1. Linda Purl was born on September 2,1955 and is an American actress.
23 Facts About Linda Purl
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Linda Purl is known for her roles as Ashley Pfister on Happy Days, Sheila Munroe in the 1982 horror film Visiting Hours, Pam Beesly's mother Helene in The Office, and Ben Matlock's daughter Charlene Matlock for the first season of the television series Matlock.
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At age five, Linda Purl moved with her family to Japan, where her father worked for Nippon Unicar.
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Linda Purl spent her childhood there, and trained in acting at the Toho Geino Academy.
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Linda Purl acted alongside Shaun Cassidy in the 1979 TV movie Like Normal People.
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Linda Purl voiced Delilah in a 1985 direct-to-video episode of The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible.
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Linda Purl appeared in the historical-biographical TV mini-series Eleanor and Franklin, in 1976, broadcast on the American Broadcasting Company television network.
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Linda Purl portrayed Alice Roosevelt Longworth, daughter of President Theodore Roosevelt.
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Linda Purl guest-starred in a 1975 episode of Hawaii Five-O, "The Hostage", as teenage babysitter "Ruth" held captive by a mentally ill veteran.
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Linda Purl played two different roles on The Waltons; early in its run, in 1974, when she played sophisticate Alicia in the season three episode, "The Spoilers".
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In 1986, Linda Purl played Eve Harper, the love interest of rock star Niles Perry, played by Rick Moses, in the TV movie Pleasures.
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Linda Purl was cast in the series First Monday as Sarah Novelli, a real estate agent and Justice Joseph Novelli's wife.
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Linda Purl appeared in several more episodes throughout the series and was a romantic interest for Steve Carell's character.
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In 2011, Linda Purl made guest appearances on Showtime's Homeland, playing Elizabeth Gaines.
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Linda Purl played Barbara Pelt, mother of Debbie Pelt, in two episodes of HBO's True Blood in 2012.
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In 2017, Linda Purl appeared in one episode of Designated Survivor, playing an old college supervisor of President Kirkman who assists in appointing nominees to the Supreme Court in the episode "The Ninth Seat".
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Linda Purl currently plays a recurring character alongside current boyfriend Patrick Duffy on The Bold and the Beautiful.
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Linda Purl has been a regular performer of international touring play Seven Deadly Sins Four Deadly Sinners.
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In 2008, Linda Purl opened at the Cleveland Play House in Cleveland, Ohio in a production of The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams, playing Amanda.
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Linda Purl released her fourth full-length album, a collaboration with music director Tedd Firth called This Could Be the Start on Reaching Records, August 2023.
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Linda Purl is a jazz vocalist, known for imbuing classic show tunes and jazz standards with a distinctive narrative expressiveness.
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On Jan 3rd 1980, Linda Purl filed for divorce, which was finalized later that year.
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On July 23,1993, Linda Purl married British screenwriter and producer Alexander Cary, Master of Falkland, with whom she has a son, Lucius, born February 6,1995.