Laura Linney as Hannah Gill, acting as Meryl Burbank, Truman's wife. Linney studied Sears catalogs from the 1950s to develop her character's poses.

One important character on The Truman Show is Meryl Burbank, Truman’s wife. On some level, Meryl, unlike Truman, is well aware of the reality she lives in. Like her costars, she knows that every moment of Truman’s life is under surveillance, and she has agreed to live under such conditions.