Kate Linder
| Kate Linder | |
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Linder at a fashion show in January 2008 |
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| Born | November 2, 1947 Pasadena, California, USA |
Kate Linder is an American actress, best known for her role as Esther Valentine on The Young and the Restless, which she has played since 1982.
Linder graduated with a BA in theatre arts from San Francisco State University. After graduation, Linder found work on television, including roles on Archie Bunker's Place and Bay City Blues.
In addition to her work on television, Linder serves as a flight attendant for United Airlines. Linder has been starring on "The Young and the Restless" for 30 years and she's also one of two Daytime Governors at the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (ATAS), who present the Emmys. Linder is also the national spokesperson for The ALS Association (www.alsa.org) and is active with TV Cares, ATAS's AIDS fundraising and awareness organization, and the Make-a-Wish Foundation.
For her contributions in television, Linder earned a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.[1] She is the fourth actor to earn a star on the Walk of Fame solely on the merits of acting on a soap opera, after Macdonald Carey, Jeanne Cooper and 2005 honoree Susan Lucci.
[edit] Roles
- The Young and the Restless -Esther Valentine (Recurring: 1982 to November 1985, Contract: November 1985 to Present)
- Bay City Blues (1983)
- Archie Bunker's Place (1979)
- Hysteria (2011) - Lady Cherwi
[edit] References
- ^ John (2007-07-31). "Exclusive Interview: Kate Linder, from 'The Young and the Restless'". buddytv.com. http://www.buddytv.com/articles/the-young-and-the-restless/exclusive-interview-kate-linde-8912.aspx. Retrieved 2008-01-09.
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