Laura Elizabeth Metcalf was born on 16 June 1955, in Carbondale, Illinois, USA. She is an actress probably best known for appearing in various popular television series such as “The Big Bang Theory”, “Desperate Housewives” and “Roseanne”. She’s also been in many films in her career, winning various awards for her achievements. All of her endeavors have helped put her net worth to where it is now.
How rich is Laurie Metcalf? As of mid-2016, sources estimate a net worth that is at $8 million, mostly earned through her successful career as an actress. She’s enjoyed prestige in stage, film and television, performing in a variety of roles. She’s worked in the business since the 1970s, and as her career continues her wealth will likely rise further.
Laurie Metcalf Net Worth $8 Million
Metcalf studied at Illinois State University, first majoring in German, transferring to anthropology before going to theatre. She worked as a secretary while in college before graduating in 1977, meantime meeting a lot of theatre students who would become big names, such as John Malkovich. She started her career in theatre at Steppenwolf, working in productions of “Balm in Gilead”, for which she won an Obie award for her performance, and then appeared in “November” and “Voice Lessons”. This career in theatre continued to the present time, with “Broadway Bound”, “Detroit” and “A Long Day’s Journey into Night”. In a few of her most recent theatre productions, she was seen with Jeff Goldblum in “Domesticated”, and in “Misery” opposite Bruce Willis. She has received several Tony Award nominations throughout the years.
While her theatre career was ongoing, she was seen in many film roles, appearing in “A Dangerous Woman”, “Runaway Bride”, “Fun with Dick and Jane” and “Scream 2”. She has also done voice work, and her voice can be heard in “Treasure Planet”, the “Toy Story” series and “Meet the Robinsons”. Along with these films, she’s appeared in various television series and features such as “Saturday Night Live”. One of her most notable roles was in the series “Roseann”, for which she won three consecutive Emmy Awards; the show would run from 1988 to 1997, and she appeared in every season. Afterwards, she would appear in “Malcolm in the Middle”, “Frasier”, “The Big Bang Theory” and “Monk”. She also took an award- winning role in “Desperate Housewives”. A few of her recent works include “Toy Story 3” and “Horace and Pete”.
For her personal life, it is known that Laurie married Jeff Perry in 1983 and they had a daughter, but the marriage ended in divorce during 1992. She then married “Roseann” co-star Matt Roth in 1993, subsequently appearing together in “Desperate Housewives and “Chicago Cab”. They have a son together, and in addition they have a daughter who was born via surrogacy, and a second son who is adopted. The couple would eventually divorce in 2014 citing irreconcilable differences. Aside from her marriages, Laurie has mentioned that she enjoys not wearing makeup and prefers theatre compared to other acting media.
