My Take
Laura Innes is one of those actors who quietly became indispensable without ever chasing the spotlight, and I find that genuinely refreshing. She spent the better part of fifteen years on ER playing Kerry Weaver — a character who started as an abrasive authority figure and grew into one of the show's most complex, fully realized people — and she pulled it off with a subtlety that earned her two Emmy nominations along the way. Then she turned around and directed an episode of The West Wing that scored her a third nomination, which tells you everything: Northwestern-trained, seriously committed to the craft, not content to just show up and say lines. Coming out of Pontiac, Michigan and building a career that spans stage, screen, and the director's chair is quietly impressive. No tabloid circus, no reinvention stunts — just decades of solid, intelligent work that holds up.
Overview
Laura Innes (born August 16, 1957) is an American actress and television director. She played Kerry Weaver in the medical drama ER (1995–2009), which earned her two Primetime Emmy Award nominations. In 2001, she received her third Primetime Emmy Award nomination for directing the episode "Shibboleth" of the political drama The West Wing.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Laura Innes
- Name (Japanese)
- ローラ・イネス
- Reading
- ろーら・いねす
- Born
- August 16, 1957 (age 68)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Rooster
- Origin
- Pontiac, Michigan, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- television actor / actor / film director / film actor / stage actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Seaholm High School
- University
- Northwestern University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.