How 'Ozark' Star Laura Linney Amassed Her Reported $10 Million Net Worth

Posted by Zora Stowers on Wednesday, May 15, 2024

If you're a fan of Netflix's Ozark, you'll agree that Laura Linney's Wendy Byrde is one badass lady. She has so many different layers and sides to her, and we will be able to't wait to look what sort of drama she gets herself into all through season four of the hit show.

But prior to she played the complex persona, Linney received lots of awards for her acting on level, television, and picture. You may remember her from films like Love Actually and The Truman Show, and heaps of different good stuff. More not too long ago she's appeared in Viggo Mortensen's directorial debut, Falling.

With her talents although, you would be expecting her to have a higher net worth than her $10 million. So, sooner than we travel back to the far flung resort community in Missouri, let's check out how Linney amassed her net worth.

She Graduated From Juilliard

Some of Linney's first roles came in Lorenzo's Oil, Dave, and Searching for Bobby Fischer, but they had been all minor. Her first tv role came within the restricted series, Tales of the City, where she performed Mary Ann Singleton. She'd later reprise her function two extra times.

Her first large films got here in a while after in A Simple Twist of Fate with Steven Martin in 1994 and Congo in 1995. During these first great roles, she additionally discovered time to star on Broadway. First with Hedda Gabler, which earned her a Joe A. Callaway Award, and later, Holiday.

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Next came the thrillers Primal Fear (1996) and Absolute Power (1997). In 1998 she received popularity for her function in The Truman Show and won certain opinions for her role in You Can Count on Me in 2000, earning her first nomination for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance. She was reportedly paid $10,000 for the role.

Linney used to be busy that 12 months, starring in the films Lush, The House of Mirth, and Maze as neatly.

In 2002 she starred in the tv film Wild Iris, which gained her first Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie. That same year she also co-starred with Liam Neeson within the Broadway revival, The Crucible, which earned her a Best Actress Tony Award nomination.

The subsequent 12 months she starred in another seriously acclaimed movie, Mystic River, directed by Clint Eastwood. It earned her first BAFTA Award nomination. Love Actually and The Life of David Gale got here that same 12 months as well.

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She gained her 2nd Academy Award nomination, this time for Best Supporting Actress, her first Screen Actors Guild Award nomination, and a Golden Globe Award for her work in Kinsey. She received her second Emmy nomination that year as neatly, for her visitor appearances at the show Frasier, and her 2nd Tony Award nomination for the play Sight Unseen.

Things didn't decelerate for Linney in 2005. Her movie The Squid and the Whale gained rave critiques as neatly and earned her a Golden Globe Award nomination. The Exorcism of Emily Rose was next on her time table after which Driving Lessons, Man of the Year (both in 2006), Jindabyne, The Nanny Diaries (2007). She won her third Academy Award nomination for her performance in The Savages that very same 12 months.

In 2008, she won her 3rd Primetime Emmy Award for her portrayal of Abigail Adams in the mini-series John Adams, which received essentially the most Emmys for a mini-series ever. She returned to the theater the same year for the revival of Les Liaisons Dangereuses.

Two years later she gained her 3rd Tony Award nomination for her efficiency within the play Time Stands Still, and starred within the display The Big C, which she also government produced. She earned a Golden Globe Award for her efficiency and her fourth Primetime Emmy Award for the ultimate season of the display.

Her Carrer Kept Getting Better And Better Into 'Ozark'

In 2015 she starred in Mr. Holmes alongside Ian McKellen which won sure opinions. A 12 months later she appeared in every other Eastwood film, Sully, and Nocturnal Animals.

She was once then cast as Wendy in Ozark in 2017, and thankfully, as a result of in-between seasons of the show, she hasn't had the best of roles. Wendy has earned her two Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for each season one and two, and a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for season two.

"When I got the script and read the script, you could see the potential not only for the character of Wendy but for the narrative, as well. It just had tremendous potential," Linney advised Collider. "That was obvious, right off the bat. I wasn’t looking to do a series, but I’ve always really, really admired Jason [Bateman]. . . The whole company was wonderful and the production was wonderful. I really feel like I fell into a pot of honey. It was really fun."

Related: This Was 'Ozark' Star Jason Bateman's First Ever Role

According to Variety, Linney and Bateman made $300,000 according to episode in seasons one and two. That amount more than likely went up as the show won recognition.

This past yr she starred in Mortensen's Falling, and the play, My Name Is Lucy Barton.

Linney's social media also contributes to her net worth, thru promoting and sponsorships. On Instagram, Linney had 52.7K followers and earns between $214.5 to $357.5 per sponsor post with an engagement rate of 3.99%.

So she's no longer doing that bad for herself. There's additionally her partnership with PBS Masterpiece, the place she introduces many of the channel's presentations, including Downton Abbey.

No subject what Linney stars in although, it generally turns out to be significantly acclaimed. We just assume that she will have to have received heaps of awards for Wendy through now...and the next paycheck for her abilities.

Next: Ozark’s Jason Bateman: Here's What To Know About The Actor

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