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Linda Purl

Acting · Born September 2, 1955 · Greenwich, Connecticut, United States

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

Linda Purl movies and shows

  • The Office2005
  • Bones2005
  • Desperate Housewives2004
  • Homeland2011
  • Hawaii Five-O1969
  • Murder, She Wrote1984
  • The Love Boat1977
  • Happy Days1974
  • True Blood2008
  • Cold Case2003
  • Hacks2021
  • Golden Globe Awards1944
  • The Waltons1972
  • Crossing Jordan2001
  • Walker, Texas Ranger1993
  • Touched by an Angel1994
  • Matlock1986
  • Lie to Me2009
  • The Bold and the Beautiful1987
  • Designated Survivor2016
  • Medical Center1969
  • The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents1985
  • Burke's Law1994
  • The Oath2018