The Big C (2010–2013) Genre: Comedy, Drama Creator: Darlene Hunt Stars: Laura Linney, Oliver Platt, Gabriel Basso, John Benjamin Hickey, Phyllis Somerville Plot Summary: The Big C follows Cathy Jamison (Laura Linney), a reserved and practical suburban mother and schoolteacher whose life turns upside down after she’s diagnosed with terminal melanoma. Instead of succumbing to despair, Cathy decides to truly live — embracing spontaneity, honesty, and freedom in ways she never dared before. Her jour

Happy Birthday to Laura Linney! 62 years ago TODAY, the woman who could blow up your life with nothing but a tight smile and a “thank you” was born. From early film turns in “Primal Fear” and “The Truman Show” to her breakout in “You Can Count on Me,” she became the go-to for smart, quietly devastating leads, then shifted gears into everything from “Love Actually” and “The Nanny Diaries” to TV heavy-hitters like “Tales of the City,” “The Big C,” and “Ozark. Along the way she’s stacked up multipl