The Conners (â€"present) for which she won three Primetime
Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
(â€"). An eleven-time Emmy Award nominee, Metcalf's other television
credits include rd Rock from the Sun, The Norm Show, Frasier,
Desperate Housewives and The Big Bang Theory. She played a leading
role in the HBO comedy series Getting On (â€"), for which she received
critical acclaim and a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series.
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