Laurie Metcalf
Laurie Metcalf
Laura Elizabeth "Laurie" Metcalfis an American actress. She is known for her performance as Jackie Harris on the ABC sitcom Roseanne and has also had series television roles as Carolyn Bigsby on Desperate Housewives and Mary Cooper on The Big Bang Theory. Her motion picture roles include the voice of Mrs. Davis in the Toy Story film series and the character Debbie Loomis/Debbie Salt in Scream 2, as well as roles in such critically acclaimed films as Making Mr. Right,...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actress
Date of Birth16 June 1955
CityCarbondale, IL
CountryUnited States of America
My profession is about as far away from growing up in southern Illinois as you can get.
I've loved every minute of every hour I've spent doing theatre.
I've been directed by other actors, and being an actor doesn't make you a good director.
I'm happy whenever I'm in a rehearsal room. I've always gotten all my energy and creativity in there.
I was too practical to major in theater. Acting - what was I going to do with acting? There was no future in it.
I was an office secretary for a long time. A good secretary.
I work just as hard and have just as much fun whether in a 50-seat house or in a 1000-seat house. It's a luxury to be in a tiny space every once in a while and a rush to be on a giant stage every once in a while.
When one thing ends, you put it away and start from scratch on the next thing.
Theater opened up a whole new world for me. It was a freedom I'd never known before.
Really, I'll go anywhere at any time to continue working in theater - it's a passion that I'm thankful I still have. It keeps me creative and on my toes and meeting great people. I can't imagine a better way of working than on a play.
I don't like working in front of a camera.
I'm hideously shy as myself but on stage I can run around naked and bite the heads off fish.
One of the hardest things about directing is just to be patient and remind yourself that you've been in Week 1 of a rehearsal process yourself, and you know what it feels like.
I'm hideously shy as myself, but on stage I can run around naked and bite the heads off fish.