• Great-niece of screenwriter Zoe Akins.
• Best known for her role as Jackie Harris on "Roseanne" (1988).
• Metcalf is a founder of the famous Steppenwolf theatre in Illinois.
• Daughter, Zoe Perry (with Jeff Perry), was born in 1984.
• Son, Will Theron Metcalf (with Matt Roth), was born on November 20, 1993.
• Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois (majored in theater arts; BA 1977)
• Graduate of Edwardsville High School.
• At one time typed 90 words per minute.
• She grew up in the tiny town of Edwardsville, Illinois.
• Daughter, Mae, born by a surrogate. [July 2005]

Laurie Metcalf is widely recognized for her long-running role as Jackie, Roseanne's sister on the award-winning television show Roseanne. She is equally known as a sought-after feature film actress with memorable roles in Runaway Bride, Scream II, Bullworth, Leaving Las Vegas, Toy Story and Toy Story II,, A Dangerous Woman, Blink, JFK, Making Mr. Right, Pacific Heights and Internal Affairs. She made her feature film debut in Desperately Seeking Susan as Rosanna Arquette's Valium-dependent sister-in-law. Metcalf currently stars on the hit series The Norm Show. She is a founding member of Chicago's celebrated Steppenwolf Theatre, and won an Obie Award for her New York stage debut as a prostitute in Lanford Wilson's Balm in Gilead.