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Laura Elizabeth Metcalf Wiki Biography

• “Laura Elizabeth Metcalf was born in Carbondale, Illinois, USA, on June 16, 1955. 
• She is probably an actress best known for appearing in various popular TV series such as “The Theory of the Big Bang,” “Desperate Housewives,” and “Roseanne. 
• In her career, she’s also been in several movies, winning different awards for her achievements. 
• All of her efforts have led to putting her net worth where it is now. 
• Sources report a net value of $8 million as of mid-2016, largely earned through her prosperous career as an actress. 
• She enjoyed prestige, appearing in a number of roles on stage, film, and television. 
• She has worked in the sector since the 1970s, and her wealth is expected to increase further as her career continues. 
• At Illinois State University, Metcalf studied, first majoring in German, switching to anthropology before going to the theater. 
• Until graduating in 1977, she worked as a secretary while in college, while meeting a lot of theatre students who would become big names, such as John Malkovich. 
• “She began her theatre career at Steppenwolf, working in “Balm in Gilead” productions, for which she won an Obie award for her performance, and then appeared in “November” and “Speech Lessons. 
• With “Broadway Bound”, “Detroit” and “A Long Day’s Journey into Night,” this theatre career continued to the present time. 
• She was seen with Jeff Goldblum in “Domesticated” in a couple of her most recent theatre productions, and opposite Bruce Willis in “Misery”. 
• Throughout the years, she has won many Tony Award nominations. 
• She was seen in several film roles while her theater career was continuing, starring in “A Dangerous Woman”, “Runaway Bride”, “Fun with Dick and Jane” and “Scream 2.” 
• She has also done voice work, and in “Treasure Planet”, the “Toy Story” series, and “Meet the Robinsons” her voice can be heard. 
• She has featured in different TV series and shows, such as “Saturday Night Live,” along with these films. 
• One of her most notable roles was in the “Roseann” series, for which she received three consecutive Emmy Awards; from 1988 to 1997, the show would run and every season she appeared. 
• IMDB Wikipedia “Balm in Gilead” “Voice Lessons” $8 Million 1955 1955-6-16 3rd Rock from the Sun (1998) 5 ’61⁄2″ (1.69 m) Actress Alien invasion Bill Pullman Carbondale Cate Blanchett Chris Hemsworth Earth Edwardsville High School Fun with Dick and Jane (2005) Gemini Golden Globe Award Illinois Illinois State University Independence Day (film) Jeff Goldblum Jeff Perry (1983- 1992) June 16 (2005) Gemini Golden Globe Award Illinois Illinois Illinois State University Independence Day (film)” 

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Laura Elizabeth Metcalf Quotes

• I’m hideously shy as myself, but on stage I can run around naked and bite the heads off fish.
• I dont know if ISU helped me become what I am, but I know that if I hadnt gone there, I wouldnt be what I am today.

Laura Elizabeth Metcalf Important Facts

• She is of English, German, Scottish, and Irish descent.
• Son, Donovan Roth, (born 2000) was their foster child in 2006 and later legally adopted.
• Appearing in David Mamet’s play, “November”, at the Ethel Barrymore Theater in New York City. [January 2008]
• Is a staunch liberal Democrat who has supported the presidencies of Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, and Barack Obama.
• Is an active member of UNICEF.
• Gave birth to her 1st child, a daughter Zoe Michelle Perry Metcalf (aka Zoe Perry), in 1984. Child’s father is her 1st husband, Jeff Perry.
• Gave birth to her 2nd child at age 38, a son Will Theron Roth on November 20, 1993. Child’s father is her 2nd husband, Matt Roth.
• Becomes a mother for the 3rd time at age 50, when her daughter, Mae Akins Roth, was born on July 3, 2005 via surrogate. Child’s father is her 2nd husband, Matt Roth.
• Filed for divorce from her 2nd husband Matt Roth after 6 years of marriage and 2 years and 10 months of separation. They had been a couple since 1993. [September 2011]
• She was nominated for a 1999 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actress in a Principal Role in a Play for “The Beauty Queen of Leenane” at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois.
• She was nominated for a 1994 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actress in a Supporting Role in a Play for “Libra” at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois.
• She was awarded the 1992 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actress in a Principal Role in a Play for “My Thing of Love” at the Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.
• She was awarded the 1987 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actress in a Principal Role in a Play for “Educating Rita” at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois.
• She was awarded the 1986 Joseph Jefferson Award for Cameo Performance for “You Can’t Take It With You” at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois.
• She was awarded the 1985 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actress in a Principal Role in a Play for “Coyote Ugly” at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois.
• She was nominated for a 1983 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actress in a Supporting Role in a Play for “And a Nightingale Sang” at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois.
• She was awarded the 1981 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actress in a Principal Role in a Play for “Balm in Gilead” at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois.
• She was nominated for a 1980 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actress in a Principal Role for her performance in “Getting Out” at the Wisdom Bridge Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.
• She was awarded the 1979 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actress in a Supporting Role in a Play for her performance in “The Glass Menagerie” at the Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.
• Teaches Scene Study at Steppenwolf Theater School West in Los Angeles, California.
• Awarded the 1984 Theatre World Award and an Obie Award for her performance in “Balm in Gilead.”.
• Nominated for the 2008 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for her performance in David Mamet’s “November”.
• She grew up in the town of Edwardsville, Illinois.
• At one time typed 90 words per minute.
• Graduate of Edwardsville High School.
• Received her BA in Theatre from Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois in 1976.
• Metcalf is a founding ensemble member of the famous Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago. Her ex-husband, Jeff Perry, was one of the three founders of the troupe.
• Best known for her role as Jackie Harris on Roseanne (1988).
• Great-great-niece of screenwriter, poet, and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Zoe Akins (Zoe was the sister of Laurie’s maternal great-grandfather, James Duff Akins).

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