Laurie Metcalf

Metcalf started with the Steppenwolf Theatre Company and frequently works in Chicago theatre. She made her Broadway debut in the 1985 play My Thing of Love. She has received six Tony Award nominations, winning Best Actress in a Play in 2017 for A Doll's House, Part 2 and Best Featured Actress in a Play for the 2018 revival of Edward Albee's Three Tall Women. Her other Tony-nominated roles were for November (2008), The Other Place (2010), Misery (2016), and Hillary and Clinton (2019).

On television, Metcalf gained national attention for her role as Jackie Harris on the sitcom Roseanne (1988–1997, 2018) and its spinoff The Conners (2018–present). This role earned her three Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. She won another Primetime Emmy for a guest role in Hacks (2022). Her other Emmy-nominated roles include 3rd Rock from the Sun (1999), Monk (2006), Desperate Housewives (2007), The Big Bang Theory (2016), Getting On (2013–2015), and Horace and Pete (2016). She also appeared on The Norm Show (1999–2001), Frasier, and The Dropout (2022). In film, Metcalf is best known for her performance as Marion McPherson in Lady Bird (2017), which earned her nominations for an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, a SAG Award, and a BAFTA. Since 1995, she has voiced Mrs. Davis in the Toy Story franchise and Sarah Hawkins in Treasure Planet (2002). Other film credits include Desperately Seeking Susan (1985), Uncle Buck (1989), JFK (1991), Dear God (1996), Georgia Rule (2007), and Scream 2 (1997). Metcalf is of Caucasian ethnicity and has a natural body type.