Laurie Metcalf

Laurie Metcalf

Lauren Elizabeth "Laurie" Metcalf (June 16, 1955) is an American actress. She is perhaps most widely known for her performance as Jackie Harris on the ABC sitcom Roseanne, and has also had series television roles as Carolyn Bigsby on Desperate Housewives and Mary Cooper on The Big Bang Theory. Her motion picture roles include the voice of Mrs. Davis in the Toy Story film series and the character Debbie Salt in Scream 2, as well as roles in such critically acclaimed films as Making Mr. Right, JFK, and Mistress. Metcalf frequently works in Chicago theater, where she is well known for her performance in the 1983 revival of Lanford Wilson's play Balm in Gilead. She is also a part of Plan USA, a humanitarian organization which helps children in need around the world.

She is a three-time Emmy award winner, and has been nominated four other times, as well as having been nominated for two Golden Globe awards, a Tony Award, a Satellite Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. Metcalf has won both a Theatre World Award and an Obie Award for her work on the stage, and is currently starring as Mary Tyrone in Eugene O'Neil's Long Day's Journey Into Night, with David Suchet, Kyle Soller and Trevor White. This production is being performed at London's Apollo Theatre until August 18, 2012.