Linda Purl

Actor Sep 2 (age 70) Greenwich, Connecticut, United States 1966–2025 (59 year career)

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Biography

Linda Purl (born September 2, 1955) is an American actress and singer, perhaps best known for portraying Charlene Matlock on Matlock.

Known For

Film

Happy Days

Ashley Pfister

Film

Mighty Joe Young

Dr. Ruth Young

Film

Matlock

Charlene Matlock

Film

Visiting Hours

Sheila Munroe

Film

The Swing of Things

Sherry Fairfax-Rothstein

Film

The Office

Sexy Nurse

Film

Fear of the Dark

Sandy Bilings

Film

The Last Days of Pompeii

Nydia

Filmography

Acting (98)

Movies (58)

Hollywood Grit

2025

as Eleanor Rhodes

10.0

Paul's Promise

2022

as Minnie Holderfield

Doomsday Mom

as Kay Woodcock

Broken Halos

as Blondie

The Swing of Things

as Sherry Fairfax-Rothstein

Bender

as Mrs. Thomas

Stalked at 17

as Lauren

Threat Level Midnight

2011

as Sexy Nurse / Helene Beesly

Threat Level Midnight: The Movie

as Sexy Nurse

Maid of Honor

as Laci Collins

Criminal Intent

as Kirsten Sorensen

Stranger at the Door

as Kathleen Norris

Frozen Impact

as Dr. Christy Blanchard

Fear of the Dark

as Sandy Bilings

The Perfect Tenant

as Jessica Michaels

Holy Joe

as Joan Wolrod

Mighty Joe Young

as Dr. Ruth Young

The Absolute Truth

as Jean Douglas

Born Free: A New Adventure

as Eleanor Porter

Natural Causes

as Jessie McCarthy

Accidental Meeting

as Maryanne Bellmann

Incident at Deception Ridge

as Helen Davis

Body Language

as Norma Suffield

Secrets

as Jane Adams

Under Cover

as Kate Del'Amico

Before the Storm

1991

as Kate Del 'Amico

Web of Deceit

1990

as Lauren Hale

1.0

Timeless Tales: Rapunzel

as Rapunzel

Addicted to His Love

as Cassie Robbins

Viper

as Laura Maculla

Spies, Lies & Naked Thighs

as Beverly

In Self Defense

as Susan Andrews

Outrage!

as Arlene Robbins

Pleasures

as Eve Harper

Samson and Delilah

as Delilah (voice)

Dark Mansions

as Shellane Victor

Midas Valley

1985

as Sarah Corey

Money on the Side

as Annie Gilson

Visiting Hours

as Sheila Munroe

The High Country

as Kathy

The Adventures of Nellie Bly

1981

as Nellie Bly

3.0

The Night the City Screamed

as Brenda Farrell

Leo and Loree

Black Market Baby

as Anne Macarino

Like Normal People

as Virginia Rae Hensler

6.0

The Flame Is Love

1979

as Emmaline Nevada 'Vada' Holtz

Women at West Point

1979

as Jennifer Scott

A Last Cry for Help

1979

as Sharon Muir

10.0

Little Ladies of the Night

as Hailey Atkins

W.C. Fields and Me

as Ingenue

State Fair

as Bobbie Jean Shaw

Having Babies

1976

as Laura Gorman

6.0

Young Pioneers' Christmas

as Molly Beaton

Young Pioneers

as Molly Beaton

Crazy Mama

as Cheryl

Jory

as Amy Barron

The Walking Major

as Rose Allen

Time Travelers

as Farrington's Daughter

6.0

Television (40)

Hacks

as Kathy

Viral Vignettes

as Judy

The Oath

as Gwenn

Designated Survivor

as Julia Rombauer

Homeland

as Elizabeth Gaines

True Blood

as Barbara Pelt

Bones

as Mrs. Diana Annenburg

The Office

as Sexy Nurse

Desperate Housewives

as Lillian Allen

Cold Case

as Diane Moore (2005)

First Monday

Crossing Jordan

as Joan

Port Charles

Touched by an Angel

as Sally

Burke's Law

as Kelly Harris

Robin's Hoods

as Brett Robin

Walker, Texas Ranger

as Barbara Conway

Jack's Place

Under Cover

as Kate Del'Amico

The Bold and the Beautiful

as Lucy

Matlock

as Charlene Matlock

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Lisa Tate

Murder, She Wrote

as Terry Shannon

The Last Days of Pompeii

1984

as Nydia

7.3

The Manions of America

as Deirdre O'Manion

The Young Pioneers

as Molly Beaton

The Love Boat

as Anne Lester

What Really Happened to the Class of '65?

Testimony of Two Men

as Mavis Eaton

Eleanor and Franklin

as Alice Roosevelt, Age 14-20

Medical Story

as Kim

Beacon Hill

as Betsy Bullock

Happy Days

as Ashley Pfister

Happy Days

as Gloria

Sons and Daughters

The Waltons

Medical Center

Hawaii Five-O

as Ruth Martin

The Secret Storm

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Presenter