Laura Linney

Laura Linney (1964 - )

Film Deaths: Edit

• The Life of David Gale (2003) [Constance Harraway]: Commits suicide by asphyxiating herself with a plastic bag in her kitchen (handcuffing herself so she won't tear the bag off), while Matt Craven and Kevin Spacey videotape it as part of a plan to frame Kevin for her "murder." Her death is shown in brief excerpts from the videotape in several different scenes as Kate Winslet and Gabriel Mann watch the tapes. (Nudity alert: Full frontal & rear) (Thanks to China)

• The Other Man (2008) [Lisa]: Dies of cancer, with Romola Garai and Liam Neeson by her bedside. (Thanks to Nilescu and Mike)

• The Details (2011) [Lila]: Shot in the back with an arrow (with an exit through her solar plexis) by Dennis Haysbert in the woods. Her body is shown again later on as the police investigate. (The character is pregnant at the time.) (Thanks to Tim)

• Hyde Park on Hudson (2012) [Daisy]: Dies (off-screen) of old age/natural causes; her death is mentioned in the on-screen text at the end of the movie. (Thanks to Tim)

TV Deaths: Edit

• John Adams: Peacefield (2008) [Abigail Adams]: Dies of typhoid, with Paul Giamatti by her bedside. (Thanks to Stephen)

Noteworthy Connections: Edit

• Daughter of Romulus Linney (playwright)

• Ex-wife of David Adkins

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Laura Linney in The Life of David Gale

Laura Linney in John Adams: Peacefield

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