Anyway, here’s a quick recap of all Laura news of the last couple of months:
- Laura attended the Outfest Legacy Awards in LA at the end of September. Here are some photos:

- The directorial debut of Mark Ruffalo, Sympathy for Delicious is to premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in January, and is also running in the US Dramatic Competition 2010. Laura’s co-stars include Mark Ruffalo, Orlando Bloom and Juliette Lewis.

- In November, Laura shot the pilot for a potentional Showtime prime time drama series The C Word in which she plays a suburban mom, diagnosed with cancer, who tries to find the humor in the disease. Her husband is played by Oliver Platt. The decision on whether the series will be taken on by Showtime is expected in mid January.

Q: Can each of you talk about what it was about your character that resonated with you? What attracted you to the role?

Laura: I wasn’t really attracted to the role, to be honest. I was attracted to doing a movie, being able to work with Liam again, working with Richard Eyre again, getting to know Antonio and work with him, so it was really more… You know, I said yes almost before I’d even read the script. I mean, I didn’t even need to read the script. I just said yes, and then read the script, and was like, “Oh, okay, this is my challenge.” Here’s my challenge now. So that was sort of more why I did it.

You can read the rest of the interview right here.

The series follows a woman struggling with cancer while balancing a husband and family in the suburbs. The name is still considered a working title; a pilot has been ordered and will be shot this fall.

“Laura Linney is in that rare echelon of truly gifted actresses who fully embody the characters they play and we are honored to welcome her to Showtime.”