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Laura Niemi

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HOLLYWOOD, CA - Egyptian Theater 6/29/19 - 2019 Etheria Inspiration Awards honoring Gale Anne Hurd
The Patient (French)
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The Patient (2022)
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Best known for her performance as "Marilyn Pearson" on the NBC series "This Is Us (2016)." As the mother in Jack's (Milo Ventimiglia) struggling and dysfunctional working class family, her character has gained critical recognition which has landed Niemi an FYC Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series in both 2019 and 2022.

A native Angelino, she started studying at The Academy of Performing Arts in Los Angeles at a young age.

The daughter of a movie producer and an insurance salesman, the family then moved to the east coast where she studied piano at the prestigious Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY.

She spent her teens and early 20s back in California, where she swapped her piano for a bass guitar playing in many L.A. based bands.

As a trained theater actress she has performed at The Geffen Playhouse, South Coast Rep and The Taper and is the Artistic Director and founder of the multi-award winning Lost Angels Theatre Company (which landed her awards both as a producer and an actor).

She landed her first TV credit in Joss Whedon's "Firefly (2002)" and has been continuously working in television and film ever since.
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[Hollywood, CA] Premiere of FX's The Patient on Hulu - August 23, 2022. (L to R) Chris Long, Steve Carell, Domhnall Gleeson, Joel Fields, Joe Weisberg, Laura Niemi, Andrew Leeds
[Hollywood, CA] Laura Niemi Arrives at the Premiere for The Patient(FX) on Hulu 8/23/22
Hollywood, CA - Laura Niemi attends Deadline's Emmy Kickoff Party on June 6, 2022
Laura Niemi
This Is Us - Katie Girls (Oct 9, 2018) Season 3, Episode 3
HOLLYWOOD, CA 6/29/19 - 2019 Etheria Inspiration Awards honoring Gale Anne Hurd
Danny DeVito, Charlie Day, Barry Livingston, and Laura Niemi in It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005)
Christine Elise, Nathan Fillion, Laura Niemi, and Stana Katic in Castle (2009)
(Century City, CA) 16th Annual Motion Picture Television Fund’s Evening Before Emmys on September 11, 2022
[Hollywood, CA] Premiere of FX's The Patient on Hulu on 8/23/22 Steve Carell and Laura Niemi
[Hollywood, CA] FX's The Patient on Hulu PREMIERE Steve Carell, Domhnall Gleeson, Laura Niemi
Laura Niemi

Known for

This Is Us (2016)
This Is Us
8.7
TV Series
  • Marilyn Pearson
Steve Carell and Domhnall Gleeson in The Patient (2022)
The Patient
7.0
TV Mini Series
  • Beth Strauss
Ben Affleck, Willem Dafoe, Rosie Perez, and Anne Hathaway in The Last Thing He Wanted (2020)
The Last Thing He Wanted
4.3
  • Olivia
  • 2020
Winona Ryder, Tom Wlaschiha, David Harbour, Brett Gelman, Maya Hawke, Jamie Campbell Bower, Natalia Dyer, Joseph Quinn, Caleb McLaughlin, Sadie Sink, Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Charlie Heaton, Joe Keery, Noah Schnapp, Gaten Matarazzo, Priah Ferguson, and Eduardo Franco in Stranger Things (2016)
Stranger Things
8.7
TV Series
  • Mrs. Gracey

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  • James Pickens Jr., Ellen Pompeo, and Chandra Wilson in Grey's Anatomy (2005)
    Grey's Anatomy
  • Steve Carell and Domhnall Gleeson in The Patient (2022)
    The Patient
  • Winona Ryder, Tom Wlaschiha, David Harbour, Brett Gelman, Maya Hawke, Jamie Campbell Bower, Natalia Dyer, Joseph Quinn, Caleb McLaughlin, Sadie Sink, Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Charlie Heaton, Joe Keery, Noah Schnapp, Gaten Matarazzo, Priah Ferguson, and Eduardo Franco in Stranger Things (2016)
    Stranger Things
  • Rob Lowe, Gina Torres, Jim Parrack, Sierra Aylina McClain, Julian Works, Ronen Rubinstein, Brian Michael Smith, Natacha Karam, and Rafael L. Silva in 9-1-1: Lone Star (2020)
    9-1-1: Lone Star
  • This Is Us (2016)
    This Is Us
  • Angelina Jolie, Aidan Gillen, Nicholas Hoult, Jon Bernthal, Medina Senghore, and Finn Little in Those Who Wish Me Dead (2021)
    Those Who Wish Me Dead
  • Ben Affleck, Willem Dafoe, Rosie Perez, and Anne Hathaway in The Last Thing He Wanted (2020)
    The Last Thing He Wanted
  • TMI Hollywood (2012)
    TMI Hollywood
  • Navid Negahban and Lindsy Campbell in The Divorce (2019)
    The Divorce
  • Travis Coles, Kimiko Glenn, and Liza Koshy in Liza on Demand (2018)
    Liza on Demand
  • Lake Alice (2018)
    Lake Alice
  • ShowFriends (2016)
    ShowFriends
    • ...
  • Suraj Sharma in The Lost (2017)
    The Lost
  • Julia Louis-Dreyfus in Veep (2012)
    Veep
  • Brooke Nevin and Jake Sandvig in Hometown Hero (2017)
    Hometown Hero

Producer

  • ShowFriends (2016)
    ShowFriends

Videos11

The Patient: How Domhnall Gleeson Became A Normal Serial Killer
Trailer 4:00
The Patient: How Domhnall Gleeson Became A Normal Serial Killer
The Patient (French)
Trailer 1:32
The Patient (French)
The Patient (German Subtitled)
Trailer 1:36
The Patient (German Subtitled)
The Patient (French Subtitled)
Trailer 1:32
The Patient (French Subtitled)
The Patient (Italian)
Trailer 1:36
The Patient (Italian)
The Patient: Critics Review
Trailer 0:27
The Patient: Critics Review
The Patient: Therapist Or Prisoner
Trailer 0:30
The Patient: Therapist Or Prisoner
The Patient: Psycho/Therapist
Trailer 0:30
The Patient: Psycho/Therapist
The Patient: First Look At The Patient With Steve Carrell And Domhnall Gleeson
Trailer 2:51
The Patient: First Look At The Patient With Steve Carrell And Domhnall Gleeson
The Patient (Australia)
Trailer 1:36
The Patient (Australia)
The Patient: Season 1
Trailer 0:28
The Patient: Season 1

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    • October 27
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Adam GascoineApril 30, 2006 - present
    • Vicki Niemi
  • Other works
    Played Sharla in "Killer Joe" play by Tracy Letts (Gardner Stages, West Hollywood, California, USA).
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    Daughter-in-law of Alfred Molina & Jill Gascoine.

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