Lynda Day George

For other entertainers with similar names, see Linda George (disambiguation).

Infobox actor


imagesize = 150px
bgcolour = yellow
name = Lynda Day George
birthname =
birthdate = birth date and age|1944|12|11
location = San Marcos, Texas, U.S.flagicon|USA
deathdate =
deathplace =
othername =
yearsactive =
spouse = Christopher George (1970-1983) two children
homepage =
notable role = "Lisa Casey" in

"Sue McSween" in
"Chisum"
"Linda Quales" in
"Rich Man, Poor Man"
"Fausta Grables" in
Wonder Woman
"Terry Marsh" in
"Day of the Animals"
academyawards =
emmyawards = Best TV Actress (nominated)
1973
tonyawards =
goldenglobeawards = Outstanding Performance (nominated)
1972

Lynda Day George (b. December 11, 1944 in San Marcos, Texas) is an American television and film actress whose career spanned three decades from the 1960s to the 1980s. She is probably best known for being a cast member on the popular television series "" (1971-1973), as well as being the long-time wife of actor Christopher George. [cite web |title=Internet Movie Database, Lynda Day George |work=imdb.com |url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0313519/ |accessdate=2007-07-01]

Biography

Originally known as Lynda Day, her career began with guest roles on many popular television series of the 1960s including "Route 66", "Flipper", "The Green Hornet", "Mannix", "The Fugitive", and "Bonanza". She had her first major role in a short-lived 1970 television series, "The Silent Force", and later starred in the television pilot for "Cannon" in 1971. That same year, she was cast as Lisa Casey in the critically acclaimed series "", a role for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe in 1972 and an Emmy Award in 1973. [cite web |title=Internet Movie Database, Lynda Day George, Awards |work=imdb.com |url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0313519/awards/ |accessdate=2007-07-01]

She first met actor Christopher George when they starred together in the 1966 independent film "The Gentle Rain". They would star together again in the 1970 John Wayne western film "Chisum", where they fell in love and soon married. Thereafter, Lynda became Lynda Day George and co-starred in multiple television films with her husband over the next 10 years including "House on Greenapple Road" (1970), "Mayday at 40,000 Feet" (1976) and "Cruise Into Terror" (1978). They also worked together in episodes of "The F.B.I." (1970), "" (1971), "McCloud" (1975), "Love Boat" (1977) and "Vega$" (1978). They guest-starred in television's "Wonder Woman" in 1976, with Lynda playing villain Fausta Grables, Nazi Wonder Woman. [cite web |title=Internet Movie Database, Lynda Day George |work=imdb.com |url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0313519/ |accessdate=2007-07-01] [cite web |title=Internet Movie Database, Lynda Day George, Biography|work=imdb.com |url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0313519/bio |accessdate=2007-07-01] [cite web |title="Rat Patrol" Bios|work=klio.net |url=http://www.klio.net/RATPATROL/BIOS/CG_bio.html |accessdate=2007-07-01]

Lynda continued her television work throughout the 1970s with guest roles on "Police Story", "Kung Fu", "Marcus Welby, M.D." and "Barnaby Jones". She played supporting roles in "Rich Man, Poor Man" and "Roots", two popular television miniseries of the decade. [cite web |title=Internet Movie Database, Lynda Day George |work=imdb.com |url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0313519/ |accessdate=2007-07-01]

Lynda's movie career is noted for several horror cult films in which she co-starred with husband Christopher including "Day of the Animals" (1977), "Pieces" (1982) and "Mortuary" (1983). She also co-starred with John Saxon in the 1980 horror film "Beyond Evil". [cite web |title=Internet Movie Database, Lynda Day George |work=imdb.com |url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0313519/ |accessdate=2007-07-01]

Christopher George died unexpectedly of a heart attack on November 28, 1983 at the age of 54. [cite web |title=Internet Movie Database, Christopher George |work=imdb.com |url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0313387/ |accessdate=2007-07-01] Lynda was devastated by the loss, afterwards working only sporadically in television guest roles on "Fantasy Island" (1984), "Murder She Wrote" (1985), "Hardcastle and McCormick" (1985) and "Blacke's Magic" (1986). [cite web |title=Internet Movie Database, Lynda Day George, Biography|work=imdb.com |url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0313519/bio |accessdate=2007-07-01] She was also a regular guest on religious television programs. In one of her final performances, Lynda reprised the role of Lisa Casey on an episode of the revived "" television series in 1989. [cite web |title=The Girls of "Mission: Impossible" |work=missionimpossible.ugo.com |url=http://missionimpossible.ugo.com/girls/lynda_day_george/default.asp |accessdate=2007-07-01] She officially retired from acting in the early 1990s. Today, she is remarried and lives in California. [cite web |title=Internet Movie Database, Lynda Day George, Biography|work=imdb.com |url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0313519/bio |accessdate=2007-07-01]

References

External links

*imdb name|id=0313519|name=Lynda Day George
* [http://missionimpossible.ugo.com/girls/lynda_day_george/default.asp The Girls of "Mission: Impossible"]