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Linda Purl

Acting

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

Also known as لیندا پورل

Biography

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

Filmography39 titles

The Office

2005as Helene Beesly

Hollywood Grit

2025as Eleanor Rhodes

Bones

2005as Mrs. Diana Annenburg

W.C. Fields and Me

1976as Ingenue

Lie to Me

2009as Meredith Spencer

Desperate Housewives

2004as Lillian Allen

Cold Case

2003as Diane Moore (2005)

Homeland

2011as Elizabeth Gaines

True Blood

2008as Barbara Pelt

Happy Days

1974as Ashley Pfister

Murder, She Wrote

1984as Crystal Wendle

Hacks

2021as Kathy

Jory

1973as Amy Barron

Designated Survivor

2016as Julia Rombauer

Crossing Jordan

2001as Joan

Touched by an Angel

1994as Sally

The Waltons

1972

Hawaii Five-O

1968as Ruth Martin

Matlock

1986as Charlene Matlock

Walker, Texas Ranger

1993as Barbara Conway

The Oath

2018as Gwenn

Mighty Joe Young

1998as Dr. Ruth Young

The Love Boat

1977as Anne Lester

Frozen Impact

2003as Dr. Christy Blanchard

In Self Defense

1987as Susan Andrews

The Bold and the Beautiful

1987as Lucy

Crazy Mama

1975as Cheryl

Stalked at 17

2012as Lauren

Criminal Intent

2005as Kirsten Sorensen

Stranger at the Door

2004as Kathleen Norris

Fear of the Dark

2003as Sandy Bilings

Money on the Side

1982as Annie Gilson

The Swing of Things

2020as Sherry Fairfax-Rothstein

Bender

2016as Mrs. Thomas

Spies, Lies & Naked Thighs

1988as Beverly

Eleanor and Franklin

as Alice Roosevelt, Age 14-20

The Perfect Tenant

2000as Jessica Michaels

Leo and Loree

1980

Broken Halos

2020as Blondie