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Linda Purl

ACTING

1955-09-02 (70)

Greenwich, Connecticut, United States

Biography

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

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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.

Best known for:

Filmography:

Hawaii Five-O poster

Hawaii Five-O(1968)

Ruth Martin

Medical Center poster

Medical Center(1969)

Leslie

The Walking Major poster

The Walking Major(1970)

Rose Allen

Jory poster

Jory(1973)

Amy Barron

Happy Days poster

Happy Days(1974)

Gloria, Ashley Pfister

Beacon Hill poster

Beacon Hill(1975)

Betsy Bullock

Medical Story poster

Medical Story(1975)

Kim

Crazy Mama poster

Crazy Mama(1975)

Cheryl

W.C. Fields and Me poster

W.C. Fields and Me(1976)

Ingenue

Eleanor and Franklin poster

Eleanor and Franklin(1976)

Alice Roosevelt, Age 14-20

Young Pioneers poster

Young Pioneers(1976)

Molly Beaton

Having Babies poster

Having Babies(1976)

Laura Gorman

Young Pioneers' Christmas poster

Young Pioneers' Christmas(1976)

Molly Beaton

The Love Boat poster

The Love Boat(1977)

Anne Lester

Testimony of Two Men poster

Testimony of Two Men(1977)

Mavis Eaton

Little Ladies of the Night poster

Little Ladies of the Night(1977)

Hailey Atkins

The Young Pioneers poster

The Young Pioneers(1978)

Molly Beaton

A Last Cry for Help poster

A Last Cry for Help(1979)

Sharon Muir

The Flame Is Love poster

The Flame Is Love(1979)

Emmaline Nevada 'Vada' Holtz

Black Market Baby poster

Black Market Baby(1979)

Anne Macarino

Women at West Point poster

Women at West Point(1979)

Jennifer Scott

The Night the City Screamed poster

The Night the City Screamed(1980)

Brenda Farrell

The Manions of America poster

The Manions of America(1981)

Deirdre O'Manion

The High Country poster

The High Country(1981)

Kathy

The Adventures of Nellie Bly poster

The Adventures of Nellie Bly(1981)

Nellie Bly

Visiting Hours poster

Visiting Hours(1982)

Sheila Munroe

Money on the Side poster

Money on the Side(1982)

Annie Gilson

Murder, She Wrote poster

Murder, She Wrote(1984)

Crystal Wendle, Laura Callan, Terry Shannon

The Last Days of Pompeii poster

The Last Days of Pompeii(1984)

Nydia

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents poster

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents(1985)

Lisa Tate

Midas Valley poster

Midas Valley(1985)

Sarah Corey

Matlock poster

Matlock(1986)

Charlene Matlock

Samson and Delilah poster

Samson and Delilah(1986)

Delilah (voice)

Outrage! poster

Outrage!(1986)

Arlene Robbins

Pleasures poster

Pleasures(1986)

Eve Harper

Dark Mansions poster

Dark Mansions(1986)

Shellane Victor

The Bold and the Beautiful poster

The Bold and the Beautiful(1987)

Lucy

In Self Defense poster

In Self Defense(1987)

Susan Andrews

Spies, Lies & Naked Thighs poster

Spies, Lies & Naked Thighs(1988)

Beverly

Addicted to His Love poster

Addicted to His Love(1988)

Cassie Robbins

Viper poster

Viper(1988)

Laura Maculla

Web of Deceit poster

Web of Deceit(1990)

Lauren Hale

Timeless Tales: Rapunzel poster

Timeless Tales: Rapunzel(1990)

Rapunzel

The Hidden Room poster

The Hidden Room(1991)

Kate Richards

Before the Storm poster

Before the Storm(1991)

Kate Del 'Amico

Under Cover poster

Under Cover(1991)

Kate Del'Amico

Secrets poster

Secrets(1992)

Jane Adams

Body Language poster

Body Language(1992)

Norma Suffield

Walker, Texas Ranger poster

Walker, Texas Ranger(1993)

Barbara Conway

Touched by an Angel poster

Touched by an Angel(1994)

Sally

Robin's Hoods poster

Robin's Hoods(1994)

Brett Robin

Burke's Law poster

Burke's Law(1994)

Kelly Harris

Accidental Meeting poster

Accidental Meeting(1994)

Maryanne Bellmann

Incident at Deception Ridge poster

Incident at Deception Ridge(1994)

Helen Davis

Natural Causes poster

Natural Causes(1994)

Jessie McCarthy, Jessie MacCarthy

Born Free: A New Adventure poster

Born Free: A New Adventure(1996)

Eleanor Porter

The Absolute Truth poster

The Absolute Truth(1997)

Jean Douglas

Mighty Joe Young poster

Mighty Joe Young(1998)

Dr. Ruth Young

Holy Joe poster

Holy Joe(1999)

Joan Wolrod

The Perfect Tenant poster

The Perfect Tenant(2000)

Jessica Michaels

Crossing Jordan poster

Crossing Jordan(2001)

Joan

Cold Case poster

Cold Case(2003)

Diane Moore (2005)

Fear of the Dark poster

Fear of the Dark(2003)

Sandy Bilings

Frozen Impact poster

Frozen Impact(2003)

Dr. Christy Blanchard

Desperate Housewives poster

Desperate Housewives(2004)

Lillian Allen

Stranger at the Door poster

Stranger at the Door(2004)

Kathleen Norris

Bones poster

Bones(2005)

Mrs. Diana Annenburg

The Office poster

The Office(2005)

Helene Beesly

Criminal Intent poster

Criminal Intent(2005)

Kirsten Sorensen

Maid of Honor poster

Maid of Honor(2006)

Laci Collins

True Blood poster

True Blood(2008)

Barbara Pelt

Lie to Me poster

Lie to Me(2009)

Meredith Spencer

Homeland poster

Homeland(2011)

Elizabeth Gaines

Stalked at 17 poster

Stalked at 17(2012)

Lauren

Designated Survivor poster

Designated Survivor(2016)

Julia Rombauer

Bender poster

Bender(2016)

Mrs. Thomas

The Oath poster

The Oath(2018)

Gwenn

Viral Vignettes poster

Viral Vignettes(2020)

Judy

The Swing of Things poster

The Swing of Things(2020)

Sherry Fairfax-Rothstein

Broken Halos poster

Broken Halos(2020)

Blondie

Hacks poster

Hacks(2021)

Kathy

Doomsday Mom poster

Doomsday Mom(2021)

Kay Woodcock

Paul's Promise poster

Paul's Promise(2022)

Minnie Holderfield

Hollywood Grit poster

Hollywood Grit(2025)

Eleanor Rhodes