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Show Oe ee eee ae D114 oc The Salt Lake Tribune CALENDAR Friday, June12, 1998 Laura LinneyIs Little Known, Shania Crosses Line Between YetStill Projects Star Quality BY MARKKENNEDY ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWYORK — Laura Linneyis in the cross hairs of a dozen video cameras mutant-gorillas-in-the-mist epic “Congo. Savaged by critics, the film did quite well at the box office. “It’s taken me a while to be comfortable with it. It took me She pauses on a sun-drenched enough time when I was growing up just to say I wanted to be an line her up in their viewfinders: A real-life celebrity! Or a model! Or something! The gawkers hesitate, puzzled. “Theyhave no idea who I am,” says Linney lightly, her dimples puckering. The irony of the scene doesn’t escape Linney, who appears as Jim Carrey’s bubbly wife in “The years of professional work to be able to say I really enjoy making corner of Central Park as idle gawkersandtourists scramble to Pop, Country actress. It's taken me now seven films,”she says with a sigh “God knowsit ain’t boring.” Continued from D-1 was just the studio concoction of her husband. ‘That idea seems rather odd since most of her hits — “Don't Be Stupid,” and “The Woman in Me” come from a distinctive womanly pointof view while most of asa s previous work was making hits during the ’80s when sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll reigned. Twain said her reason for not You're Not in it for Love) I'm Outta Here,” showed Lange's rock influence. She won honors from Billboard as 1996's Top Country Artist and Grammy Award for Best Country touring right awaywasthat she had been “touringall my life and need- ed the break.” She also wanted to wait until she had enough hits to fill a complete set. Now that included. One of her yet unrealized dreams is to sing with Elton John, “I met him briefly once in an Australian radio station. He was “You're Still the One” is sitting atop the pop as well as country charts, Twain does not have to worry about drawing a crowd. Setting out for her first major concert tour, whichincludes an ap- leaving as I was coming,” she re- called. “He was genuine and kind pearance Tuesdayat the E Center, is not stressing Twain in theleast. “Working in the studio and shooting videos was all new to me,” shesaid. “So getting back onstage, and, of course, I've always been @ fan.” So does Twain consider herself @ country or a popartist? “The fans answerthatbest,” she in front of an audience, is getting back to my comfort zone.” said. “I have a lot of young fans There are manythings shestill has planned for her career, producing and writing for otherartists write and sing musicforall ages.” whotell methat they can put on uy CD and their parents dig it too. I Album. But when Twain didn’t tour immediately after hitting the big time, some speculated that she Father's Day ‘Truman Show" — where cameras are quite literally everywhere. Unlike her red-hot co-star — ‘Jim's in that tornado of fame” — HOOTERS the curbside attentionis still novel for Linney, who has spent the last decade becoming an “overnight success.” “Most of the time people don't recognize me,” she says. “I'll have no makeup on myface, jeans and a T-shirt and my hair’s up — I look like I just rolled out of bed. No one knows who I am.”” ‘OF COURSE! (OR AT LEAST A GIFT CERTIFICATE) OPEN EVERY DAY 11 A.M. TO MIDNIGHT Onthis afternoon,at least, Lin- ney, 34, looks the part of a bona fide movie star as she strides through the park in an elegant, (12:30 A.M. FRI. & SAT.) 7200 SOUTH STATE zucchini-colored Donna Karan suit and strappy black shoes. Tell her this and Linney laughs, producing for inspection her left foot. Three toes are wrapped in neon yellow Band-Aids featuring Casper the Friendly Ghost — casualties of a recent chafing incident with a pair of very expensive Ail toilety ae eC Perea PO ueed ontele rd Theater Ce mec MeRe fol Call (804) 356-ARTS(2787) © Toll Free 1-888-451 ARTS (2787) Italian pumps. “Some movie star, huh?” she says. She’s that — and much more. Over the next few weeks, you can also catch Linney performing twice a day on a Broadway stage in “Honour,” a play about marital infidelity, and on Showtime aboard the sequel to the awardwinning PBS miniseries adapted from Armistead Maupin’s “Tales soun FRLES P ALIEN Ray J ie, of theCity.” I'm one of those people who has just sort of been around for a while now, and the work has been accumulating to the point where people are beginning to make connections,” she says. With her blonde hair and Chipmunks peaches-and-cream complexion, Linney lookslike a cross between Helen Hunt andthe singer Jewel. 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