Linda Cardellini

Linda Cardellini

CountryUnited States United States
GenderFemale
BirthdayJuni 25, 1975
BiographyLinda Edna Cardellini (born June 25, 1975) is an American actress. In television, she is known for her starring roles in the teen drama Freaks and Geeks (1999–2000), the medical drama ER (2003–2009), and the thriller Bloodline (2015–2017), as well as for her guest role as Sylvia Rosen on AMC's Mad Men (2013–2015). Her starring role in the Netflix dark comedy series Dead to Me (2019–2022) earned her a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress.

In film, Cardellini became known for playing Velma Dinkley in Scooby-Doo (2002) and its 2004 sequel. Her other credits include Legally Blonde (2001), Brokeback Mountain (2005), Daddy's Home (2015) and its sequel Daddy's Home 2 (2017), The Founder (2016), Green Book (2018), A Simple Favor (2018), and The Curse of La Llorona (2019). She also played Laura Barton and voiced Lylla in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. She received critical acclaim for her leading performance in the miniseries DTF St. Louis (2026), including a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie.

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Known For

Robot Chicken
Running

Robot Chicken

as Velma Dinkley
Crystal Lake
Upcoming

Crystal Lake

as Pamela Voorhees
Bloodline
Ended

Bloodline

as Meg Rayburn
Dead to Me
Ended

Dead to Me

as Judy Hale
DTF St. Louis
Ended

DTF St. Louis

as Carol Love-Smernitch
ER
Ended

ER

as Nurse Samantha "Sam" Taggart
Freaks and Geeks
Ended

Freaks and Geeks

as Lindsay Weir
Gravity Falls
Ended

Gravity Falls

as Wendy
No Good Deed
Ended

No Good Deed

as Margo Starling
Out There
Ended

Out There

as Sharla LeMoyne
Regular Show
Ended

Regular Show

as C.J.
Sanjay and Craig
Ended

Sanjay and Craig

as Megan
The Goode Family
Ended

The Goode Family

as Bliss Goode

Part of Crew

Dead to Me
Ended

Dead to Me

as Co-Executive Producer

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