Linda Purl top movies, TV shows and awards

May 2024 · 2 minute read

Linda Purl is a famous American actress and singer, known for her roles as Ashley Pfister on Happy Days, Sheila Munroe in the 1982 horror film Visiting Hours, Pam Beesly’s mother Helene in The Office, and Ben Matlock’s daughter Charlene Matlock for the first season of the television series Matlock.

Linda Purl top movies and TV shows

Linda had a small role to play in Jory in 1973. Notably, her first major movie role was in Jonathan Demme’s 1975 comedy, Crazy Mama. Her top movie appearances included W.C. Fields and Me (1976), Young Pioneers’ Christmas (1976), Leo and Loree (1980), Visiting Hours (1982), The High Country (1984), Viper (1988), Natural Causes (1994), Mighty Joe Young (1998), The Perfect Tenant (2000), and Fear of the Dark (2003).

In addition to the above movies, Linda played in several television series, starting with The Secret Storm – a daytime “soap opera” drama (1973–1974). In 1978, she appeared as newlywed Molly Beaton in the ABC western drama series The Young Pioneers, set in the Dakota Territory of the 1870s and based on the novels of Rose Wilder Lane.

She also acted alongside Shaun Cassidy in the 1979 TV movie Like Normal People. Also in 1979, she starred in “Women at West Point.” On Happy Days she played two different roles: Richie’s occasional girlfriend Gloria in season two of the show (1974) and Fonzie’s steady girlfriend Ashley eight seasons later (1982–1983). She also played secret agent Kate Del’Amico in the short-lived series Under Cover and played Brett Robin in the 1994–1995 series Robin’s Hoods, just to mention a few.

Linda Purl awards and nominations

Linda has a number of awards to her credit. She won the Best Supporting Actress – Comedy at the Indie Series Awards 2022 and also won the Best Actress Kingdomwood Award at the Kingdomwood International Film Festival 2022. At the International Christian Film Festival, she was nominated for the Best Lead Actress: Feature Film.

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