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Laura Innes
Born: 16th Aug 1957 Pontiac, Michigan, USA
Dept: Acting
Laura Elizabeth Innes (born August 16, 1957) is an American actress and television director. She starred as Dr. Kerry Weaver in the NBC medical drama ER from 1995 to 2007 and reprised her role from 2008 to 2009 in the final season. Her performance earned her three Primetime Emmy nominations. She also starred as Sophia in the short-lived NBC thriller The Event from 2010 to 2011.
She was introduced to professional theater by her father, who often took the family to the Stratford Festival of Canada in Stratford, Ontario. With the support of her father, she attended Northwestern University and earned a degree in theater. She went on to appeared in several theater productions before her film debut in Brian De Palma's The Fury (1978), played the role of Jody. She then played the daughter to Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara in the short-lived television sitcom The Stiller & Meara Show (1986). In the Fall of 1995, she joined the medical drama sitcom ER (1994) in its second season.
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Film and Tv Credits
Total number of credits listed: 37
Film: 18 (49%)
Television: 19 (51%)
Remaining genres not in graph: Horror, Western, Action, Animation, Romance, Talk, History, Soap
Filmography
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While on a weekend vacation at a beautiful beach house on the coast of North Carolina, a not so smart fellow decides to turn his family’s life upsid ... view
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Lizzie
May 2023 (first aired)
In a ruined and toxic future, thousands live in a giant silo deep underground. After its sheriff breaks a cardinal rule and residents die mysteriously ... view
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Senator Thurman (10 ep.)
2022
A rural rancher sacrifices everything to care for his dying husband as his sister-in-law and a pair of televangelists peddle in shame, fear, and divis ... view
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Jess Broderick
2019
Molly returns home to say goodbye to her dying grandfather, from whom she's been estranged. ... view
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Mom
2018
A young autistic woman runs away from her caregiver in order to boldly go and deliver her 500-page Star Trek script to a writing competition in Hollyw ... view
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Ticket Agent #1
2016
Two high school filmmakers decide to create the illusion of a haunting on an unsuspecting neighbor. ... view
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Caroline
Jan 2016 (first aired)
In the near future a family must make difficult decisions as they balance staying together with trying to survive. They live in Los Angeles, which has ... view
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Karen (4 ep.)
Sep 2014 (first aired)
A sexy, suspense-driven legal thriller about a group of ambitious law students and their brilliant, mysterious criminal defense professor. They become ... view
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Lynne Birkhead (8 ep.)
2012
Kayla, an underprivileged Japanese American 16 year old, endangers her promising future as an aspiring artist when she becomes involved with a drug de ... view
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Judge Keaton
Sep 2010 (first aired)
The Event is an emotional, high-octane conspiracy thriller that follows Sean Walker, an everyman who investigates the mysterious disappearance of his ... view
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Sophia Maguire (22 ep.)
Jul 2009 (first aired)
After saving the life of the President, two secret service agents - Myka Bering and Pete Lattimer - find themselves assigned to the top secret Warehou ... view
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Emma Jinks (1 ep.)
May 2004 (first aired)
By blending history with the portrayal of sex, violence, minorities, women and homosexuality on television, "TV Revolution" touches on some of the gre ... view
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Unknown/various (4 ep.)
2002
A celebration of NBC's 75 year history, featuring clips of special moments. ... view
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Self
2001
A true story about a concerned housewife, Pat Melancon, who tries to block Shintech, a massive Japanese petrochemical conglomerate, from building a pl ... view
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Pat Melancon
1999
Fact-based story about a landmark legal battle. A woman (Park Overall) learns that her husband has been having a very open affair with his secretary ( ... view
Character:
Lynn
1999
A Topeka, Kansas fun park dance troupe led by a 260 pound dancer (Ben Zook) learns that the park is going to close. Their leader convinces the group, ... view
Character:
Landlady
1998
A seven-mile-wide space rock is hurtling toward Earth, threatening to obliterate the planet. Now, it's up to the president of the United States to sav ... view
Character:
Beth Stanley
Aug 1997 (first aired)
ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and Ana Navarro discu ... view
Character:
Self (2 ep.)
Jan 1996 (first aired)
The Louie Show is an American sitcom television series that aired from January 31 until March 6, 1996. ... view
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Sandy Sincic (6 ep.)
1995
Embarrassed because he perceives his father as dull, a creative boy invents himself a new, more exciting one and finds the popularity he craves. ... view
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Rose
1995
Jane Ravenson finds herself in the middle of a grocery store with $10,000 in her coat pockets and no memory of her life or who she is. Her husband eve ... view
Character:
Mrs. Klinger
Sep 1994 (first aired)
ER explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by the dedicated physicians and staff of its overburdened e ... view
Character:
Kerry Weaver (259 ep.)
Sep 1994 (first aired)
Five brothers and sisters are determined to stay together following the tragic loss of their parents. ... view
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Liz (1 ep.)
Aug 1994 (first aired)
The life of a 15 year-old high school student, whose angst-ridden journey through adolescence, friendship, parents, and life teaches her what it means ... view
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Cheryl Fleck (1 ep.)
Jan 1994 (first aired)
The Good Life is an American sitcom which aired on NBC in early 1994. It starred John Caponera and Drew Carey.
Other members of the cast included Eve ... view
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Actress (1 ep.)
Sep 1993 (first aired)
Bakersfield P.D. is a short-lived American television comedy series that aired on the Fox network in 1993-94.
The show was based in the police depart ... view
Character:
Darcy Wilks (1 ep.)
1993
The story of the discovery of the AIDS epidemic and the political infighting of the scientific community hampering the early fight with it. ... view
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Hemophiliac Representative
1993
An alcoholic movie star (Raquel Welch) who finds romance at a rehabilitation clinic encounters problems in the outside world. Roman à clef of Elizabe ... view
Character:
Ronnie
Apr 1993 (first aired)
Good Advice is an American situation comedy series that aired for two seasons on CBS from 1993 to 1994. It was co-created and executive produced by Da ... view
Character:
Annie (1 ep.)
1993
Through a series of elaborate schemes, a wealthy woman arranges for the murder of her husband's mistress and then takes steps so that the crime won't ... view
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Angelyn Graham
Sep 1991 (first aired)
Brooklyn Bridge is an American television program which aired on CBS between 1991 and 1993. It is about a Jewish American family living in Brooklyn in ... view
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Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Aug 1991 (first aired)
Focuses on a group of toddlers, most prominently Tommy, Chuckie, Phil, Lil, and Angelica, and their day-to-day lives, usually involving common life ex ... view
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Dr. Brander (voice) (1 ep.)
Apr 1990 (first aired)
Brothers Brian and Joe Hackett attempt to run an airline on the New England island of Nantucket while surrounded by their various wacky friends and em ... view
Character:
Bunny Mather (4 ep.)
Jul 1989 (first aired)
Hey Dude is an American Western comedy series that aired from 1989 to 1991. The show was broadcast on the Nickelodeon network, and aired reruns on Nic ... view
Character:
Miss Andrews (1 ep.)
Mrs. Fleeman (1 ep.)
1989
In the early 1940s, a depressed young woman, who's been eclipsed all of her life by her beautiful twin sister, tries to overcome her low self-esteem w ... view
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Mrs. Rice
1978
When a devious plot separates CIA agent Peter Sandza from his son, Robin, the distraught father manages to see through the ruse. Taken because of his ... view
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Jody
May 1964 (first aired)
Another World is an American television soap opera that ran on NBC for 35 years from May 4, 1964 to June 25, 1999. Set in the fictional town of Bay Ci ... view
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Unknown/various (1547 ep.)