Linda Purl

Linda Purl

Known for
Acting
Born
September 2, 1955 (age 71)
Birthplace
Greenwich, Connecticut, United States

Biography

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

Known For

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Filmography

2025
Hollywood Grit poster

Hollywood Grit

Movie · as Eleanor Rhodes

2022
Paul's Promise poster

Paul's Promise

Movie · as Minnie Holderfield

2021
Doomsday Mom poster

Doomsday Mom

Movie · as Kay Woodcock

2021
Hacks poster

Hacks

TV · as Kathy · 1 ep

2020
The Swing of Things poster

The Swing of Things

Movie · as Sherry Fairfax-Rothstein

2020
Broken Halos poster

Broken Halos

Movie · as Blondie

2020
Viral Vignettes poster

Viral Vignettes

TV · as Judy · 1 ep

2018
The Oath poster

The Oath

TV · as Gwenn · 7 eps

2016
Bender poster

Bender

Movie · as Mrs. Thomas

2016
Designated Survivor poster

Designated Survivor

TV · as Julia Rombauer · 1 ep

2012
Stalked at 17 poster

Stalked at 17

Movie · as Lauren

2011
Homeland poster

Homeland

TV · as Elizabeth Gaines · 3 eps

2009
Lie to Me poster

Lie to Me

TV · as Meredith Spencer · 1 ep

2008
True Blood poster

True Blood

TV · as Barbara Pelt · 2 eps

2006
Maid of Honor poster

Maid of Honor

Movie · as Laci Collins

2005
Criminal Intent poster

Criminal Intent

Movie · as Kirsten Sorensen

2005
Bones poster

Bones

TV · as Mrs. Diana Annenburg · 1 ep

2005
The Office poster

The Office

TV · as Helene Beesly · 8 eps

2004
Stranger at the Door poster

Stranger at the Door

Movie · as Kathleen Norris

2004
Desperate Housewives poster

Desperate Housewives

TV · as Lillian Allen · 1 ep

2003
Fear of the Dark poster

Fear of the Dark

Movie · as Sandy Bilings

2003
Frozen Impact poster

Frozen Impact

Movie · as Dr. Christy Blanchard

2003
Cold Case poster

Cold Case

TV · as Diane Moore (2005) · 1 ep

2002
First Monday poster

First Monday

TV · 12 eps

2001
Crossing Jordan poster

Crossing Jordan

TV · as Joan · 1 ep

2000
The Perfect Tenant poster

The Perfect Tenant

Movie · as Jessica Michaels

1999
Holy Joe poster

Holy Joe

Movie · as Joan Wolrod

1998
Mighty Joe Young poster

Mighty Joe Young

Movie · as Dr. Ruth Young

1997
The Absolute Truth poster

The Absolute Truth

Movie · as Jean Douglas

1997
Port Charles poster

Port Charles

TV · 1624 eps

1996
Born Free: A New Adventure poster

Born Free: A New Adventure

Movie · as Eleanor Porter

1994
Incident at Deception Ridge poster

Incident at Deception Ridge

Movie · as Helen Davis

1994
Natural Causes poster

Natural Causes

Movie · as Jessie McCarthy, Jessie MacCarthy

1994
Accidental Meeting poster

Accidental Meeting

Movie · as Maryanne Bellmann

1994
Robin's Hoods poster

Robin's Hoods

TV · as Brett Robin · 21 eps

1994
Burke's Law poster

Burke's Law

TV · as Kelly Harris · 1 ep

1994
Touched by an Angel poster

Touched by an Angel

TV · as Sally · 1 ep

1993
Walker, Texas Ranger poster

Walker, Texas Ranger

TV · as Barbara Conway · 1 ep

1992
Secrets poster

Secrets

Movie · as Jane Adams

1992
Body Language poster

Body Language

Movie · as Norma Suffield

1992
Jack's Place poster

Jack's Place

TV · 1 ep

1991
Before the Storm poster

Before the Storm

Movie · as Kate Del 'Amico

1991
Under Cover poster

Under Cover

Movie · as Kate Del'Amico

1991
Under Cover

Under Cover

TV · as Kate Del'Amico · 14 eps

1991
The Hidden Room poster

The Hidden Room

TV · as Kate Richards · 1 ep

1990
Web of Deceit poster

Web of Deceit

Movie · as Lauren Hale

1990
Timeless Tales: Rapunzel poster

Timeless Tales: Rapunzel

Movie · as Rapunzel

1988
Addicted to His Love poster

Addicted to His Love

Movie · as Cassie Robbins

1988
Spies, Lies & Naked Thighs poster

Spies, Lies & Naked Thighs

Movie · as Beverly

1988
Viper poster

Viper

Movie · as Laura Maculla

1987
In Self Defense poster

In Self Defense

Movie · as Susan Andrews

1987
The Bold and the Beautiful poster

The Bold and the Beautiful

TV · as Lucy · 6 eps

1986
Samson and Delilah poster

Samson and Delilah

Movie · as Delilah (voice)

1986
Dark Mansions poster

Dark Mansions

Movie · as Shellane Victor

1986
Outrage! poster

Outrage!

Movie · as Arlene Robbins

1986
Pleasures poster

Pleasures

Movie · as Eve Harper

1986
Matlock poster

Matlock

TV · as Charlene Matlock, Charlene Matlock (archive footage) (uncredited) · 24 eps

1985
Midas Valley poster

Midas Valley

Movie · as Sarah Corey

1985
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents poster

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

TV · as Lisa Tate · 1 ep

1984
Murder, She Wrote poster

Murder, She Wrote

TV · as Crystal Wendle, Laura Callan, Terry Shannon · 1 ep

1984
The Last Days of Pompeii poster

The Last Days of Pompeii

TV · as Nydia · 3 eps

1982
Visiting Hours poster

Visiting Hours

Movie · as Sheila Munroe

1982
Money on the Side poster

Money on the Side

Movie · as Annie Gilson

1981
The Adventures of Nellie Bly poster

The Adventures of Nellie Bly

Movie · as Nellie Bly

1981
The High Country poster

The High Country

Movie · as Kathy

1981
The Manions of America poster

The Manions of America

TV · as Deirdre O'Manion · 3 eps

1980
Leo and Loree poster

Leo and Loree

Movie

1980
The Night the City Screamed poster

The Night the City Screamed

Movie · as Brenda Farrell

1979
Like Normal People

Like Normal People

Movie · as Virginia Rae Hensler

1979
The Flame Is Love poster

The Flame Is Love

Movie · as Emmaline Nevada 'Vada' Holtz

1979
Black Market Baby poster

Black Market Baby

Movie · as Anne Macarino

1979
Women at West Point poster

Women at West Point

Movie · as Jennifer Scott

1979
A Last Cry for Help poster

A Last Cry for Help

Movie · as Sharon Muir

1978
The Young Pioneers poster

The Young Pioneers

TV · as Molly Beaton · 3 eps

1977
Little Ladies of the Night poster

Little Ladies of the Night

Movie · as Hailey Atkins

1977
What Really Happened to the Class of '65? poster

What Really Happened to the Class of '65?

TV · 1 ep

1977
The Love Boat poster

The Love Boat

TV · as Anne Lester · 2 eps

1977
Testimony of Two Men poster

Testimony of Two Men

TV · as Mavis Eaton · 3 eps

1976
Young Pioneers poster

Young Pioneers

Movie · as Molly Beaton

1976
Young Pioneers' Christmas poster

Young Pioneers' Christmas

Movie · as Molly Beaton

1976
State Fair

State Fair

Movie · as Bobbie Jean Shaw

1976
W.C. Fields and Me poster

W.C. Fields and Me

Movie · as Ingenue

1976
Having Babies poster

Having Babies

Movie · as Laura Gorman

1976
Eleanor and Franklin poster

Eleanor and Franklin

TV · as Alice Roosevelt, Age 14-20 · 2 eps

1975
Crazy Mama poster

Crazy Mama

Movie · as Cheryl

1975
Beacon Hill poster

Beacon Hill

TV · as Betsy Bullock · 11 eps

1975
Medical Story poster

Medical Story

TV · as Kim · 1 ep

1974
Happy Days poster

Happy Days

TV · as Gloria, Ashley Pfister · 5 eps

1974
Sons and Daughters poster

Sons and Daughters

TV · 1 ep

1973
Jory poster

Jory

Movie · as Amy Barron

1972
The Waltons poster

The Waltons

TV · as Vanessa · 1 ep

1970
The Walking Major poster

The Walking Major

Movie · as Rose Allen

1969
Hawaii Five-O poster

Hawaii Five-O

TV · as Ruth Martin · 1 ep

1969
Medical Center poster

Medical Center

TV · as Leslie · 1 ep

1966
Time Travelers

Time Travelers

Movie · as Farrington's Daughter

1954
The Secret Storm

The Secret Storm

TV · 319 eps

1944
Golden Globe Awards poster

Golden Globe Awards

TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep