. >>> SHE HAS APPEARED IN OVER 75
FILMS AND TV SHOWS, BUT IT WAS HER ROLE AS JACKIE ON THE HIT
SERIES "ROSEANNE." >> WE'RE GOING TO TALK TO LAURIE
ABOUT ALL OF IT. FIRST A LOOK AT SOME OF OUR
FAVORITE ROLES. >> SHE HAS A GIFT FOR COMEDY.
SHE WON THREE EMMYS OVER NINE SEASONS PLAYING SMART MATH
JACKIE. >> SHE'LL REUNITE WITH THE REST
OF THE SIDE WITH THE FAMILY WHEN THE SERIES TURNS NEXT YEAR.
>> LAURIE HAS SHARED THE BIG LIST WITH A LISTERS INCLUDING
JULIA ROBERTS AND KEVIN COSTNER.
WHILE FANS OF "TOY STORY" FILMS WILL RECOGNIZE HER AS THE VOICE
OF ANDY'S MOM. ON THE SMALL SCREEN SHE'S HAD AN
ONGOING ROLE AS SHELDON COOPER'S MOTHER IN "BIG BANG THEORY."
NOW SHE'S SITTING THE STAGE IN A NEW PLAY EARNING HER FOURTH TONY
NOMINATION. >> I DON'T BELIEVE THAT YOU'RE
IN IT. I THINK YOU'RE JUST OUTSIDE OF
IT LOOKING AT IT. >> WHAT FUN WATCHING YOU WATCH
THAT WHOLE -- YOUR LIFE COMING BEFORE YOUR EYES.
WHAT WERE YOU THINKING? >> I WASN'T WATCHING.
>> YOU WEREN'T? >> NO, I WASN'T.
I CAN'T. IT'S IN MY HEAD IT LOOKS A
CERTAIN WAY, SO WHEN I SEE IT ON FILM ESPECIALLY --
>> I THOUGHT YOU WERE LOOKING RIGHT AT IT.
>> SHE WAS LOOKING AWAY. >> THAT'S INTERESTING.
SOME PEOPLE CAN'T STAND IT.
>> THE REUNION WILL HAVE PEOPLE BUZZING.
>> THE TIMING WAS SO RIGHT. IT WAS MEANT TO BE.
I SAW EVERYBODY AT THE UP FRONTS.
IT WAS LIKE OLD TIMES TOGETHER. I THINK IT'S JUST GOING TO -- WE
MIGHT EVEN BE ON THE SAME SET THAT WE WERE ON ALL THESE YEARS
LATER. >> DID IT SURPRISE YOU THAT
EVERYONE SAID LET'S GET THE BAND BACK TOGETHER?
>> YES. I THINK IT'S A FLUKE THAT JOHN
GOODMAN WAS ON SARAH'S SHOW AND THEY STARTED TALKING WOULD YOU
DO A REUNION? YES, I WOULD.
AND SARAH GOT ON THE PHONE AND CALLED EVERYBODY AND EVERYBODY
SAID YES RIGHT AWAY. >> SO IT'S GOING TO BE LIMITED
AMOUNT? >> EIGHT EPISODES.
>> WOULD YOU EVER DO IT AGAIN AS A SERIES?
>> THE WRITING WAS ALWAYS SO GOOD AND SO TIMELY.
NOW YOU PLUCK THAT FAMILY THAT WE KNOW UP AND OUT AND SET THEM
IN 2017. >> IT'S GOING TO BE SO FUNNY.
>> SPEAKING OF WRITING, YOU'RE IN "A DOLL'S HOUSE."
THERE'S A TWIST ON THIS. >> WELL, PART TWO HAS GOT A VERY
CHEEKY TITLE TO IT BECAUSE THE PLAYWRIGHT DARED TO CALL IT "A
DOLL'S HOUSE" THE CLASSIC, 1879. >> LITTLE DIFFERENT.
>> PART TWO. IT SHOULD HAVE WITH THE TWO
HANGING OFF CROOKED AT THE END. YOU'D THINK BECAUSE OF THE TITLE
EITHER YOU HAVE TO KNOW THE ORIGINAL WHICH YOU DON'T,
BECAUSE THE SEQUEL STANDS ON ITS OWN.
AND YOU MIGHT ALSO THINK THAT IT'S A DRAMA AND THAT IT'S A
PERIOD PIECE AND SO MAYBE IT'S DATED.
WE USE PERIOD COSTUMES. BUT EVERYTHING ABOUT IS IN
CONTEMPORARY. EVEN THE BODY LANGUAGE.
AND IT'S VERY, VERY FUNNY. >> YOU CAN TELL.
>> I MEAN, THE TONY NODS ARE CRAZY.
ALL FOUR LEADS GOT NOMINATED. >> THAT'S RIGHT.
>> IT'S THE MOST NOMINATED PLAY. THAT HAS TO FEEL PRETTY GOOD.
>> IT WAS A GOOD TUESDAY WHEN THE NOMINATIONS CAME OUT AND WE
GATHERED TO DO THE PLAY. >> YOU SAID IT WAS RISKY TO SIGN
ON. >> THE SCRIPT WASN'T READY AND
SO SCOTT, THE PRODUCER, KNEW THAT WE NEEDED SOME WORKSHOPS
AND SO WE ALL GOT TOGETHER, ALL FOUR OF THE ACTORS AND
PLAYWRIGHT AND SAM GOLD, THE DIRECTOR, DID TWO QUICK
WORKSHOPS TO GET IT READY. BUT SCOTT KNEW IT IT COULD GO
STRAIGHT TO BROADWAY. >> HE'S SO SMART.
>> HIS INSTINCTS WERE ABSOLUTELY PERFECT.
HE KNEW WHAT THIS PLAY NEEDED. >> HOW'S THE SCHEDULE?
>> YOU KNOW, IT'S THE EIGHT SHOW A WEEK.
I'M KIND OF USED TO IT. I'M KIND OF A THEATER RAT SO I
LIKE IT. >> YOU LIKE TO BE ON STAGE?
>> IT'S MY MOST HAPPY PLACE ON EARTH.
>> WE'RE HAPPY FOR YOU. CONGRATS ON THE NOMINATION AND
ON EVERYTHING. EVERYTHING IS GOING WELL FOR
YOU. >> IT'S GOOD TO BE LAURIE