Linda Cardellini: Her Best Movies And TV Shows
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Linda Cardellini
Linda Cardellini has portrayed several roles in both TV, film, and now Netflix! Born on June 25, 1975 in California, Linda got her start in acting on television series like Bone Chillers, Step By Step, Boy Meets World and 3rd Rock from the Sun in the mid '90s. Remember when she played "Chutney Wyndham" in Legally Blonde? Yeah, we needed a reminder, too! Check out more of her Linda's career highlights right here!
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'Freaks and Geeks'
Freaks and Geeks was the show to kick-off Linda Cardellini's career! In it, she played the gifted high school student "Lindsay Weir" who hangs out with, you guessed it, freaks and geeks. Pictured here with Jason Segel and James Franco, the show also includes a young Busy Philipps and Seth Rogen. Linda even dated Jason Segel for five years after the series ended!
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'ER'
In the medical drama ER, Linda played "Samantha Taggart", a free-spirited nurse from 2003 up until its final episode in 2009. Fun fact: ER has won 116 awards throughout the course of its 15 seasons in total!
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'Mad Men'
Linda Cardellini played "Sylvia Rosen" for a few seasons of the award-winning series Mad Men! "Sylvia" was the mistress of "Don" (Jon Hamm), but, well, who could resist someone like Jon Hamm? Her role even earned her a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series.
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'Brokeback Mountain'
In 2005's award-winning Brokeback Mountain, Linda played the waitress "Cassie", who was romantically involved with Heath Ledger's character, "Ennis". She received a nomination by the Gotham Awards as well as the Screen Actors Guild Awards for Best Ensemble Case/Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.
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'Return'
Linda stars in the 2011 drama Return, with her Mad Men coworker John Slattery, no less. The film depicts Linda's character, "Kelli", as returning home from her military service in the Middle East and re-adapting to life. She was nominated for Best Female Lead by the Independent Spirit Awards for her role.
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'Green Book'
In 2019, you may remember that Green Book won the Oscar for Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay! The comedy-drama film includes famed actors Mahershala Ali and Viggo Mortensen, with Linda portraying Viggo's wife as "Dolores". Check out this biographical film if you haven't already!
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'Bloodline'
Linda first dipped her foot in with the streaming service Netflix for the drama/thriller series Bloodline. The series ran for three seasons, from 2015-2017 and received positive reviews! She portrayed "Meg Rayburn", an attorney as well as the family peacekeeper, pictured here with actor Kyle Chandler.
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'Dead to Me'
Both Christina Applegate and Linda Cardellini star in Netflix's 'Dead to Me'. The show had 3 successful seasons that ran from 2019-2022. In this dark comedy, Christina and Linda's characters bond over during their therapy sessions. Will Ferrell even serves as one of the show's executive producers!
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Linda Cardellini
So, what's Linda Cardellini up to today? In 2019, she wrapped up her role as "Laura Barton" in the Avenger films (Avengers: Age of Ultron and Avengers: End of Game) and she starred in the 2020 biographical film Capone. She plays the wife of famous mobster Al Capone - Mae Capone! You can also catch her in the 2021 mini-series Hawkeye! We're excited to see what projects she'll be in next!