Wow! Laura Linney baby... at age 49!
That pregnancy slipped right through the cracks. Maybe that's why she's been MIA since the Women in Film’s 2013 Crystal + Lucy Awards in June 2013 (above). Hmmm...
Yes, the 49-year-old Emmy-winning, Oscar-nominated actress secretly welcomed a baby boy earlier this month — Wednesday, January 8. "Mother and baby are happy and healthy," her rep confirmed to various media outlets.
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And the baby's name is... Bennett Armistead Schauer. Fancy! Actually, Laura starred in several episodes of the TV mini-series Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City back in the 90s... Maybe there's a connection?
This is the first child for The Big C star and her husband, real-estate agent Marc Schauer, who tied the knot in May 2009.
I'm a huge fan of Laura Linney. Loved her in The Truman Show, Love Actually... Congrats to the family!
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