Linda Cardellini
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Image:Samantha Taggart (ER).jpg Linda Edna Cardellini (born June 25, 1975), is an American television and film actress.
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Biography
Personal life
Cardellini, a natural brunette, was born in Redwood City, California to Wayne David Cardellini and Lorraine Hernan. She graduated from nearby Mountain View's St. Francis High School in 1993, and attended Loyola Marymount University's College of Communication & Fine Arts, graduating in 2001 with a degree in theatre.
Cardellini enjoys art, especially that of Margaret Keane. She takes martial arts classes.
Career
Cardellini appeared as a contestant on The Price is Right, where she won a fireplace. She was the lead in Bone Chillers (1996), an ABC children's show, and was also the voice of the heroine in the role-playing video game Gladius.
Cardellini may be best known for her roles as high school student Lindsay Weir on Freaks and Geeks and nurse Samantha Taggart on ER. She played Velma in two live-action Scooby-Doo movies, which were released in 2002 and 2004, respectively.
Television
- Bone Chillers (1996) - Sarah
- Guys Like Us (1998-99) - Jude
- The Lot (1999) - June Parker
- Freaks and Geeks (1999) - Lindsay Weir
- ER (2003-present) - Nurse Samantha Taggart
Guest roles
- 3rd Rock from the Sun (1997) - Lorna
- Pacific Palisades (TV series) (1997) - Sara
- Clueless (TV series) (1997) - Audrey
- Step by Step (1997) - Casey
- Boy Meets World (1998) - Lauren
- Promised Land (1996 TV series) (1998) - Amber
- Kenan & Kel (1998) - Becky
- Boy Meets World (1999) - Lauren
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show (2002) - Herself
- The Twilight Zone (2003) - Allison "Ally" Warner
- Player$ (2003) - Herself
- On Air with Ryan Seacrest - Herself
- Jimmy Kimmel Live (2004) - Herself
- HBO First Look (2004) - Herself
- Fridays (2004) - Herself
- The Sharon Osbourne Show (2004) - Herself
- Last Call with Carson Daly (2004) - Herself
- Robot Chicken (2005) - Velma (voice)
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2005) - Herself
Filmography
- Good Burger (1997) - Heather
- Dead Man on Campus (1998) - Kelly
- Strangeland (1998) - Genevieve Gage
- Dying to Live (1999) - Leslie Chambers
- The Prince and the Surfer (1999) - Melissa
- Legally Blonde (2001) - Chutney Windham
- The Unsaid (2001) - Shelly Hunter
- Scooby-Doo (2002) - Velma Dinkley
- Gladius (2003) - Ursula (voice)
- Certainly Not a Fairytale (2003) - Adelle/Writer
- Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004) - Velma
- LolliLove (2004) - Linda
- Jiminy Glick in Lalawood (2004) - Natalie Coolidge
- Brokeback Mountain (2005) - Cassie Cartwright
- American Gun (2005) - Mary-Anne
- Grandma's Boy (2006) - Samantha