Linda Cardellini
| Linda Cardellini | |
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Cardellini at the 2011
Deauville American Film Festival |
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| Born |
Linda Edna Cardellini June 25, 1975 Redwood City, California, U.S. |
| Education | Loyola Marymount University |
| Occupation | Actress, voice actress |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Partner(s) | Steven Rodriguez (2009-present; engaged since 2013) |
| Children | 1 |
Linda Edna Cardellini (born June 25, 1975) is an American actress and voice actress.
She is known for her roles as Lindsay Weir on Freaks and Geeks, Samantha Taggart on ER, Velma Dinkley in the live-action Scooby-Doo feature films, Sylvia Rosen, a neighbor of Don Draper's, on the AMC drama series Mad Men, Meg Rayburn on the Netflix original series Bloodline, Cassie in Brokeback Mountain, and Laura Barton in Avengers: Age of Ultron. She is also known for voicing roles in animated projects such as CJ in Regular Show, Wendy Corduroy in Gravity Falls, and Megan in Sanjay and Craig.
Cardellini was born in Redwood City, California, the daughter of Lorraine (née Hernan), a homemaker, and Wayne David Cardellini, a businessman. She is the youngest of four children. Cardellini is of Italian (from her paternal grandfather), Irish (her mother), German, English, and Scottish descent, and was raised Catholic. She made her first public appearance at age 10, when she sang in a school play. Subsequently, 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, then moved to Los Angeles to seek roles in television and film. Cardellini was a contestant in a 1994 episode of The Price Is Right, winning a fireplace.
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