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=== 2010s === In 2010, Linney starred in the Broadway production of ''[[Time Stands Still (play)|Time Stands Still]]'' by [[Donald Margulies]] alongside [[Brian D'Arcy James]] and [[Alicia Silverstone]] at [[Manhattan Theatre Club]]'s [[Samuel J. Friedman Theatre]] from January 28, 2010, through March 27, 2010. She received her third [[Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play|Tony Award]] nomination for her performance. The play returned to Broadway with most of the original cast in September 2010 and closed on January 30, 2011.<ref>Jones, Kenneth. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/147129-Broadways-Time-Stands-Still-Acclaimed-Drama-About-War-Scars-Closes-Jan-30 "Broadway's 'Time Stands Still', Acclaimed Drama About War Scars, Closes Jan. 30"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110202061031/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/147129-Broadways-Time-Stands-Still-Acclaimed-Drama-About-War-Scars-Closes-Jan-30 |date=February 2, 2011 }} playbill.com, January 30, 2011</ref> That same year, Linney returned to television in [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]]'s half-hour series about cancer, ''[[The Big C (TV series)|The Big C]]''. She served as both an actress and executive producer on the show. She starred as a suburban wife and mother who explores the emotional ups and downs of suffering cancer, and the changes it brings to her life and her sense of who she is.<ref>{{cite news |first=Adam |last=Bryant |title=Showtime and Laura Linney to Tackle Cancer in New Series |url=https://www.tvguide.com/News/Laura-Linney-Showtime-1009247.aspx |work=TV Guide |date=August 27, 2009 |access-date=August 27, 2009 |archive-date=August 31, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090831095242/http://www.tvguide.com/News/Laura-Linney-Showtime-1009247.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2011, she won a [[Golden Globe Award]] for her performance. In 2013, she won her fourth [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie|Primetime Emmy Award]] for the final season of the series. [[File:Laura Linney at the Berlinale party (24766856460).jpg|thumb|left|Linney at the U.S. Embassy in Berlin (2016)]] In 2012, she starred in [[Roger Mitchell (director)|Roger Mitchell]]'s ''[[Hyde Park on Hudson]]'' alongside [[Bill Murray]] as [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]. The film also starred [[Olivia Colman]], [[Olivia Williams]] and [[Samuel West]]. Murray was nominated for a [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor β Motion Picture Musical or Comedy|Golden Globe Award]] for his performance. In 2015, she starred in [[Bill Condon]]'s ''[[Mr. Holmes]]'' alongside [[Ian McKellen]]. The film received rave reviews, earning an 89% on [[Rotten Tomatoes]] with the consensus reading, "Mr. Holmes focuses on the man behind the mysteries, and while it may lack Baker Street thrills, it more than compensates with tenderly wrought, well-acted drama."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/mr_holmes |title=Mr. Holmes (2015) |via=www.rottentomatoes.com |access-date=March 16, 2019 |archive-date=November 27, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171127042243/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/mr_holmes/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2016, she appeared in Clint Eastwood's ''[[Sully (film)|Sully]]'' with [[Tom Hanks]] as Lorraine Sullenberger, the wife of [[Chesley Sullenberger]]. The film was a critical and commercial success making almost US$240 million at the box office.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=sully.htm |title=Sully (2016) - Box Office MOJO |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=March 16, 2019 |archive-date=January 9, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180109100130/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=sully.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> She starred in ''[[Genius (2016 film)|Genius]]'' (2016) alongside [[Colin Firth]], [[Jude Law]], [[Nicole Kidman]], [[Guy Pearce]] and [[Dominic West]]. She appeared briefly in [[Tom Ford]]'s critical hit ''[[Nocturnal Animals]]'' alongside [[Amy Adams]], [[Jake Gyllenhaal]], and [[Michael Shannon]]. The consensus from the review aggregator [[Rotten Tomatoes]] is, "Well-acted and lovely to look at, ''Nocturnal Animals'' further underscores writer-director Tom Ford's distinctive visual and narrative skill".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/nocturnal_animals |title=Nocturnal Animals (2016) |via=www.rottentomatoes.com |access-date=March 16, 2019 |archive-date=October 11, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011054919/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/nocturnal_animals |url-status=live }}</ref> From 2017 to 2022, she appeared in Netflix's crime drama series ''[[Ozark (TV series)|Ozark]]'' alongside [[Jason Bateman]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/07/laura-linney-star-jason-bateman-netflix-drama-series-ozark-1201783401/|title=Laura Linney To Star In Jason Bateman's Netflix Drama Series ''Ozark''|last=Petski|first=Denise|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=July 27, 2016|access-date=August 3, 2017|archive-date=July 28, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160728141320/https://deadline.com/2016/07/laura-linney-star-jason-bateman-netflix-drama-series-ozark-1201783401/|url-status=live}}</ref> She was nominated for the [[Screen Actors Guild Award]] for her performances in both seasons one and two and for the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series]] for seasons two, three and four. In 2017, she starred in the Broadway revival of ''[[The Little Foxes]]'' alongside [[Cynthia Nixon]] at [[Manhattan Theatre Club]]'s [[Samuel J. Friedman Theatre]] from April 19 to July 2, 2017. She alternated the roles of Regina and Birdie with Nixon.<ref>Clement, Olivia. [http://www.playbill.com/article/broadways-the-little-foxes-opens-april-19# "Broadway's 'The Little Foxes' Opens April 19"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170420131900/http://www.playbill.com/article/broadways-the-little-foxes-opens-april-19 |date=April 20, 2017 }} Playbill, April 19, 2017</ref> She received her fourth Tony Award nomination for her performance.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.broadway.com/buzz/188895/cynthia-nixon-takes-home-her-second-tony-award-for-the-little-foxes/|title=Cynthia Nixon Takes Home Her Second Tony Award for The Little Foxes|website=Broadway.com|access-date=March 16, 2019|archive-date=November 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181105194219/https://www.broadway.com/buzz/188895/cynthia-nixon-takes-home-her-second-tony-award-for-the-little-foxes/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2018, Linney starred in a monologue play adapted from the [[Elizabeth Strout]] novel by [[Rona Munro]] titled ''[[My Name Is Lucy Barton#Stage adaptation|My Name Is Lucy Barton]]'', at the [[Bridge Theatre]] in [[London]] directed by [[Richard Eyre]]. It previewed on June 2, 2018, and opened on June 6.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/what-did-critics-think-of-my-name-is-lucy-barton-starring-laura-linney|title=What Did Critics Think of My Name Is Lucy Barton, Starring Laura Linney?|last=Gans|first=Andrew|date=June 7, 2018|website=Playbill|language=en|access-date=June 13, 2019|archive-date=July 9, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230709213805/https://playbill.com/article/what-did-critics-think-of-my-name-is-lucy-barton-starring-laura-linney|url-status=live}}</ref> Linney reprised her role as Mary Ann Singleton in the 2019 [[Netflix]] miniseries ''[[Tales of the City (2019 miniseries)|Tales of the City]]'' based on the ''[[Tales of the City]]'' series alongside [[Olympia Dukakis]] and [[Elliot Page]].
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