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Laura Elizabeth Innes (born August 16, 1957) is an American actress and television director. She played Dr. Kerry Weaver on the NBC medical drama ''ER,'' and Sophia on the NBC thriller ''The Event''. ==Career== Innes was introduced to professional theater by her father, who frequently took the family to the Stratford Festival of Canada in Stratford, Ontario. Following his advice to "do what you love," she attended Northwestern University where she was a member of the Alpha Chi Omega sorority and earned a degree in theater. Her first stage credits were in Chicago at the renowned Goodman Theatre and Wisdom Bridge Theatre, where she played Stella in "A Streetcar Named Desire". John Malkovich played Mitch in this production. Other major stage credits include ''Two Shakespearean Actors'' with Eric Stoltz at Lincoln Center, ''Our Town'' at the Seattle Repertory Theatre, and ''Three Sisters'' at the La Jolla Playhouse in San Diego. In 1986, Innes played the young daughter of Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara in the short-lived television sitcom ''The Stiller and Meara Show'', but the series was cancelled within a few weeks. In 1989, Innes played Miss Andrews in the Nickelodeon TV series ''Hey Dude'' in season 2: episode 7 titled "Teacher's Pest." She also made an appearance in the same series in episode 57 called "Baby" as the clueless Mrs. Fleeman. In the 1990s, Innes guest-starred on television series such as ''Party of Five'', ''My So-Called Life'', and ''Brooklyn Bridge'' and appeared in the Emmy-winning cable movie ''And the Band Played On'' before being cast in her first major TV role as Thomas Haden Church's promiscuous ex-wife Bunny on the NBC comedy series ''Wings'' from 1991–1993. In the fall of 1995, she joined the hit NBC medical drama ''ER'' in its second season, where she was cast as Kerry Weaver, a skilled doctor with an abrasive exterior and a physical disability. Her recurring role led her to become a series regular at the start of the third season. In 2001, her character came out of the closet. She received two Emmy Award nominations for her portrayal, as well as three Screen Actors Guild Awards as part of the “ER” ensemble, and has received five nominations for Best Supporting Actress from Viewers For Quality Television. Innes also directed several episodes of the series, as well as episodes of ''Brothers & Sisters'', ''Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip'', ''House'', ''The West Wing'', one of which earned her an Emmy nomination for directing. In January 2007, Innes left ''ER'' after twelve seasons, becoming the longest-serving cast member in the show's history (Noah Wyle, however, appeared in slightly more episodes). In 2008–2009, Innes returned to ''ER'' during its 15th and final season for two episodes including the series finale. In film, Innes has co-starred in the blockbuster film ''Deep Impact'' and, with former ''ER'' castmate Noah Wyle, in ''Can't Stop Dancing''. On May 7, 2010, NBC announced that Innes would be appearing in the new action drama ''The Event'' as Sophia, "the leader of a mysterious group of detainees," alongside Lisa Vidal, who played Kerry Weaver's wife in ''ER''. In 2012 she was Police Captain Tricia Harper in the short-lived NBC series ''Awake''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Laura Innes」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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