Linda Carlson | |
|---|---|
 Carlson inWestside Medical (1977) | |
| Born | (1945-05-12)May 12, 1945 Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | October 26, 2021(2021-10-26) (aged 76) |
| Education | University of Iowa (BA) New York University (MFA) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1977–2009 |
| Spouse(s) | Philip Charles MacKenzie (m. 19??,div. 19??) Jim Hart (m. ??) |
Linda Carlson (May 12, 1945 – October 26, 2021) was an American actress.
Carlson was born inKnoxville, Tennessee, on May 12, 1945,[1] and raised inMinnesota;[2] she was of Swedish descent.[3] She attended theUniversity of Iowa, where she received a bachelor's degree in speech and dramatic arts. She went on to teach for several months at a high school inFlint, Michigan, before moving to New York City, where she attended the NYU School of the Arts and received a master's degree.[4] She later taught acting at NYU.[5]
Carlson broke into professional theater with theNegro Ensemble Company in New York, then spent a season at the Repertory Theatre inMilwaukee, Wisconsin.[4] She went on to appear at theGuthrie Theater inMinneapolis, Minnesota, at Canada's Manitoba Theatre Center inWinnipeg, and at the McCarter Theatre inPrinceton, New Jersey, as well as with the Indiana Repertory Theatre inIndianapolis, Indiana.[4]Off-Broadway productions in which she appeared includeThe Harangues (1969),The Death of Lord Chatterly (1973),Miss Julie (1973),Demons: A Possession (1974),Winner Take All (1975) andLight Up the Sky (1990).[6] On Broadway, she portrayed Crete inFull Circle (1973) and was an understudy inA Memory of Two Mondays / 27 Wagons Full of Cotton (1976), andThey Knew What They Wanted (1976).[7]
Carlson starred onWestside Medical,[5] portrayed Katie McKenna onKaz[8] and appeared onMurder One.
Carlson played the part of Ellen Sherback in theKojak episode "Cry for the Kids" in 1977.
In the episode "Hotel Oceanview" of the seriesWKRP in Cincinnati, which premiered on November 28, 1980, Carlson played a woman attracted to station salesman Herb Tarlek (Frank Bonner). He is deeply shaken when she tells him that they were on the football team together in high school, she having since undergone a sex change.
On the seriesNewhart, Carlson had a recurring role as Bev Dutton, the manager of the small Vermont television station whereBob Newhart hosted a Sunday afternoon interview program.
Carlson appeared in the episode ""Comings and Goings" of the 1995situation comedyDouble Rush.
She was married to actor-directorPhilip Charles MacKenzie, whom she met at NYU.[4] They eventually divorced.[9] She went on to marry Jim Hart, a former Marine Corps tank officer turned IT specialist.[9]
Carlson died fromamyotrophic lateral sclerosis inGaylordsville, Connecticut, on October 26, 2021, at the age of 76.[10]
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