Laurie Metcalf is an American actress known for her performances on stage and screen.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Maid | Uncredited[1] | ||
| 1985 | Desperately Seeking Susan | Leslie Glass | ||
| 1987 | Making Mr. Right | Sandy | ||
| 1988 | Candy Mountain | Alice | ||
| Stars and Bars | Melissa | |||
| Emma | Short film | |||
| Miles from Home | Exotic Dancer | |||
| 1989 | Uncle Buck | Marcie Dahlgren-Frost | ||
| 1990 | Internal Affairs | Amy Wallace | ||
| Pacific Heights | Stephanie MacDonald | |||
| 1991 | JFK | Susie Cox | ||
| 1992 | Mistress | Rachel Landisman | ||
| 1993 | Anita Bell | |||
| 1994 | The Secret Life of Houses | Ann | ||
| Blink | Candice | |||
| 1995 | Leaving Las Vegas | Mrs. Van Houten | ||
| Toy Story | Jenny Davis | Voice role | ||
| 1996 | Dear God | Rebecca Frazen | ||
| 1997 | U Turn | Bus Station Clerk | ||
| Chicago Cab | Female Ad Exec | |||
| Scream 2 | Debbie Salt / Nancy Loomis | |||
| 1998 | Bulworth | Mimi | ||
| 1999 | Runaway Bride | Betty Trout | Uncredited | |
| 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 | ||
| Beer League | Mrs. DeVanzo | |||
| 2007 | Meet the Robinsons | Lucille Krunklehorn-Robinson | Voice role | |
| 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 |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Saturday Night Live | Weekend Update Reporter | Episode: "Jr. Walker & the All-Stars"[2] [3] | |
| 1985 | Carol Graham | Television film | ||
| 1986 | 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" | |
| Special Agent Hicks | Episode: "Decimals – The Fake Money Caper" | |||
| Life with Louie | Miss Kinney (voice) | Episode: "The Kiss Is the Thing" | ||
| Dharma & Greg | Spyder | Episode: "Instant Dharma" | ||
| 1998 | Always Outnumbered | Halley Grimes | Television film | |
| Carolyn McCarthy | ||||
| 3rd Rock from the Sun | Jennifer Ravelli | 3 episodes | ||
| 1999 | Balloon Farm | Casey Johnson | Television film | |
| 1999–2001 | Laurie Freeman | Main cast (54 episodes) | ||
| 2000–2011 | God, the Devil and Bob | Donna Allman (voice) | 13 episodes | |
| 2002 | Two Families | Unsold pilot | ||
| Phil at the Gate | Teddy Duffy | Unsold pilot | ||
| Charlie Lawrence | Sarah Dolecek | Main cast (7 episodes) | ||
| 2004 | Malcolm in the Middle | Susan | Episode: "Lois's Sister" | |
| Frasier | Nanny G | Episode: "Caught in the Act" | ||
| 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" | |
| Grey's Anatomy | Beatrice Carver | Episode: "The Name of the Game" | ||
| Desperate Housewives | Carolyn Bigsby | 4 episodes | ||
| My Boys | Aunt Phyllis | Episode: "When Heroes Fall from Grace" | ||
| 2007 | Lydia | Pilot episode | ||
| Raines | Alice Brody | Episode: "Reconstructing Alice" | ||
| 2007–2018 | Mary Cooper | Recurring role (14 episodes) | ||
| 2008–2009 | Easy Money | Bobette Buffkin | Main cast (8 episodes) | |
| 2009 | Warden Margaret Elder | Unsold pilot | ||
| 2013 | Dr. Richland[4] | 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" | |
| 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 | |
| Chicago Party Aunt | (voice) | Episode: "Tailgate Jailgate" | ||
| 2022 | The Dropout | Phyllis Gardner | 4 episodes | |
| Hacks | Weed | 2 episodes | ||
| 2023 | Carol & the End of the World | HR Lady (voice) | 3 episodes |
| Year | Title | Role | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | The Glass Menagerie | Laura Wingfield | Steppenwolf Theatre | |
| 1980 | Balm in Gilead | Darlene | ||
| 1981 | Apollo Theater Center | |||
| 1984–1985 | Circle Repertory Theatre | |||
| 1985 | Coyote Ugly | Scarlet | Steppenwolf Theatre | |
| 1985–1986 | You Can't Take It with You | Gay Wellington | ||
| 1986–1987 | Bodies, Rest and Motion | Beth | Mitzi E. Newhouse Theatre | |
| 1987 | Educating Rita | Rita | Steppenwolf Theatre | |
| Westside Theatre | ||||
| 1992 | My Thing of Love | Elly | Steppenwolf Theatre | |
| 1994 | Libra | Margeurite Oswald / David Ferrie | ||
| 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[5] | |
| 2007 | The Quality of Life | Jeannette | Geffen Playhouse | |
| 2008 | November | Clarice Bernstein | Ethel Barrymore Theatre | |
| The Quality of Life | Jeannette | American Conservatory Theater | ||
| 2009 | Voice Lessons | Ginny | Zephyr Theatre | |
| Brighton Beach Memoirs | Kate Jerome | Nederlander Theatre | ||
| 2010 | A Lie of the Mind | Meg | Acorn Theatre | |
| Voice Lessons | Ginny | Studio Theatre | ||
| Detroit | Mary | Steppenwolf Theatre | ||
| 2011 | The Other Place | Juliana | Lucille Lortel Theatre | |
| Voice Lessons | Ginny | The Broadwater | ||
| 2012 | Long Day's Journey into Night | Mary Tyrone | Apollo Theatre | |
| Theatre Royal, Glasgow | ||||
| 2013 | The Other Place | Juliana | Samuel J. Friedman Theatre | |
| 2013–2014 | Domesticated | Judy | 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 | ||
| 2019 | Hillary and Clinton | Hillary Clinton | ||
| 2020 | Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? | Martha | Booth Theatre | |
| 2023 | Grey House | Raleigh | Lyceum Theatre | |
| 2024 | Little Bear Ridge Road | Sarah | Steppenwolf Theatre |