Scene from The Big C / TV series (2010)
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Actresses in this Scene
Birth Name: Laura Leggett Linney
Birth Date: 1964-02-05
Birth Place: Manhattan, New York City, United States
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Alternate Names: לורה לייני, ลอร่า ลินนีย์
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Full Biography
Laura Leggett Linney (born February 5, 1964) is an American actress. She is the recipient of several awards, including two Golden Globe Awards and four Primetime Emmy Awards, and has been nominated for three Academy Awards and five Tony Awards.
Linney made her Broadway debut in 1990 before going on to receive Tony Award nominations for the 2002 revival of The Crucible, the original Broadway productions of Sight Unseen (2004), Time Stands Still (2010), My Name Is Lucy Barton (2020), and the 2017 revival of The Little Foxes. On television, she won her first Emmy Award for the television film Wild Iris (2001), and had subsequent wins for the sitcom Frasier (2003–04) and the miniseries John Adams (2008). From 2010 to 2013, she starred in the Showtime series The Big C, which won her a fourth Emmy in 2013, and from 2017 to 2022 she starred in the Netflix crime series Ozark.
Linney is also an established film actress. She made her film debut with a minor role in Lorenzo's Oil (1992) and went on to receive Academy Award nominations for the dramas You Can Count on Me (2000), Kinsey (2004), and The Savages (2007). She's also known for her performances in Primal Fear (1996), The Truman Show (1998), Mystic River and Love Actually (both 2003), The Squid and the Whale (2005), The Nanny Diaries (2007), Hyde Park on Hudson (2012), Mr. Holmes (2015), Sully and Nocturnal Animals (both 2016).
About the Movie: The Big C / TV series (2010)
Episode: Season 1, Episode 1: Pilot
Release Year: 2010
Nation: United States
Alternative Title: Amb C majúscula, Aquela Doença com C, Cancer med stort C, Con C mayúscula, Didžioji raidė C, Eu sunt Cathy, Le grand C, O Grande C, Słowo na R, Suur V, The C Word, Ve znamení raka, Veliki R, Veliko R, Viimeistä päivää, Большая буква 'Р', Невиліковне Це, Парченца живот, キャシーのbig C いま私にできること, 如果還有明天
Director: Adam Bernstein, Alan Poul, Anna Boden, Bill Condon, Craig Zisk, Darlene Hunt, Jann Turner, Jennifer Getzinger, Michael Engler, Michael Lehmann, Miguel Arteta, Richard Heus, Ryan Fleck, Tricia Brock
Writer: Cara DiPaolo, Cusi Cram, Darlene Hunt, Dennis Kinski, Hilly Hicks Jr., Jenny Bicks, Mark Kunerth, Melanie Marnich, Toni Kalem
Production & Genre
Producer(s): Producer: Jenny Bicks
Executive Producer: Darlene Hunt, Laura Linney, Michael Engler, Neal H. Moritz, Vivian Cannon
Companies: Farm Kid, Original Film, Perkins Street Productions, Sony Pictures Television
Genre: Comedy, Comedy Drama, Drama
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Story
Cathy Jamison, a suburban Minneapolis high school teacher and mother of one, learns she has advanced stage IV melanoma and faces her impending mortality while trying to maintain a sense of humor and normalcy. Struggling with how to reveal her diagnosis to her family and friends, Cathy navigates through various emotions as she comes to terms with her prognosis. Her husband Paul, a seemingly irresponsible college sweetheart turned husband, and their teenage son Adam each grapple with the news in their own ways. Cathy's radical environmentalist brother Sean, who chooses to live off the grid, adds another layer of complexity to the family dynamic. Throughout the series, Cathy interacts with her students like Andrea Jackson, dealing with her own issues of weight and racial identity, and her elderly neighbor whom she has never made an effort to know despite their close proximity.
Summary
The Big C is a comedic drama television series that premiered in 2010. The show revolves around Cathy Jamison, a suburban Minneapolis high school teacher diagnosed with advanced melanoma. Despite the seriousness of her condition, Cathy tries to find humor and happiness as she faces her mortality. The series explores themes of family dynamics, personal growth, and the human spirit's resilience in the face of adversity.