Laurie Metcalf on Norm

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Laurie Metcalf
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Three-time Emmy Award-winner Laurie Metcalf had the classic Midwestern small-town childhood. The oldest of three children, she was raised in rural Edwardsville, Illinois, where her father was comptroller at Southern Illinois University, and her mother a librarian. Back in her grade school days, Laurie would put on plays with the local kids.

Following graduation from high school, Laurie attended Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois. Fate decided her future. At ISU, she met a group of fellow students -- among them John Malkovich, Joan Allen and Gary Sinise -- who in 1976 founded the celebrated Steppenwolf Theater, now in its 24th season. That summer they constructed an 88-seat theater in a church basement in Highland Park, Illinois, and put on their first four plays. Laurie completed her B.A. degree in theater arts in 1977.

She lived in Chicago for the next eight years, acting at the Steppenwolf Theater, which moved to ever-larger venues and became established as one of the premier theatrical showcases in the country. Currently, for her summer hiatus, Metcalf is starring in "Beauty of Lenon."

In 1983, Laurie went with the company to New York in a production of "Balm in Gilead," for which she received the 1984 Obie Award for Best Actress. She relocated to Manhattan and began accumulating screen credits while still performing in the theater. She made her feature film debut in "Desperately Seeking Susan," playing Rosanna Arquette's sister-in-law. Her other movies include "Scream 2," "Bulworth" with Warren Beatty, Oliver Stone's "U-Turn," "Leaving Las Vegas," "Dear God," "Blink," "JFK," "Making Mr. Right," "Candy Mountain," "Stars and Bars," "Internal Affairs" with Richard Gere and Andy Garcia, and "Pacific Heights" with Michael Keaton and Melanie Griffith.

On television, she is best known for her portrayal of Roseanne's sister, Jackie, on the hit ABC sitcom, "Roseanne." For this role, Ms. Metcalf won the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series three consecutive years in a row -- 1992, '93 and '94. She also starred in the made-for-television movies, "The Carolyn McCarthy Story" and "The Execution of Raymond Graham"; and guest-starred in the series, "Third Rock From the Sun" and "The Equalizer."

On stage, the actress gained critical acclaim for her dual role as Marguerite/Ferrie in "Libra," adapted and staged by John Malkovich for the Steppenwolf troupe; and "Wrong Turn at Lungfish," in which she starred with George C. Scott and Tony Danza. She made her Broadway debut in Alexandra Gersten's "My Thing of Love."

Laurie lives in the San Fernando Valley with actor Matt Roth; her daughter, Zoe, who is named after a great-aunt, Zoe Akins, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright ("The Old Maid") and Hollywood screenwriter in the 1940s; and Matt and Laurie's son, Will Theron.

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HOMETOWN: Carbondale, IL
BIRTHDATE: June 16

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