Laura Innes

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Female

Birthday 1957-08-16 (67 years old)

Place of Birth Pontiac, Michigan, USA

Laura Innes

Biography

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.

Known For

Actor

2019
2018
Please Stand By

as Ticket Agent #1

2016
The Good Neighbor

as Caroline

2016
Colony

as Karen

2014
How to Get Away with Murder

as Lynne Birkhead

2012
Model Minority

as Judge Keaton

2010
The Event

as Sophia Maguire

2009
Warehouse 13

as Emma Jinks

2001
Taking Back Our Town

as Pat Melancon

1999
Can't Stop Dancing

as Landlady

1998
Deep Impact

as Beth Stanley

1997
The View

as Self

1995
1995
See Jane Run

as Mrs. Klinger

1994
ER

as Kerry Weaver

1994
My So-Called Life

as Cheryl Fleck

1994
The Good Life

as Actress

1993
And the Band Played On

as Hemophiliac Representative

1993
Torch Song

as Ronnie

1993
Telling Secrets

as Angelyn Graham

1993
Bakersfield P.D.

as Darcy Wilks

1993
Good Advice

as Annie

1990
Wings

as Bunny Mather

1989
Jacob Have I Loved

as Mrs. Rice

1978
The Fury

as Jody

Director

2017
Mr. Mercedes

as Director

2016
Animal Kingdom

as Director

2015
Sneaky Pete

as Director

2012
Awake

as Director

2011
Prime Suspect

as Director

2007
Journeyman

as Director

2006
2005
Grey's Anatomy

as Director

2004
House

as Director

2002
Presidio Med

as Director

1999
The West Wing

as Director

1994
ER

as Director