# Laurie Metcalf on screen and stage

Laurie Metcalf is an American actress known for her performances on stage and screen.

## Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1978 | A Wedding | Maid | Uncredited |
| 1985 | Desperately Seeking Susan | Leslie Glass | |
| 1987 | Making Mr. Right | Sandy McCleary | |
| 1988 | Candy Mountain | Alice | |
| 1988 | Stars and Bars | Melissa | |
| 1988 | The Appointments of Dennis Jennings | Emma | Short film |
| 1988 | Miles from Home | Exotic Dancer | |
| 1989 | Uncle Buck | Marcie Dahlgren-Frost | |
| 1990 | Internal Affairs | Amy Wallace | |
| 1990 | Pacific Heights | Stephanie MacDonald | |
| 1991 | JFK | Susie Cox | |
| 1992 | Mistress | Rachel Landisman | |
| 1993 | A Dangerous Woman | Anita Bell | |
| 1994 | The Secret Life of Houses | Ann | |
| 1994 | Blink | Candice | |
| 1995 | Leaving Las Vegas | Mrs. Van Houten | |
| 1995 | Toy Story | Jenny Davis | Voice role |
| 1996 | Dear God | Rebecca Frazen | |
| 1997 | U Turn | Bus Station Clerk | |
| 1997 | Chicago Cab | Female Ad Exec | |
| 1997 | Scream 2 | Debbie Salt / Nancy Loomis | |
| 1998 | Bulworth | Mimi | |
| 1999 | Runaway Bride | Betty Trout | Uncredited |
| 1999 | Toy Story 2 | Jenny Davis | Voice role |
| 2000 | Timecode | Dava Adair | Rehearsal shoot (included in the DVD release) |
| 2002 | Treasure Planet | Sarah Hawkins | Voice role |
| 2005 | Fun with Dick and Jane | Phyllis | Uncredited role |
| 2006 | Steel City | Marianne Karn | |
| 2006 | Beer League | Mrs. DeVanzo | |
| 2007 | Meet the Robinsons | Lucille Krunklehorn-Robinson | Voice role |
| 2007 | Georgia Rule | Paula Richards | |
| 2008 | Stop-Loss | Mrs. Colson | |
| 2010 | Toy Story 3 | Jenny Davis | Voice role |
| 2017 | Lady Bird | Marion McPherson | |
| 2019 | Toy Story 4 | Jenny Davis | Voice role |
| 2022 | Somewhere in Queens | Angela Russo | |

## Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1981 | Saturday Night Live | Weekend Update Reporter | Episode: "Jr. Walker & the All-Stars" |
| 1985 | The Execution of Raymond Graham | Carol Graham | Television film |
| 1986 | The Equalizer | Theresa | Episode: "No Conscience" |
| 1988–1997, 2018 | Roseanne | Jackie Harris | Main cast (230 episodes) |
| 1988 | Saturday Night Live | "Laurie Has A Story" | Episode: "Matthew Broderick/The Sugarcubes" |
| 1992 | The Jackie Thomas Show | Jackie Harris | Episode: "The Joke" |
| 1995–1996 | Duckman | Various voices | Episodes: "Research and Destroy" and "Forbidden Fruit" |
| 1997 | King of the Hill | Cissy Cobb (voice) | Episode: "Peggy the Boggle Champ" |
| 1997 | The Eddie Files | Special Agent Hicks | Episode: "Decimals – The Fake Money Caper" |
| 1997 | Life with Louie | Miss Kinney (voice) | Episode: "The Kiss Is the Thing" |
| 1997 | Dharma & Greg | Spyder | Episode: "Instant Dharma" |
| 1998 | Always Outnumbered | Halley Grimes | Television film |
| 1998 | The Long Island Incident | Carolyn McCarthy | Television film |
| 1998 | 3rd Rock from the Sun | Jennifer Ravelli | 3 episodes |
| 1999 | Balloon Farm | Casey Johnson | Television film |
| 1999–2001 | The Norm Show | Laurie Freeman | Main cast (54 episodes) |
| 2000–2011 | God, the Devil and Bob | Donna Allman (voice) | 13 episodes |
| 2002 | Two Families | | Unsold pilot |
| 2002 | Phil at the Gate | Teddy Duffy | Unsold pilot |
| 2002 | Charlie Lawrence | Sarah Dolecek | Main cast (7 episodes) |
| 2004 | Malcolm in the Middle | Susan | Episode: "Lois's Sister" |
| 2004 | Frasier | Nanny G | Episode: "Caught in the Act" |
| 2004 | Absolutely Fabulous | Crystalline | Episode: "White Box" |
| 2005 | Without a Trace | Susan Hopkins | Episode: "A Day in the Life" |
| 2006 | Monk | Cora | Episode: "Mr. Monk Bumps His Head" |
| 2006 | Grey's Anatomy | Beatrice Carver | Episode: "The Name of the Game" |
| 2006 | Desperate Housewives | Carolyn Bigsby | 4 episodes |
| 2006 | My Boys | Aunt Phyllis | Episode: "When Heroes Fall from Grace" |
| 2007 | The Virgin of Akron, Ohio | Lydia | Pilot episode |
| 2007 | Raines | Alice Brody | Episode: "Reconstructing Alice" |
| 2007–2018 | The Big Bang Theory | Mary Cooper | Recurring role (14 episodes) |
| 2008–2009 | Easy Money | Bobette Buffkin | Main cast (8 episodes) |
| 2009 | The Farm | Warden Margaret Elder | Unsold pilot |
| 2013 | The Goodwin Games | Dr. Richland | 2 episodes |
| 2013–2015 | Getting On | Jenna James | Main cast (18 episodes) |
| 2014 | Tim & Eric's Bedtime Stories | Gabrielle | Episode: "Baby" |
| 2014–2015 | The McCarthys | Marjorie McCarthy | Main cast (15 episodes) |
| 2016 | Horace and Pete | Sarah | Episode #1.3 |
| 2017 | Portlandia | Jill | Episode: "Friend Replacement" |
| 2017 | Playing House | Leslie Rollins | Episode: "You Wanna Roll with This" |
| 2018–2022 | American Dad! | Elizabeth Hadley (voice) | 2 episodes |
| 2018 | Supergirl | Mary McGowan | Episode: "Schott Through the Heart" |
| 2018–present | The Conners | Jackie Harris | Main cast |
| 2020–2022 | The Accidental Wolf | Ram | 3 episodes |
| 2021 | Q-Force | V (voice) | 10 episodes |
| 2021 | Chicago Party Aunt | Peg Dunbrowski (voice) | Episode: "Tailgate Jailgate" |
| 2022 | The Dropout | Phyllis Gardner | 4 episodes |
| 2022 | Hacks | Weed | 2 episodes |
| 2023 | Carol & the End of the World | HR Lady (voice) | 3 episodes |
| 2024 | Elsbeth | Regina Coburn / Felicity Watts | Episode: "Toil and Trouble" |
| TBA | Monster | Augusta Gein | Main role; season 3 |

## Theatre

| Year | Title | Role | Venue |
| 1979 | The Glass Menagerie | Laura Wingfield | Steppenwolf Theatre |
| 1980 | Balm in Gilead | Darlene | Steppenwolf Theatre |
| 1981 | Balm in Gilead | Darlene | Apollo Theater Center |
| 1984–1985 | Balm in Gilead | Darlene | Circle Repertory Theatre |
| 1985 | Coyote Ugly | Scarlet | Steppenwolf Theatre |
| 1985–1986 | You Can't Take It with You | Gay Wellington | Steppenwolf Theatre |
| 1986–1987 | Bodies, Rest and Motion | Beth | Mitzi E. Newhouse Theatre |
| 1987 | Educating Rita | Susan "Rita" White | Steppenwolf Theatre |
| 1987 | Educating Rita | Susan "Rita" White | Westside Theatre |
| 1992 | My Thing of Love | Elly | Steppenwolf Theatre |
| 1994 | Libra | Margeurite Oswald / David Ferrie | Steppenwolf Theatre |
| 1995 | My Thing of Love | Elly | Martin Beck Theatre |
| 2001 | All My Sons | Kate Keller | Lyttelton Theatre |
| 2004 | Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune | Frankie | Steppenwolf Theatre |
| 2007 | The Quality of Life | Jeannette | Geffen Playhouse |
| 2008 | November | Clarice Bernstein | Ethel Barrymore Theatre |
| 2008 | The Quality of Life | Jeannette | American Conservatory Theater |
| 2009 | Voice Lessons | Ginny | Zephyr Theatre |
| 2009 | Brighton Beach Memoirs | Kate Jerome | Nederlander Theatre |
| 2010 | A Lie of the Mind | Meg | Acorn Theatre |
| 2010 | Voice Lessons | Ginny | Studio Theatre |
| 2010 | Detroit | Mary | Steppenwolf Theatre |
| 2011 | The Other Place | Juliana | Lucille Lortel Theatre |
| 2011 | Voice Lessons | Ginny | The Broadwater |
| 2012 | Long Day's Journey into Night | Mary Tyrone | Apollo Theatre |
| 2012 | Long Day's Journey into Night | Mary Tyrone | Theatre Royal, Glasgow |
| 2013 | The Other Place | Juliana | Samuel J. Friedman Theatre |
| 2013–2014 | Domesticated | Judy Pulvar | Mitzi E. Newhouse Theatre |
| 2015 | All My Sons | Kate Keller | John Drew Theatre |
| 2015–2016 | Misery | Annie Wilkes | Broadhurst Theatre |
| 2016 | Voice Lessons | Ginny | Steppenwolf Theatre |
| 2017 | A Doll's House, Part 2 | Nora Helmer | John Golden Theatre |
| 2018 | Three Tall Women | B | John Golden Theatre |
| 2019 | Hillary and Clinton | Hillary Clinton | John Golden Theatre |
| 2020 | Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? | Martha | Booth Theatre |
| 2023 | Grey House | Raleigh | Lyceum Theatre |
| 2023 | Gutenberg! The Musical! | Producer | James Earl Jones Theatre |
| 2024 | Little Bear Ridge Road | Sarah | Steppenwolf Theatre |