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Linda Edna Cardellini (born June 25,
1975) is an American television and film actress. She is perhaps best
known for her roles as high school student Lindsay Weir on Freaks and
Geeks, as Velma Dinkley in the live-action Scooby-Doo films, and as
Samantha Taggart on ER.
Cardellini was born in Redwood City, California, the daughter of Lorraine
(née Hernan) and Wayne David Cardellini. She made her first public
appearance at age 10, when she sang in a school play. After the
performance, she acted in several school productions and started attending
drama lessons. She graduated from nearby Mountain View's Catholic St.
Francis High School in 1993.
Cardellini received her first big break in 1996 when she landed a starring
role as Sarah on ABC's Saturday morning live-action children's series,
Bone Chillers. Following this, she made guest appearances on prime-time
programs such as Step by Step, Clueless, 3rd Rock from the Sun, and Boy
Meets World as Lauren, a girl that came between the show's star couple.
Cardellini spent the summer of 1999 in Europe as part of a touring
production of Lancelot, a 14th century Dutch tragedy.
Cardellini had her first major success when she landed one of the starring
roles in the NBC series Freaks and Geeks, which debuted during the
1999-2000 season. As Lindsay Weir, an honor student in the midst of an
identity crisis, the actress earned positive response that subsequently
catapulted her to fame. In 2002, Cardellini starred in the live-action
adaption of Scooby-Doo, in which she brought to life the cartoon character
of Velma Dinkley. She would later reprise the role of Velma in 2004's
Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed. In 2003, she joined the cast of the
hospital drama ER as Samantha Taggart, a free-spirited nurse. Cardellini
acted for six seasons on ER, until the series finale, And in the End, and,
of the final season cast, was the second longest residing cast member,
second only to Parminder Nagra.
Her other film work includes roles in Dead Man on Campus, Legally Blonde,
Brokeback Mountain, and a starring role in Happy Madison's Grandma's Boy
as Samantha. She was also the voice of Ursula in the role-playing video
game, Gladius. She also plays the voice of Bliss Goode on The Goode
Family. In 2007, Cardellini was chosen to play lovelorn Clara in CBS'
miniseries Comanche Moon, a prequel to 1989's Lonesome Dove.
Cardellini attended Loyola Marymount University's College of Communication
and Fine Arts, graduating in 2001 with a degree in theatre arts.
Cardellini dated her Freaks and Geeks co-star Jason Segel for a few years
following the show's cancellation. She enjoys art (especially that of
Margaret Keane) and takes martial arts classes. |
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Super (2010) .... Pet Store
Employee
The Irishman (2010/II) .... Joan Madigan
"The Goode Family" .... Bliss / ... (13 episodes, 2009)
- A Goode Man Is Hard to Find (2009) TV episode (voice) .... Bliss
Goode
- Gerald's Way or the Highway (2009) TV episode (voice) .... Bliss
Goode
- Trouble in Store (2009) TV episode (voice) .... Bliss Goode/Shelly
- Public Disturbance (2009) TV episode (voice) .... Bliss
- After-School Special (2009) TV episode (voice) .... Bliss
(8 more)
"Cupid" .... Masseuse (1 episode, 2009)
- My Fair Masseuse (2009) TV episode (uncredited) .... Masseuse
"ER" .... Nurse Samantha Taggart (126 episodes, 2003-2009)
- And in the End... (2009) TV episode .... Nurse Samantha Taggart
- I Feel Good (2009) TV episode .... Nurse Samantha Taggart
- Shifting Equilibrium (2009) TV episode .... Nurse Samantha Taggart
- Old Times (2009) TV episode .... Nurse Samantha Taggart
- What We Do (2009) TV episode .... Nurse Samantha Taggart
(121 more)
The Lazarus Project (2008) .... Julie Ingram
"Robot Chicken" .... Asian Masseuse / ... (2 episodes, 2005-2008)
- Chirlaxx (2008) TV episode (voice) .... Condoleeza Rice / Girl's
Mother
- Operation Rich in Spirit (2005) TV episode (voice) .... Velma
Dinkley / Asian Masseuse / Blueberry Muffin
"Comanche Moon" .... Clara Forsythe (3 episodes, 2008)
- Episode #1.3 (2008) TV episode .... Clara Forsythe
- Episode #1.2 (2008) TV episode .... Clara Forsythe
- Episode #1.1 (2008) TV episode .... Clara Forsythe
"Human Giant" .... Melody Richards (1 episode, 2007)
- Mind Explosion (2007) TV episode .... Melody Richards
Grandma's Boy (2006) .... Samantha
American Gun (2005) .... Mary Ann Wilk
Brokeback Mountain (2005) .... Cassie
... aka Souvenirs de Brokeback Mountain (Canada: French title)
LolliLove (2004) .... Linda
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood (2004) .... Natalie Coolidge
Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004) .... Velma
... aka Scooby-Doo 2: Monstres en liberté (Canada: French title)
Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004) (VG) (voice) .... Velma
Certainly Not a Fairytale (2003) .... Adelle/Writer
Gladius (2003) (VG) (voice) .... Ursula
"The Twilight Zone" .... Allison 'Ali' Warner (1 episode, 2003)
- The Path (2003) TV episode .... Allison 'Ali' Warner
Scooby-Doo (2002) .... Velma
The Unsaid (2001) .... Shelly Hunter
Legally Blonde (2001) .... Chutney
"Freaks and Geeks" .... Lindsay Weir (18 episodes, 1999-2000)
- Noshing and Moshing (2000) TV episode .... Lindsay Weir
- Dead Dogs and Gym Teachers (2000) TV episode .... Lindsay Weir
- Discos and Dragons (2000) TV episode .... Lindsay Weir
- Smooching and Mooching (2000) TV episode .... Lindsay Weir
- The Little Things (2000) TV episode .... Lindsay Weir
(13 more)
The Prince and the Surfer (1999) .... Melissa
"The Lot" .... June Parker (1 episode, 1999)
- Happy Landings (1999) TV episode .... June Parker
"Boy Meets World" .... Lauren (4 episodes, 1998-1999)
- The Psychotic Episode (1999) TV episode .... Lauren
- Honesty Night (1998) TV episode .... Lauren
- Torn between Two Lovers (Feeling Like a Fool) (1998) TV episode
.... Lauren
- Heartbreak Cory (1998) TV episode .... Lauren
Dying to Live (1999) (TV) .... Leslie Chambers
"Guys Like Us" .... Jude (7 episodes, 1998-1999)
- Good Old Days (1999) TV episode .... Jude
- Maestro's Gold Card (1999) TV episode .... Jude
- Truth or Consequences (1998) TV episode .... Jude
- A Turkey Too Far (1998) TV episode .... Jude
- Maestro's Big Break (1998) TV episode .... Jude
(2 more)
"Kenan & Kel" .... Becky (1 episode, 1998)
- Chicago Witch Trials (1998) TV episode .... Becky
"Promised Land" .... Amber (1 episode, 1998)
... aka Home of the Brave
- Chasin' the Blues (1998) TV episode .... Amber
Strangeland (1998) .... Genevieve Gage
... aka Dee Snider's StrangeLand (USA: promotional title)
Dead Man on Campus (1998) .... Kelly
"Step by Step" .... Cassie Evans (1 episode, 1997)
- Girls Just Wanna Have Fun (1997) TV episode .... Cassie Evans
"Clueless" .... Oddrey (1 episode, 1997)
- Chick Fight Tonight (1997) TV episode .... Oddrey
Good Burger (1997) .... Heather
"Pacific Palisades" .... Sara (2 episodes, 1997)
- Sweet Revenge (1997) TV episode .... Sara
- Desperate Measure (1997) TV episode .... Sara
"3rd Rock from the Sun" .... Lorna (1 episode, 1997)
... aka 3rd Rock (USA: promotional abbreviation)
... aka Life As We Know It
- Dickmalion (1997) TV episode .... Lorna
"Bone Chillers" .... Sarah / ... (8 episodes, 1996)
- Shmendel's Comet (1996) TV episode .... Sarah
- Edgar Allan Poe-Session (1996) TV episode .... Sarah
- Root of All Evil (1996) TV episode .... Sarah
- Charlotte's Revenge (1996) TV episode .... Sarah
- Mummy Dearest (1996) TV episode .... Sarah
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