Linda Cardellini

Mostly Credited As: Linda Cardellini
Birth Name: Linda Edna Cardellini
Date Of Birth: June 25, 1975 (Age 40)
Country Of Birth:

USA
Birth Place: Redwood City, California
Height: 5' 3" (1.6 m)

The daughter of Wayne and Lorraine Cardellini, Linda Cardellini is of Irish and Italian descent. She was brought up in California and graduated from Saint Francis High School in Mountain View, California. She graduated in 2001 from Loyola Marymount University with a degree in theater. Linda is an art lover, more specifically the art of Margaret Keane. She also loves martial arts.

She is known from her role as Lindsay Weir in Freaks and Geeks and as Samantha Taggart on ER. She also played Velma in the Scooby Doo movies. In 1994, she was a contestant on The Price Is Right, and won a fireplace.

TV Appearances

Main cast

Bloodline (2015)	As: Meg Rayburn
Untitled Todd A. Kessler/Daniel Zelman/Glenn Kessler/Netflix Proj (2014)	As: John Rayburn
Untitled Kzk Project (2014)	As: Meg Rayburn
Sanjay and Craig (2013)	As: Megan -- [Voice]
Out There (2013) (2013)	As: Sharla -- [Voice]
Gravity Falls (2012)	As: Wendy -- [Voice]
Regular Show (2010)	As: C.J. -- [Voice]
Freaks and Geeks (1999)	As: Lindsay Weir
ER (1994)	As: Nurse Samantha Taggart (Episodes 206-331, recurring previously)

Episode Cast Credits

New Girl (2011)
	• Sister III	03x18: (Mar/04/2014)	As	Abby
	• Sister II	03x17: (Feb/25/2014)	As	Abby
	• Sister	03x16: (Feb/11/2014)	As	Abby
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart (1996)
	• Linda Cardellini	18x117: (Jun/17/2013)	As	Herself, [Interviewees]
Mad Men (2007) Show all 8 episode cast credits
	• Favors	06x11: (Jun/09/2013)	As	Sylvia Rosen
	• The Crash	06x08: (May/19/2013)	As	Sylvia Rosen
	• Man With a Plan	06x07: (May/12/2013)	As	Sylvia Rosen
	• The Flood	06x05: (Apr/28/2013)	As	Sylvia Rosen
The View (1997)
	• Sarah Michelle Gellar, Linda Cardellini, Grace Hightower, guest co-host Jerry O'Connell	16x176: (Jun/07/2013)	As	Herself, [Interviewees]
Scooby-Doo - Mystery, Inc. (2010) Show all 8 episode cast credits
	• Come Undone	02x26: (Apr/05/2013)	*Voiced*	Hot Dog Water, [Featuring]
	• Through the Curtain	02x25: (Apr/05/2013)	*Voiced*	Hot Dog Water, [Featuring]
	• Night on Haunted Mountain	02x08: (Aug/08/2012)	*Voiced*	Hot Dog Water / Dark Lilith, [Featuring]
	• Web of the Dreamweaver!	02x04: (Aug/02/2012)	*Voiced*	Hot Dog Water, [Featuring]
Person of Interest (2011)
	• Cura Te Ipsum	01x04: (Oct/13/2011)	As	Dr. Megan Tillman
The Bonnie Hunt Show (2008) (2008)
	• Cybill Shepherd, Linda Cardellini, dance crew Breaksk8	01x133: (Apr/01/2009)	As	Herself
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005)
	• Isabella Rossellini, Linda Cardellini	05x55: (Mar/31/2009)	As	Herself
Robot Chicken (2005)
	• Chirlaxx	03x20: (Oct/05/2008)	*Voiced*	Various Characters
	• Operation Rich In Spirit	01x17: (Jun/26/2005)	*Voiced*	Velma
Human Giant (2007)
	• Mind Explosion	01x01: (Apr/05/2007)	As	Featured Player
The Megan Mullally Show (2006)
	• David Hyde Pierce, Linda Cardellini, Taylor Ware	01x42: (Nov/14/2006)	As	Herself
The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003)
	• Tour of Warner Bros. Studio	03x44: (Nov/03/2005)	As	Herself
The Sharon Osbourne Show (US) (2003)
	• Episode 133	01x133: (Mar/31/2004)	As	Herself
Last Call with Carson Daly (2002)
	• Matthew Modine, Linda Cardellini, Joss Stone	03x37: (Mar/30/2004)	As	Herself
The Twilight Zone (2002) (2002)
	• The Path	01x24: (Jan/08/2003)	As	Ally Warner
Boy Meets World (1993)
	• The Psychotic Episode	06x21: (May/07/1999)	As	Lauren
	• Honesty Night	05x21: (Apr/24/1998)	As	Lauren (Archive Footage)
	• Torn Between Two Lovers (Feeling Like a Fool)	05x16: (Feb/27/1998)	As	Lauren
	• Heartbreak Cory	05x14: (Feb/06/1998)	As	Lauren
Kenan & Kel (1996)
	• The Chicago Witch Trials	03x04: (Oct/31/1998)	As	Becky
Step by Step (1991)
	• Girls Just Wanna Have Fun	07x08: (Nov/07/1997)	As	Cassie Evans
Pacific Palisades (1997)
	• Sweet Revenge	01x12: (Jul/23/1997)	As	Sara
	• Desperate Measure	01x08: (Jun/25/1997)	As	Sara
3rd Rock from the Sun (1996)
	• Dickmalion	02x20: (Apr/13/1997)	As	Lorna

Linda Cardellini Joins New Netflix Drama	Feb/04/2014
'New Girl' Casts Linda Cardellini as Jess' Sister	Dec/16/2013
'Freaks and Geeks': Where Are They Now?	Aug/02/2013
'Mad Men's Linda Cardellini talks debut	Apr/07/2013
Chrononaut Chronicles: Freaks and Geeks - The Complete Series	Dec/18/2012