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 Actress Linda Evans has personified beauty and grace to American television viewers for over five decades, from her role as Audra Barkley, a daughter of the Old West on The Big Valley (1965) (1965-1969 on ABC) to the glamorous Krystle Carrington on Dynasty (1981) (1981-1989 on ABC) to Hell's Kitchen (2004), the British competitive cooking reality show she won in 2009.Linda became one of the most celebrated female television stars of the 1980s. For her role as Krystle, wife of an oil multimillionaire played by John Forsythe and good girl counterpart to Joan Collins' evil Alexis, Linda was nominated five times for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a TV Drama series (every year from 1982 to 1986). She won in 1982, sharing the honor with Barbara Bel Geddes of rival primetime television soap opera Dallas (1978). Linda won five People's Choice Awards as Favorite Actress in a Drama Series in 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, and 1986, and was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead actress in a Drama Series in 1983. For her contribution to the television industry, Linda has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6834 Hollywood Blvd.Linda was born on November 18, 1942, as Linda Evenstad in Hartford, Connecticut, the second of three daughters to parents who were professional dancers. When Linda was six months old, her family moved to Hollywood.At age 14, Linda was encouraged to take drama classes to overcome her shyness. At 15, she joined a friend who was auditioning for a television commercial. Linda got the part.A short time later, Linda earned her first guest-starring role on a major television series, Bachelor Father (1957), starring John Forsythe, whose career would become eternally tied to Linda when they portrayed the powerful Carringtons on Dynasty. She went on to guest-star on The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1952), Wagon Train (1957), My Favorite Martian (1963) and other staples of the 1960s before landing the role of Audra, daughter of Big Valley matriarch Victoria Barkley, played by Barbara Stanwyck.Between her Audra years and her portrayal of Krystle, Linda was rarely off the airwaves, guest starring on shows that ranged from McCloud (1970) to The Rockford Files (1974), from the miniseries North & South: Book 2, Love & War (1986) to the primetime drama Hunter (1976), co-starring Linda as secret agent Marty Shaw.After Dynasty, Linda decided there was something more to life than Hollywood and moved to the Pacific Northwest, where she began an extraordinary journey of self-discovery.But she returned to performing frequently, starring in the stage play, Legends, and winning the Hell's Kitchen competition while working under Michelin-starred chef Marco Pierre White.Linda's often lavish and luxurious life has rivaled Krystle Carrington's. She has dined with queens and presidents, been romanced by the rich and famous, and today, what Linda treasures most is the wisdom she has gained along the way.
Bio:
Actress Linda Evans has personified beauty and grace to American television viewers for over five decades, from her role as Audra Barkley, a daughter of the Old West on The Big Valley (1965) (1965-1969 on ABC) to the glamorous Krystle Carrington on Dynasty (1981) (1981-1989 on ABC) to Hell's Kitchen (2004), the British competitive cooking reality show she won in 2009.Linda became one of the most celebrated female television stars of the 1980s. For her role as Krystle, wife of an oil multimillionaire played by John Forsythe and good girl counterpart to Joan Collins' evil Alexis, Linda was nominated five times for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a TV Drama series (every year from 1982 to 1986). She won in 1982, sharing the honor with Barbara Bel Geddes of rival primetime television soap opera Dallas (1978). Linda won five People's Choice Awards as Favorite Actress in a Drama Series in 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, and 1986, and was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead actress in a Drama Series in 1983. For her contribution to the television industry, Linda has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6834 Hollywood Blvd.Linda was born on November 18, 1942, as Linda Evenstad in Hartford, Connecticut, the second of three daughters to parents who were professional dancers. When Linda was six months old, her family moved to Hollywood.At age 14, Linda was encouraged to take drama classes to overcome her shyness. At 15, she joined a friend who was auditioning for a television commercial. Linda got the part.A short time later, Linda earned her first guest-starring role on a major television series, Bachelor Father (1957), starring John Forsythe, whose career would become eternally tied to Linda when they portrayed the powerful Carringtons on Dynasty. She went on to guest-star on The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1952), Wagon Train (1957), My Favorite Martian (1963) and other staples of the 1960s before landing the role of Audra, daughter of Big Valley matriarch Victoria Barkley, played by Barbara Stanwyck.Between her Audra years and her portrayal of Krystle, Linda was rarely off the airwaves, guest starring on shows that ranged from McCloud (1970) to The Rockford Files (1974), from the miniseries North & South: Book 2, Love & War (1986) to the primetime drama Hunter (1976), co-starring Linda as secret agent Marty Shaw.After Dynasty, Linda decided there was something more to life than Hollywood and moved to the Pacific Northwest, where she began an extraordinary journey of self-discovery.But she returned to performing frequently, starring in the stage play, Legends, and winning the Hell's Kitchen competition while working under Michelin-starred chef Marco Pierre White.Linda's often lavish and luxurious life has rivaled Krystle Carrington's. She has dined with queens and presidents, been romanced by the rich and famous, and today, what Linda treasures most is the wisdom she has gained along the way.
Tivia:
Joan Rivers once said that Linda Evans "is one of the only people in the business I've never heard anything negative about".Barbara Stanwyck, her television mother on The Big Valley (1965), always called her "Audra" after her character Audra Barkley, even after the series ended. She claims she learned much about acting from Stanwyck.Regularly listed as one of the most beautiful women in America, she appeared in Playboy magazine at the behest of then-husband John Derek in 1971. Those photos were published a second time in 1982 when she was turning forty.Dated Lee Majors after his separation from Farrah Fawcett in 1979, and businessman Richard Cohen (an ex-husband of Tina Sinatra) and financier Dennis Stein (an ex-fianc�� of Elizabeth Taylor) in the mid-1980s.Her real last name, Evanstad, is of Norwegian origin.Drove Ursula Andress to the hospital on the night she gave birth to hers and Harry Hamlin's son Dimitri Hamlin. Linda's personal assistant Bunky Young located Harry on the set of King of the Mountain (1981) and brought him there in time for the occasion.Attended Hollywood High School with Stefanie Powers.Became a step-grandmother at age 26 when her nineteen-year-old stepson Russell Derek and his wife Lynette had a girl, Alyce, on June 28, 1969.Describes John Derek and Yanni as the two great loves of her life.Because to her character's name on Dynasty (1981), she starred in an advertising campaign for Crystal Light beverages, starting in 1984.She was one of the guests at the wedding of King Charles III and Camilla Queen Consort.Cohabited with Yanni (1989-1998).Former Miss Golden Globe.Currently resides in Rainier, Washington, on a 70-acre property that she shares with her sister, nephew and ex-stepdaughter.Her best friends are Sean Catherine Derek and Bunky Young. When Linda retired from acting and moved to Washington state, Sean and Bunky moved there too.Met future husband John Derek right after the pilot for The Big Valley (1965) aired. Derek called the series' producers to ask if he could photograph Evans. She moved in with him by the end of 1965 and scaled back her career considerably during their eight years together as a couple. They separated on Christmas Day 1973 following the disclosure of his affair with Bo Derek, who had turned 17 just a month earlier.As a teenager, she guest starred in a 1960 episode of A Crush on Bentley (1960) as a girl who develops a crush on John Forsythe's character. Some 21 years later, she co-starred on the soap opera Dynasty (1981) as Forsythe's wife and was friends with him until his death on April 1, 2010.Her singing vocals in Beach Blanket Bingo (1965) was dubbed by Jackie Ward (known at the time as Robin Ward), who was one of the most popular studio singers of the 1960s-1970s.Her parents were professional dancers Alba and Arlene Evenstad. Alba died in 1958 and Arlene in 1970, both at only 53 years old.In 2009, she won the fourth series of the British reality television series Hell's Kitchen (2004).In 2006, Evans reunited with her Dynasty (1981) castmates for the non-fiction reunion special Dynasty Reunion: Catfights & Caviar (2006).Ex-stepmother of Sean Catherine Derek.Two sisters: Carol Davidson (1941-2022) and Kathy Evenstad (born 1951).Arrested for DUI in her home state of Washington. After extensive blood tests the ticket was amended to reckless driving. Went unpublicized for three years until dash cam footage surfaced online in March 2017. (May 2014)She was awarded with a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television at 6834 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on August 20, 1987.Was approached by David Jacobs to star on the soap opera Dallas (1978), when she was under contract with Lorimar Productions.Cohabited with George Santo Pietro (1981-1984).Partner of Linda Evans Fitness Centers (15 locations) which eventually closed after she departed from the partnership in 2004 and began working with another fitness chain.Turned down the role of Cindy in A Swingin' Summer (1965), which went to Quinn O'Hara.Engaged to Patrick Curtis (1960-1962).Is a member of Ramtha (J.Z. Knight)'s School of Enlightenment.In 1959, she was voted an "Honorary Colonel" at the Hollywood Legion Post 43 on a gala night that featured upcoming female stars. Another girl in the group that same night was Barbara Parkins.Moved from Connecticut to California when she was six months old. |
| Name: |
Linda Evans |
Type: |
Actress,Soundtrack (IMDB) |
| Area: |
All World |
Platform: |
IMDB |
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Business scope: |
Actress,Soundtrack |
| Products for sale: |
Actress,Soundtrack |
| Model rank: |
324 |
| Last update: |
2024-07-01 03:59:33 |
| Height: |
5' 8' (1.73 m) |
| Biography: |
Actress Linda Evans has personified beauty and grace to American television viewers for over five decades, from her role as Audra Barkley, a daughter of the Old West on The Big Valley (1965) (1965-1969 on ABC) to the glamorous Krystle Carrington on D |
| Trivia: |
Joan Rivers once said that Linda Evans "is one of the only people in the business I've never heard anything negative about".Barbara Stanwyck, her television mother on The Big Valley (1965), always called her "Audra" after her character Audra Barkley, even after the series ended. She claims she learned much about acting from Stanwyck.Regularly listed as one of the most beautiful women in America, she appeared in Playboy magazine at the behest of then-husband John Derek in 1971. Those photos were published a second time in 1982 when she was turning forty.Dated Lee Majors after his separation from Farrah Fawcett in 1979, and businessman Richard Cohen (an ex-husband of Tina Sinatra) and financier Dennis Stein (an ex-fianc�� of Elizabeth Taylor) in the mid-1980s.Her real last name, Evanstad, is of Norwegian origin.Drove Ursula Andress to the hospital on the night she gave birth to hers and Harry Hamlin's son Dimitri Hamlin. Linda's personal assistant Bunky Young located Harry on the set of King of the Mountain (1981) and brought him there in time for the occasion.Attended Hollywood High School with Stefanie Powers.Became a step-grandmother at age 26 when her nineteen-year-old stepson Russell Derek and his wife Lynette had a girl, Alyce, on June 28, 1969.Describes John Derek and Yanni as the two great loves of her life.Because to her character's name on Dynasty (1981), she starred in an advertising campaign for Crystal Light beverages, starting in 1984.She was one of the guests at the wedding of King Charles III and Camilla Queen Consort.Cohabited with Yanni (1989-1998).Former Miss Golden Globe.Currently resides in Rainier, Washington, on a 70-acre property that she shares with her sister, nephew and ex-stepdaughter.Her best friends are Sean Catherine Derek and Bunky Young. When Linda retired from acting and moved to Washington state, Sean and Bunky moved there too.Met future husband John Derek right after the pilot for The Big Valley (1965) aired. Derek called the series' producers to ask if he could photograph Evans. She moved in with him by the end of 1965 and scaled back her career considerably during their eight years together as a couple. They separated on Christmas Day 1973 following the disclosure of his affair with Bo Derek, who had turned 17 just a month earlier.As a teenager, she guest starred in a 1960 episode of A Crush on Bentley (1960) as a girl who develops a crush on John Forsythe's character. Some 21 years later, she co-starred on the soap opera Dynasty (1981) as Forsythe's wife and was friends with him until his death on April 1, 2010.Her singing vocals in Beach Blanket Bingo (1965) was dubbed by Jackie Ward (known at the time as Robin Ward), who was one of the most popular studio singers of the 1960s-1970s.Her parents were professional dancers Alba and Arlene Evenstad. Alba died in 1958 and Arlene in 1970, both at only 53 years old.In 2009, she won the fourth series of the British reality television series Hell's Kitchen (2004).In 2006, Evans reunited with her Dynasty (1981) castmates for the non-fiction reunion special Dynasty Reunion: Catfights & Caviar (2006).Ex-stepmother of Sean Catherine Derek.Two sisters: Carol Davidson (1941-2022) and Kathy Evenstad (born 1951).Arrested for DUI in her home state of Washington. After extensive blood tests the ticket was amended to reckless driving. Went unpublicized for three years until dash cam footage surfaced online in March 2017. (May 2014)She was awarded with a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television at 6834 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on August 20, 1987.Was approached by David Jacobs to star on the soap opera Dallas (1978), when she was under contract with Lorimar Productions.Cohabited with George Santo Pietro (1981-1984).Partner of Linda Evans Fitness Centers (15 locations) which eventually closed after she departed from the partnership in 2004 and began working with another fitness chain.Turned down the role of Cindy in A Swingin' Summer (1965), which went to Quinn O'Hara.Engaged to Patrick Curtis (1960-1962).Is a member of Ramtha (J.Z. Knight)'s School of Enlightenment.In 1959, she was voted an "Honorary Colonel" at the Hollywood Legion Post 43 on a gala night that featured upcoming female stars. Another girl in the group that same night was Barbara Parkins.Moved from Connecticut to California when she was six months old. |
| Trademarks: |
Platinum blonde hair
Sparkling blue eyes |
| Quotes: |
A whole family would be absurd now. But one child would be wonderful.
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[on Aaron Spelling]: Aaron Spelling went further than anyone has ever gone for television.
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After Dynasty (1981), I wanted a reality check. I wanted to get in touch with real life, you know? That kind of world is kind of outrageous.
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All my life, I kind of had the strangest career because whenever I fell in love, I stopped working.
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[When she won on Hell's Kitchen (2005)]: I'm glad I did it, I volunteered to be here and I said I wanted to learn and I'm going to learn. |
| Salaries: |
Dynasty (1981) - $40,000 per episode (season 5)
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Dynasty (1981) - $52,000 per episode (season 6) |
| Job title: |
Actress,Soundtrack |
| Others works: |
(10/3/92) Appeared on TV Special "Bob Hope's Star-Studded Spoof of the New TV Season" - GRated - With Glamour, Glitter & Gags", with Bob Hope, Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Tom Selleck, Brooke Shields, Ricky Schroder, Billy Barty, |
| Spouse: |
Stan Herman (July 4, 1975 - 1979) (divorced)John Derek (1968 - 1974) (divorced) |
| Children: |
No Children |
| Parents: |
Arlene Evenstad
Alba Evenstad |
| Relatives: |
Carol Davidson (Sibling)
Kathy Evenstad (Sibling) |
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