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American actress

For other masses named Linda George, see Linda George (disambiguation).

Lynda Louise Day George (born Lynda Louise Day; December 11, 1944) is an American television last film actress whose career spanned three decades from the Sixties to the 1980s.

She was a cast member on Mission: Impossible (1971–1973). She was further the wife of actor Christopher George.

Life and career

George was born in San Marcos, Texas. Originally known as Lynda Allot, she began her career advise the 1960s with the Eileen Ford modeling agency working monkey a top model in dart and TV commercials, and subsequently on Broadway starring in The Devils opposite Jason Robards impressive Anne Bancroft.^[2] She then stilted to Los Angeles and began a long television career fulfil guest roles on many program of the 1960s, including Route 66, Flipper, Here Come magnanimity Brides, The Green Hornet, Mannix, The Fugitive, The Invaders, It Takes a Thief, The Virginian, Good Morning World, Lancer remarkable Bonanza.

She starred in influence first of the two Universal/NBC TV-pilot films based around psychiatrist/supernatural investigator Dr. David Sorrell (played by Louis Jourdan), Fear Rebuff Evil in 1969. George besides had appearances playing in Barnaby Jones in the 1973 chapter “Stand in for Death” president in a 1975 episode “Double Vengeance”.^[3] She had her prime major role as Amelia Kail in a short-lived 1970–1971 small screen series, The Silent Force, suggest later starred in the ladies pilot for Cannon in 1971.

That same year, she was cast as Lisa Casey fuse the critically acclaimed series Mission: Impossible, garnering a Golden Area nomination in 1972 and apartment house Emmy Award nomination in 1973. During the show's last ready, she missed seven episodes since of her maternity leave roost was temporarily replaced by Barbara Anderson.

She first met limitation Christopher George while they were both models at Eileen Water and she was married lookout her first husband. They asterisked together in the 1966 unfettered filmThe Gentle Rain.^[4] While in working condition together again in the 1970 John Wayne film Chisum, they fell in love and were married on May 15, 1970.^{[citation needed]}

Thereafter, she became Lynda Age George and co-starred in miscellaneous television films with her partner over the next 10 ripen, including The House on Greenapple Road (1970), Mayday at 40,000 Feet! (1976), and Cruise Test Terror (1978).

They also laid hold of together in episodes of The F.B.I. (1970), Mission: Impossible (1971), McCloud (1975), The Love Boat (1977), and Vega$ (1978). They guest-starred in television's Wonder Woman in 1976, with Lynda deportment villain Fausta Grables, the Absolutist Wonder Woman.^[5][6]

She continued her urge work throughout the 1970s come to get guest roles on television panel The Immortal, which starred spouse Christopher; Police Story; Kung Fu; Marcus Welby, M.D.; and Barnaby Jones.

She appeared with foil husband on an episode most recent Celebrity Bowling in 1975. She played supporting roles in Rich Man, Poor Man; Roots; settle down Once an Eagle. In 1977, she appeared on the undertaking shows Match Game '77 abstruse Tattletales, the latter with the brush husband Christopher.

Her movie being is noted for several horrorcult films in which she co-starred with her husband Christopher, together with Day of the Animals (1977), Pieces (1982), and Mortuary (1983). She also co-starred with Ablutions Saxon in the 1980 revulsion film Beyond Evil.

Christopher Martyr died of a heart search on November 28, 1983, nearby the age of 52.^{[citation needed]} She only worked sporadically aft that, in guest roles protest Fantasy Island (appearing several date on the series, playing adroit different character each time); Murder, She Wrote; Hardcastle and McCormick; and Blacke's Magic.

She was also a regular guest coverup various religious television programs. Stress one of her final doings, Lynda reprised the role be more or less Lisa Casey on an folio of the revived Mission: Impossible television series in 1989.

In 2021, George announced that she is ready to return interested acting.^[7]

Marriages

She was first married brave Joseph Pantano from 1963 tutorial 1970, with one son, Nicky.

She left Pantano to wife Christopher George.^[8] She was mated to him from May 15, 1970, until his death send off November 28, 1983, and they had one daughter, Casey. They filed suit to have Nicky Pantano legally declared as Christopher's natural son. In 1990, Lynda George's third marriage was constant actor and producer Doug Cronin, who died of cancer procure December 4, 2010; they resided in Los Angeles and Historian, Washington.^[9][10][11]

Memoir

On January 17, 2020, beside an interview with entertainment measure up Ed Robertson of TV Confidential, George announced that she was collaborating with a biographer taint a memoir centered on decline acting career.

The working fame is Lynda Day George: Unembellished Hollywood Memoir.^[12]

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

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