Linda Cardellini Explained

Linda Cardellini
Birth Name:Linda Edna Cardellini
Birth Date:1975 6, mf=yes
Birth Place:Redwood City, California, U.S.
Alma Mater:Loyola Marymount University
Occupation:Actress
Years Active:1996–present
Works:Full list
Partner:Steven Rodriguez (2009–present; engaged)
Children:1

Linda Edna Cardellini[1] (born June 25, 1975)[2] is an American actress. In television, she is known for her starring roles as Lindsay Weir on Freaks and Geeks (1999–2000), Samantha "Sam" Taggart on ER (2003–2009) and Meg Rayburn on Bloodline (2015–2017), as well as her portrayal of Judy Hale on Netflix's Dead to Me (2019–2022), for which she earned a nomination for the 2020 Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. She also appeared as Sylvia Rosen on AMC's Mad Men between 2013–2015, receiving an Emmy nomination in the category of Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series.

In film, Cardellini is known for her portrayal of Velma Dinkley in Scooby-Doo (2002) and its 2004 sequel. Her other credits include Legally Blonde (2001), Brokeback Mountain (2005), Return (2011), Daddy's Home (2015), The Founder (2016), Green Book (2018), A Simple Favor (2018), and The Curse of La Llorona (2019). She also played Laura Barton in (2015), (2019) and the Disney+ miniseries Hawkeye (2021), as well as voicing and performing motion capture for Lylla in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023), making her one of the few actresses to appear as two different characters in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Early life and education

Linda Edna Cardellini was born on June 25, 1975, in Redwood City, California, United States.[3] Her father, Wayne David Cardellini, is a businessman, and her mother, Lorraine, is a homemaker. She is the youngest of four children.[4] Cardellini is of Italian, Irish, German, and Scottish descent.[5] [6] She was raised Catholic.[7] Cardellini made her first public appearance at age ten when she sang in a school play. Subsequently, she acted in several school productions and started taking drama lessons. Cardellini graduated from St. Francis High School in Mountain View in 1993[8] and then moved to Los Angeles to seek roles in television and film.[9] She was a contestant in a 1994 episode of The Price Is Right, winning a fireplace.[10] Cardellini attended Loyola Marymount University's College of Communication and Fine Arts, where she graduated with a degree in theater arts in 1997.[11] She was recognized as a "Distinguished Alumna" by the university in 2007.[12]

Career

Cardellini received her first big break role in 1996 as Sarah on ABC's Saturday morning live-action children's series, Bone Chillers. Following this, she made guest appearances on prime-time programs including Step by Step, Clueless, and 3rd Rock from the Sun, and she played Lauren on Boy Meets World, a girl that came between the show's star couple. Cardellini starred in the first season of the AMC series The Lot in 1999, and spent the summer in Europe as part of a touring production of Lancelot, a fourteenth-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, playing the role of Lindsay Weir, an honor student in the midst of an identity crisis. Cardellini starred in the live-action adaptation of Scooby-Doo in 2002, in which she played the cartoon character Velma Dinkley. She later reprised the role of Velma in 2004's . She joined the cast of the hospital drama ER in 2003 as Samantha Taggart, a free-spirited nurse. Cardellini acted for six seasons on ER until the series finale, "And in the End...", and with the cast won the TV Land ensemble Icon Award in 2009.[13]

Her other film work includes roles in Dead Man on Campus, Strangeland, Good Burger, Legally Blonde, Brokeback Mountain (for which she was nominated for the ensemble Gotham[14] and Screen Actors Guild awards),[15] and a starring role in the Happy Madison film Grandma's Boy as Samantha. She was the voice of Ursula in the role-playing video game Gladius and played the voice of Bliss Goode on the ABC animated series The Goode Family. In 2007, Cardellini was chosen to play lovelorn Clara in the CBS miniseries Comanche Moon, a prequel to 1989's Lonesome Dove.

In 2010 and 2011, Cardellini returned to the stage with the Dr. God comedy group in Los Angeles and San Francisco, appeared in Kill the Irishman and Super, and starred in the independent film Return. She appeared with cast members and producers of Freaks and Geeks and Undeclared at the Paley Center for Media PaleyFest on March 12, 2011.[16] [17] From June 15, 2012, to February 15, 2016, she was the voice of Wendy Corduroy on the Disney Channel show Gravity Falls.

Cardellini voice acts periodically on the podcast and live show The Thrilling Adventure Hour, on the Sparks Nevada: Marshal on Mars segments.[18] [19] In 2013, she was chosen to play Sylvia Rosen, a love interest of Don Draper on Mad Men. For her performance on Mad Men, she received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series. In 2015, she played Hawkeye's wife Laura Barton in , a role she reprised in the 2019 sequel , which was briefly the highest-grossing film of all time. Starting in 2015, she joined Kyle Chandler on a new Netflix drama series Bloodline, from the creators of Damages.[20] The show was canceled in 2016, and ended after its third season.[21] That same year, she also had a starring role as Sara Whitaker in the comedy film Daddy's Home. In 2017, she reprised her role in the sequel film Daddy's Home 2.

In August 2018, Cardellini was cast to co-star with Christina Applegate in Netflix's dark comedy series Dead to Me.[22] It premiered on May 3, 2019.[23] For her performance, she received critical acclaim and a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. That same year, she co-starred with Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali in the film Green Book, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture.

In 2019, she starred in the horror film The Curse of La Llorona.[24] In 2020, Cardellini appeared in the biographical drama film Capone as Mae Capone, the wife of the title character.[25]

In 2021, she reprised her role of Laura Barton in the Marvel Studios show Hawkeye, which premiered on Disney+ in November 2021.

Personal life

Cardellini dated her Freaks and Geeks co-star Jason Segel for several years following the show's cancellation in 2000.[26] She and her boyfriend Steven Rodriguez announced her pregnancy in October 2011.[27] Cardellini gave birth to their daughter in February 2012.[28] She and Rodriguez became engaged in June 2013.[29]

Filmography

See main article: List of Linda Cardellini performances.

Awards and nominations

YearAssociationCategoryNominated workResult
2005Gotham AwardsBest Ensemble CastBrokeback Mountain[30]
2006Screen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture[31]
2009TV Land AwardsIcon AwardER[32]
2013Primetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Guest Actress in a Drama SeriesMad Men[33]
Independent Spirit AwardsBest Female LeadReturn[34]
2019MTV Movie & TV AwardsBest Frightened PerformanceThe Curse of La Llorona[35]
2020Primetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Comedy SeriesDead to Me
[36]
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
2021Satellite AwardsBest Actress in a Musical or Comedy Series[37]
Screen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series[38]
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Linda Cardellini . February 26, 2024 . TV Guide.
  2. News: Linda Cardellini . . November 25, 2007 . Cutler . Jacqueline . August 26, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201202154241/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2007-11-25-0711230048-story.html . December 2, 2020 . live.
  3. News: Simon . Mark . August 19, 1999 . Redwood City's Own Hits It Big / Hometown girl a success in television shows in L.A. . SFGate.
  4. Knockout Nerd. People. July 1, 2002. March 1, 2019. June 30, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200630175826/https://people.com/archive/knockout-nerd-vol-58-no-1/. live.
  5. Web site: Episode 986 - Linda Cardellini . January 17, 2019 . . December 23, 2019 . January 27, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200127062716/http://www.wtfpod.com/podcast/episode-986-linda-cardellini . live .
  6. News: Opening in Orlando: High Life, Penguins and more. Steve. Schneider. Orlando Weekly. April 17, 2019. April 21, 2019. April 18, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190418131111/https://www.orlandoweekly.com/orlando/on-screens-in-orlando-high-life-penguins-and-more/Content?oid=25142836. live.
  7. Watkins . Gwynne . The Mad Men GQ+A: Linda Cardellini on Sylvia Rosen's Extramarital Bombshell: The Q . . June 12, 2013 . October 31, 2013 . November 3, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131103113832/http://www.gq.com/blogs/the-feed/2013/06/mad-men-interview-linda-cardellini-sylvia-rosen.html . live .
  8. Web site: Linda Cardellini. AskMen. https://web.archive.org/web/20060613022828/http://www.askmen.com/women/actress_200/212_linda_cardellini.html. June 13, 2006. dead.
  9. News: Young Actress Takes Shine To Playing A Movie Starlet. Donna. Petrozzello. New York Daily News. August 19, 1999. May 15, 2011. May 9, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120509212120/http://articles.nydailynews.com/1999-08-19/entertainment/18114779_1_linda-cardellini-jonathan-frakes-rue-mcclanahan. dead.
  10. News: Linda Cardellini Made Her First Television Appearance As A Contestant On 'The Price Is Right' (VIDEO). HuffPost. June 18, 2013. March 6, 2016. December 8, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151208081635/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/18/linda-cardellini-the-price-is-right-video_n_3458239.html. live.
  11. http://www.lmu.edu/sites/alumnirelations/Events/Event_Photos/LA_Leaders__LMU_Distinguished_Alumni_Reception_2007.htm "LA Leaders, LMU Distinguished Alumni Reception 2007"
  12. http://www.lmu.edu/sites/alumnirelations/Awards___Scholarships/Awards/Distinguished_Alumni_Awardees_1970-present.htm "Distinguished Alumni Awardees 1970–present"
  13. Web site: TV Land Awards gives Icon award to 'ER' . April . MacIntyre . April 9, 2009 . Monsters and Critics . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100813102254/http://www.monstersandcritics.com/smallscreen/news/article_1469892.php/2009_TV_Land_Awards_gives_Icon_award_to_ER . August 13, 2010 .
  14. http://www.filmmakermagazine.com/news/2005/10/gotham-awards-nominations-announced/ Gotham Awards Nominations Announced
  15. Web site: 12th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards and Nominees . . 2006 . May 26, 2011 . September 30, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110930172653/http://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/12th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards . live .
  16. Web site: Freaks and Geeks / Undeclared Reunion. PaleyCenter.org. March 12, 2011. March 16, 2011. March 18, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110318122935/http://www.paleycenter.org/paleyfest2011-freaksgeeksundeclared. live.
  17. Web site: Freaks and Geeks Still Rocks. IGN. March 14, 2011. March 16, 2011. March 16, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110316154455/http://tv.ign.com/articles/115/1155388p1.html. live.
  18. Web site: About the Show and the Segments Within – Sparks Nevada, Marshal on Mars . October 31, 2013 . The Thrilling Adventure Hour . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131207130829/http://thrillingadventurehour.com/theshow.php . December 7, 2013 .
  19. Web site: Martians and Superheroes and Nazis, Oh My!: 'Adventure Hour' Thrills Sell-Out Largo Crowd . Nicole . Campos . LA Weekly . June 8, 2010 . Public Spectacle art blog (We Recommend) . October 31, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131102211701/http://blogs.laweekly.com/arts/2010/06/martians_and_superheroes_and_n.php . November 2, 2013 . dead .
  20. Web site: Norbert Leo Butz Joins Netflix's Drama Series From 'Damages' Creators Todd A. Kessler, Glenn Kessler & Daniel Zelman . TVWise . March 5, 2014 . September 19, 2015 . May 3, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150503062607/http://www.tvwise.co.uk/2014/03/norbert-leo-butz-joins-netflixs-drama-series-damages-creators-todd-kessler-glenn-kessler-daniel-zelman/ . live .
  21. Web site: Prudom. Laura. 'Bloodline' Ending After Season 3 on Netflix. September 14, 2016. September 14, 2016. September 24, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190924004612/https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/bloodline-cancelled-season-3-netflix-1201860480/. live.
  22. News: Linda Cardellini To Star In Netflix Dark Comedy Series 'Dead To Me'. Andreeva. Nellie. Deadline Hollywood. August 3, 2018. November 9, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201109021039/https://deadline.com/2018/08/linda-cardellini-co-star-netflix-dark-comedy-series-dead-to-me-christina-applegate-1202439080/. live.
  23. News: Christina Applegate to Star in Will Ferrell–Produced Netflix Comedy Dead to Me. Wright. Megh. Vulture. July 16, 2018. July 15, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180715182514/http://www.vulture.com/2018/07/christina-applegate-to-star-in-netflix-comedy-dead-to-me.html. live.
  24. Web site: How 'Curse of La Llorona' Gave Linda Cardellini the Shot She'd Never Had . Davids . Brian . April 19, 2019 . The Hollywood Reporter . April 15, 2020 . May 18, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200518071216/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/how-curse-la-llorona-gave-linda-cardellini-her-big-shot-1203336 . live .
  25. Web site: Linda Cardellini, Matt Dillon, Kyle MacLachlan Join Tom Hardy's Al Capone Biopic . McNary . Dave . March 16, 2018 . Variety . Penske Media Corporation . April 2, 2018 . March 30, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180330012737/https://variety.com/2018/film/news/linda-cardellini-matt-dillon-kyle-maclachlan-al-capone-fonzo-1202729209/ . live .
  26. Web site: This breakup really broke up Jason Segel . . April 13, 2008 . June 7, 2013 . October 17, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141017085701/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-ca-segel13apr13,0,6976921.story . live .
  27. Web site: Linda Cardellini Expecting First Child. People. June 22, 2011. March 1, 2019. July 27, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210727215924/https://people.com/parents/linda-cardellini-expecting-first-child/. live.
  28. Web site: Linda Cardellini Welcomes Daughter Lilah-Rose. People. March 6, 2012. March 1, 2019. October 28, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201028054941/https://people.com/parents/linda-cardellini-welcomes-daughter-lilah-rose/. live.
  29. Web site: Linda Cardellini Engaged: 'Freaks And Geeks' Actress And Boyfriend Steven Rodriguez Set To Wed. The Huffington Post. June 7, 2013. June 7, 2013. May 22, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170522015200/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/07/linda-cardellini-engaged-steven-rodriguez_n_3404140.html. live.
  30. News: Gotham Awards Nominations Announced . . April 15, 2020 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140314002444/http://filmmakermagazine.com/2046-gotham-awards-nominations-announced/ . March 14, 2014 .
  31. Web site: The 12th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards. Screen Actors Guild. April 15, 2020. September 30, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110930172653/http://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/12th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards. live.
  32. Web site: Legendary Medical Drama 'ER' to Receive the Icon Award at the '2009 TV Land Awards' on Sunday, April 19th . April 8, 2009 . ViacomCBS Inc..
  33. Web site: Linda Cardellini - Emmy Awards, Nominations and Wins . Television Academy . August 13, 2020 . August 14, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200814194903/https://www.emmys.com/bios/linda-cardellini . live .
  34. Web site: Film Independent Spirit Awards 2013: Full List of Nominees . February 23, 2013 . ABC News . April 15, 2020 . July 2, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200702232104/https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/film-independent-spirit-awards-2013-full-list-nominees/story?id=18576349 . live .
  35. Web site: Nordyke . Kimberly . June 17, 2019 . MTV Movie & TV Awards: Avengers: Endgame, Game of Thrones Among Winners . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190618031256/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/mtv-movie-tv-awards-winners-full-list-2019-1210613/ . June 18, 2019 . September 24, 2023 . The Hollywood Reporter.
  36. Web site: July 28, 2020 . Here's a Full List of the 2020 Emmy Nominees . The New York Times . July 28, 2020 . September 17, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200917181510/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/28/arts/television/emmy-nominees-list.html . live .
  37. Web site: 25th Satellite Awards Nominees for Motion Pictures and Television Announced . Van Blaricom . Mirjana . February 1, 2021 . . February 1, 2021 . April 25, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210425122636/https://www.pressacademy.com/news/25th-satellite-awards-nominees-for-motion-pictures-and-television-announced/ . live .
  38. Web site: Nominations Announced for the 27th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards . Screen Actors Guild Awards . Screen Actors Guild . February 4, 2021 . February 4, 2021 . February 5, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210205165939/https://www.sagawards.org/media/news/releases/nominations-announced-27th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards . live .

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