Linda Kelsey
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Linda Kelsey | |
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Born | Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1972–present |
Spouses |
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Children | 2 |
Linda Kelsey is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Billie Newman on the
Life and career
Kelsey's professional career began with stage appearances in her home of
Her big break came when producers of the television series Lou Grant decided that the actress playing the female reporter on the show was too young and perky. After three episodes, they recast the part with Kelsey in the role of Billie Newman, the crusading reporter for the fictional Los Angeles Tribune, which also co-starred Asner. Kelsey received five consecutive
Six years after Lou Grant went off the air in 1982, Kelsey played the lead in the sitcom Day by Day (1988) as a woman who runs a daycare center out of her home.[1] The show ran for two seasons.
Kelsey continued to make guest appearances in television series and TV movies through the late 1990s, notably in the TV movie The Babysitter's Seduction and on several episodes of Murder, She Wrote.
After television work stopped coming in, Kelsey returned to her native Twin Cities area, where she has continued her career in
Kelsey married actor William Grivna in 1971; they divorced in 1973.[citation needed] In 1979, she married carpenter Glenn Strand, who later became a computer programmer.[6]
Awards
- Emmy Award
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (five nominations from 1978 to 1982) - Lou Grant
- Golden Globe Award
- Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film (three nominations from 1979 to 1981) - Lou Grant
- CableACE Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series (1993) - Sessions
References
- ^ a b c d e "Linda Kelsey". TVGuide.com. TV Guide. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
- ^ "$100,000 Pyramid". YouTube. November 11, 2007.[dead YouTube link]
- ^ Weir, Elizabeth. "An Off-Broadway hit and a rewrite of a classic open in Minneapolis". Talkin' Broadway.
A nipped and tucked Mary Stuart takes off at Park Square
- ^ Gans, Andrew (August 27, 2009). "Torch Theatre to Present "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" Live Onstage". Playbill. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
- ^ Piane, Charlie (August 27, 2009). "Torch Theater Will Recreate 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show' Onstage As Fundraiser 9/11-26". Broadway World Minneapolis / St. Paul. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
- ^ Kalter, Suzy (January 14, 1980). "Linda ('Lou Grant') Kelsey's Marriage to a Carpenter Hits the Nail on the Head". People. Archived from the original on January 10, 2011. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
External links
- Linda Kelsey at IMDb