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| alma_mater = [[Pepperdine University]]
| alma_mater = [[Pepperdine University]]
| occupation = Actress
| occupation = Actress
| height = {{convert|5|ft|7|in|cm}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.celebsfacts.com/louise-linton/|title=Louise Linton: Bio, Facts, Affair|publisher=Celebrity Facts|date= |accessdate=June 24, 2017}}</ref>
| height = {{convert|5|ft|7|in|cm}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.celebsfacts.com/louise-linton/|title=Louise Linton: Bio, Facts, Affair|publisher=Celebrity Facts|date= |accessdate=24 June 2017}}</ref>
| weight = {{convert|119|lb|kg}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.celebsfacts.com/louise-linton/|title=Louise Linton: Bio, Facts, Affair|publisher=Celebrity Facts|date= |accessdate=June 24, 2017}}</ref>
| years_active = 2006–present
| years_active = 2006–present
| website = {{URL|http://louiselinton.com/}}
| website = {{URL|http://louiselinton.com/}}
| parents = William and Rachel Hay<ref>{{cite web|title=Louise Linton Biography|url=http://frostsnow.com/louise-linton|website=FrostSnow|accessdate=22 August 2017}}</ref>
|spouse={{marriage|[[Steve Mnuchin]]|2017}}}}
|spouse={{marriage|[[Steven Mnuchin]]|2017}}}}


'''Louise Linton''' (born 21 December 1980) is a Scottish-American actress. She has appeared in films such as ''[[Cabin Fever (2016 film)|Cabin Fever]]'' and a single episode each of television series ''[[CSI: NY]]'' and ''[[Cold Case]]''. She is the founder and a producing partner of Stormchaser Films, a Los Angeles-based independent production company.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/lifestyle/celebrity/301823/louises-star-rise/|title=Louise’s star is on the rise|publisher=Press and Journal | date=August 4, 2014 | first= Andrew | last =Youngson| accessdate = August 22, 2017}}</ref><ref name="scots">{{cite web|url=http://www.scotsman.com/business/management/people-the-business-diary-1-3482701|title=People: The business diary|publisher=Scotsman}}</ref>
'''Louise Linton''' (born 21 December 1980) is a Scottish actress. She has appeared in films such as ''[[Cabin Fever (2016 film)|Cabin Fever]]'' and a single episode each of television series ''[[CSI: NY]]'' and ''[[Cold Case]]''. She is the founder and a producing partner of Stormchaser Films, a Los Angeles-based independent production company.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/lifestyle/celebrity/301823/louises-star-rise/|title=Louise’s star is on the rise|publisher=Press and Journal | date=4 August 2014 | first= Andrew | last =Youngson| accessdate = 22 August 2017}}</ref><ref name="scots">{{cite web|url=http://www.scotsman.com/business/management/people-the-business-diary-1-3482701|title=People: The business diary|publisher=Scotsman}}</ref> Linton is married to [[Steven Mnuchin]].


==Early life==
==Early life==
Linton was born in the Murrayfield area of [[Edinburgh]], [[Scotland]].<ref name="scots" /> She was educated at [[St George's School, Edinburgh|St George's School for Girls]] and [[Fettes College]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/our-region/edinburgh/louise-linton-reveals-brush-with-death-in-zambia-1-4117377|title=Louise Linton reveals brush with death in Zambia|website=[[Edinburgh Evening News]]|last=Stenson|first=Joe|date=May 3, 2016}}</ref> Her family owns Melville Castle outside Edinburgh.<ref name="pressreader.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.pressreader.com/uk/the-herald-magazine/20110219/281479272900952|title=Queen of California|publisher=Press Reader}}</ref>
Linton was born in the Murrayfield area of [[Edinburgh]], [[Scotland]].<ref name="scots" /> She was educated at [[St George's School, Edinburgh|St George's School for Girls]] and [[Fettes College]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/our-region/edinburgh/louise-linton-reveals-brush-with-death-in-zambia-1-4117377|title=Louise Linton reveals brush with death in Zambia|website=[[Edinburgh Evening News]]|last=Stenson|first=Joe|date=3 May 2016}}</ref> Her family owns [[Melville Castle]] outside Edinburgh.<ref name="pressreader.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.pressreader.com/uk/the-herald-magazine/20110219/281479272900952|title=Queen of California|publisher=Press Reader}}</ref>


As a child, Linton trained with a private coach from The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts, from which she acquired her certificate with honours.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pdfmagazin.tomind.biz/01021022-scottish-field-january-2016/|title=Scottish Field – January 2016|publisher=}}</ref> Her mother died when she was 14 years old.<ref name="pressreader.com"/> After boarding school, she spent part of her [[gap year]] serving as a volunteer in northern [[Zambia]], before attending university in the United States.<ref name=latimes/> She graduated with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] in journalism from [[Pepperdine University]] and earned a law degree (J.D.) from the [[University of West Los Angeles School of Law]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/2298508/fiancee-of-trumps-new-treasury-secretary-is-a-scottish-hollywood-actress-35-who-sparked-fury-after-fabricating-near-death-experiences-in-her-memoir/|title=Louise Linton Discusses Upcoming Film Roles|publisher=}}</ref>, a for-profit law school that is not accredited by the American Bar Association. Linton is not admitted to practice law in California. <ref>http://admissions.calbar.ca.gov/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=tKsHnpccHas%3d&tabid=2192</ref>
As a child, Linton trained with a private coach from The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts, from which she acquired her certificate with honours.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pdfmagazin.tomind.biz/01021022-scottish-field-january-2016/|title=Scottish Field – January 2016|publisher=}}</ref> Her mother died when she was 14 years old.<ref name="pressreader.com"/> After boarding school, she spent part of her [[gap year]] serving as a volunteer in northern [[Zambia]], before attending university in the United States.<ref name="latimes">{{cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/books/la-et-jc-louise-linton-memoir-20160706-snap-htmlstory.html|title=Controversial Africa memoir draws fire for Louise Linton, actress, self-published author and Trump dining companion|last=Schaub|first=Michael|date=6 July 2016|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref> She graduated with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] in journalism from [[Pepperdine University]] and earned a law degree (J.D.) from the [[University of West Los Angeles School of Law]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/2298508/fiancee-of-trumps-new-treasury-secretary-is-a-scottish-hollywood-actress-35-who-sparked-fury-after-fabricating-near-death-experiences-in-her-memoir/|title=Louise Linton Discusses Upcoming Film Roles|publisher=}}</ref>, an unaccredited, for-profit law school.


==Career==
==Career==
She acted in her first film in 2007, in the minor role of skin care consultant in ''[[Lions for Lambs]]'', starring [[Robert Redford]], [[Tom Cruise]] and [[Meryl Streep]].{{cn|date=August 2017}} The film was panned by critics.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/lions_for_lambs/ |title=Lions for Lambs – Rotten Tomatoes |accessdate=2011-11-05 |publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]}}</ref> In 2008, she portrayed the role of Katie in the [[Roy Lee]] horror film ''The Echo'', with [[Jesse Bradford]] and [[Amelia Warner]]. Her next role came as Shannon Storm in the independent comedy ''Screwball: The Ted Whitfield Story'' (2010).
Linton acted in her first film in 2007's ''[[Lions for Lambs]]'', where she played the character Miss M.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Bennett|first1=Ray|title=Lions for Lambs|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/lions-lambs-159052|website=The Hollywood Reporter|accessdate=22 August 2017}}</ref> In 2008, she portrayed the role of Katie in the [[Roy Lee]] horror film ''[[The_Echo_(2008_film)|The Echo]]''.<ref name=imdb>{{imdb name|2325602}}</ref>


Following this, she played Louise Patterson in a 2009 episode of the [[CBS]] series ''[[Cold Case]]'', followed by a small role as Samantha in Lionsgate's ''Crew 2 Crew''. Linton's first lead role was as the angel haired Emerson in the sci-fi film ''Scavengers''. This was her first collaboration with director Travis Z, with whom she has gone on to collaborate on several other features{{Citation needed|date=August 2017}}. She played Deputy Winston in Z's horror remake of ''[[Cabin Fever (2016 film)|Cabin Fever]]'' (2016). She played the lead role of Elizabeth in the home invasion thriller ''[[Intruder (2016 film)|Intruder]]'' (2016).
She acted in episodes of the TV series ''[[CSI: NY]]'' and ''[[Cold Case]]'' and in the film ''Crew 2 Crew''. Linton's first lead role was in the sci-fi film ''Scavengers''. She appeared in ''[[Cabin Fever (2016 film)|Cabin Fever]]'', and played the lead role of Elizabeth in the thriller ''[[Intruder (2016 film)|Intruder]]'' in 2016.<ref name=imdb/>


She is the founder and a producing partner of Stormchaser Films, a Los Angeles-based independent production company.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/lifestyle/celebrity/301823/louises-star-rise/|title=Louise’s star is on the rise|last=Youngson|first=Andrew|date=4 August 2014|publisher=Press and Journal|accessdate=22 August 2017}}</ref>
==Controversies==
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In 2016, Linton self-published a book about her experience, titled ''In Congo's Shadow'', co-authored by [[Wendy Holden (born 1961)|Wendy Holden]].<ref name=latimes>{{cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/books/la-et-jc-louise-linton-memoir-20160706-snap-htmlstory.html|title=Controversial Africa memoir draws fire for Louise Linton, actress, self-published author and Trump dining companion|first=Michael|last=Schaub|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=July 6, 2016}}</ref> Linton withdrew ''In Congo's Shadow'' from sale after many readers took offence over her portrayal of Zambia. The book has been criticised for its inaccuracies and promotion of the false narrative of "the [[white saviour]]".<ref>{{cite web|url= https://qz.com/723430/africans-are-ridiculing-this-white-savior-memoir-by-an-actress-who-spent-a-gap-year-in-zambia/|title= Savior With The Angel Hair: Africans are outraged by this “white savior” memoir by an actress who spent a gap year in Zambia|website=[[Quartz Africa]]|last= Kuo|first=Lily|date= July 5, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.buzzfeed.com/craigsilverman/people-are-calling-bullshit-on-this-memoir?utm_term=.hf5aVz1NVp#.xoYVl5PZla|title= People Are Calling Bullshit On This Woman's Memoir About Her "Gap Year In Africa"|website=[[BuzzFeed]]|last= Silverman|first= Craig|date= July 5, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.theguardian.com/global-development-professionals-network/2016/jul/06/louise-lintons-zambia-is-not-the-zambia-i-know|title= Louise Linton's Zambia is not the Zambia I know|website=[[The Guardian]]|last= Ngoma|first=Lydia|date= July 5, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-36716288#| title='Angel-haired' aid worker memoir ridiculed|website=[[ BBC News]]| date=July 5, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2016/07/06/louise-linton-just-wrote-the-perfect-white-savior-in-africa-story/|title=Louise Linton just wrote the perfect White-Savior-in-Africa story|website=[[The Washington Post]]|last=Attiah|first=Karen|date=July 6, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/08/22/treasury-secretarys-wife-stirred-controversy-before-with-a-memoir-of-her-living-nightmare-in-africa/|title= Treasury secretary’s wife stirred controversy before, with memoir of her ‘living nightmare’ in Africa|website=[[The Washington Post]]|last= Schmidt|first= Samantha|date= August 22, 2017}}</ref> She later apologised for causing offense and promised to donate all profits from the book to an appropriate charity.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/actress-says-sorry-as-gap-year-adventures-cause-african-storm-qnwtv8qcl|title=How my dream gap year in Africa turned into a nightmare|website=[[The Times]]|last=Horne|first=Marc|date=July 9, 2016}}</ref> The [[High Commission of Zambia, London|Zambian High Commission in London]] condemned her for falsely presenting Zambia and for violating the confidentiality of children with HIV by publishing their pictures.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scotsman.com/news/zambian-embassy-slams-louise-linton-memoirs-1-4174540|title=Zambian embassy slams Louise Linton memoirs|website=[[The Scotsman]]|date=July 11, 2016}}</ref>


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In 2016, Linton drew wide criticism for her [[Self-publishing|self-published]] book about her experiences in Zambia, titled ''In Congo's Shadow'', co-authored by [[Wendy Holden (born 1961)|Wendy Holden]].<ref name="latimes" /> After many readers objected to her false portrayal of Zambia, Linton withdrew her book from sale .<ref name="ScotsZam">{{cite web|url=http://www.scotsman.com/news/zambian-embassy-slams-louise-linton-memoirs-1-4174540|title=Zambian embassy slams Louise Linton memoirs|date=11 July 2016|website=[[The Scotsman]]}}</ref> The [[High Commission of Zambia, London|Zambian High Commission in London]] and others have criticised the book for its inaccuracies and promotion of the false narrative of "the [[white saviour]]".<ref name="ScotsZam" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://qz.com/723430/africans-are-ridiculing-this-white-savior-memoir-by-an-actress-who-spent-a-gap-year-in-zambia/|title=Savior With The Angel Hair: Africans are outraged by this “white savior” memoir by an actress who spent a gap year in Zambia|last=Kuo|first=Lily|date=5 July 2016|website=[[Quartz Africa]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/craigsilverman/people-are-calling-bullshit-on-this-memoir?utm_term=.hf5aVz1NVp#.xoYVl5PZla|title=People Are Calling Bullshit On This Woman's Memoir About Her "Gap Year In Africa"|last=Silverman|first=Craig|date=5 July 2016|website=[[BuzzFeed]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/global-development-professionals-network/2016/jul/06/louise-lintons-zambia-is-not-the-zambia-i-know|title=Louise Linton's Zambia is not the Zambia I know|last=Ngoma|first=Lydia|date=5 July 2016|website=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-36716288#|title='Angel-haired' aid worker memoir ridiculed|date=5 July 2016|website=[[ BBC News]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2016/07/06/louise-linton-just-wrote-the-perfect-white-savior-in-africa-story/|title=Louise Linton just wrote the perfect White-Savior-in-Africa story|last=Attiah|first=Karen|date=6 July 2016|website=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/08/22/treasury-secretarys-wife-stirred-controversy-before-with-a-memoir-of-her-living-nightmare-in-africa/|title=Treasury secretary’s wife stirred controversy before, with memoir of her ‘living nightmare’ in Africa|last=Schmidt|first=Samantha|date=22 August 2017|website=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref> She later apologised for causing offense and promised to donate all profits from the book to an appropriate charity.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/actress-says-sorry-as-gap-year-adventures-cause-african-storm-qnwtv8qcl|title=Actress says sorry as gap-year adventures cause African storm|last=Horne|first=Marc|date=9 July 2016|website=[[The Times]]}}</ref>
In August 2017, Linton published a photograph on her Instagram account that showed Linton and her husband [[Steven Mnuchin|Steve Mnuchin]] disembarking from a military jet at the beginning of a government-related trip to Kentucky.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/08/21/treasury-secretarys-wife-boasts-of-travel-on-government-plane-touts-hermes-and-valentino-fashion/|title=Treasury secretary’s wife boasts of travel on government plane, touts Hermes and Valentino fashion|last=|first=|date=|website=Washington Post|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=August 22, 2017}}</ref> Linton included hashtag attributions for a number of the high end designer items she was wearing in the photograph. One Instagram user criticized the way Linton publicized the government trip. Linton responded with a "[[Let them eat cake]]" like response which was widely viewed as condescending,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/louise-linton-steve-mnuchin-wife-instagram_us_599b9b16e4b04c532f43dd69|title=Steve Mnuchin’s Wife Has A ‘Let Them Eat Cake’ Moment On Instagram|date=August 22, 2017|work=Huffington Post|access-date=August 22, 2017|language=en-AU}}</ref> and was criticized by numerous national and international media outlets<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4811444/Louise-Linton-snaps-criticism-Instagram-post.html|title=Louise Linton snaps at criticism of her Fort Knox Instagram post|work=Mail Online|access-date=August 22, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/steven-mnuchins-wife-louise-linton-says-shes-sacrificed-more-because-shes-rich/article/2632195|title=Steven Mnuchin's wife, Louise Linton, says she's sacrificed more because she's rich|last=Giaritelli|first=Anna|work=Washington Examiner|access-date=August 22, 2017|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/louise-linton-steve-mnuchin-treasury-secretary-instagram-government-flight-boast-fashion-brands-a7905906.html|title=Wife of Donald Trump's treasury secretary boasts about wealth then belittles people with less money|last=Paletta|first=Damian|work=The Independent|access-date=August 22, 2017|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.newsweek.com/steve-mnuchins-wife-louise-linton-boasts-about-designer-goods-government-trip-653187|title=Steve Mnuchin's Wife Louise Linton Brags About Designer Goods on Government Trip, Taunts Instagram Critic|last=Porter|first=Tom|work=Newsweek|access-date=August 22, 2017|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url= http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/08/22/trumps-treasury-secretarys-wife-has-marie-antoinette-style-instagram/|title= Trump's Treasury Secretary's wife has 'Marie Antoinette-style' Instagram fit in response to backlash |last=Horton|first=Helena|work=The Telegraph|access-date=August 22, 2017|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.politico.com/story/2017/08/22/louise-linton-instagram-post-steven-mnuchin-241893|title=Treasury secretary's wife lashes out over comments on Instagram post|website=[[Politico]]|last=Nelson|first=Louis|date=August 22, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/347436-louise-linton-brags-about-how-much-she-pays-in-taxes-on-instagram|title= Louise Linton, wife of Treasury secretary, brags about how much she pays in taxes |website=[[The Hill]]|last= Eberhardt|first= Robin|date=August 22, 2017}}</ref> and on social media.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/22/us/politics/mnuchin-louise-linton-treasury-instagram.html?nytmobile=0|title=Louise Linton’s Couture Draws Ire on Instagram, and She Lashes Back|last=Haberman|first=Maggie|last2=Bouchard|first2=Mikayla|work=The New York Times|access-date=August 22, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://fortune.com/2017/08/22/steve-mnuchin-wife-louise-linton-instagram/|title= Treasury Secretary’s Wife Posts Instagram of Government Plane, Designer Fashion—Then Lashes Out at Critic|website=[[Fortune]]|last= Zillman|first= Claire|date= August 22, 2017}}</ref> Linton removed the hashtags of the designer brands, before deleting the picture altogether and later making her Instagram account private.


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
On 24 June 2017, Linton married [[Steven Mnuchin|Steve Mnuchin]],<ref>{{cite news | url = http://nymag.com/thecut/2016/11/steve-mnuchins-fiance-wrote-offensive-book-about-africa.html | accessdate = August 22, 2017 | title = The Fiancée of Donald Trump’s Pick for Treasury Secretary Wrote an Offensive Book About Her Trip to Africa | date= November 30, 2016 | work = The Cut | first = Claire | last = Landsbaum }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businessinsider.fr/us/steve-mnuchin-louise-linton-wedding-dress-trump-pence-photos-2017-6/|title=Inside the extravagant wedding of Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and 36-year-old actress Louise Linton|website=[[Business Insider]]|last=Harrington|first=Rebecca|date=June 25, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2017/06/steve-mnuchin-louise-linton-wedding |title= Amid All the D.C. Drama, Trump and Family Attend Steve Mnuchin’s Wedding |website=[[ Vanity Fair]]|last= Stefansky|first=Emma|date=June 25, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2017/06/27/the_very_trump_ian_wedding_of_steven_mnuchin_and_louise_linton.html|title=The Very Trump-ian Wedding of Steven Mnuchin and Louise Linton|website=[[Slate]]|last=Schwedel|first=Heather|date=June 27, 2017}}</ref> the [[U.S. Secretary of the Treasury]]. The couple exchanged vows at the [[Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium]] in Washington, D.C. Vice President [[Mike Pence|Mike Pence]] officiated the wedding.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/reliable-source/wp/2017/06/25/mike-pence-officiated-the-wedding-of-steve-mnuchin-and-louise-linton/?utm_term=.1909ef22c62c|title=Mike Pence officiates the wedding of Steve Mnuchin and Louise Linton|publisher=The Washington Post| date=June 25, 2016| first= Emily| last =Heil| accessdate = August 22, 2017}}</ref>
On 24 June 2017, Linton married [[Steven Mnuchin]], the [[U.S. Secretary of the Treasury]] and ex-[[Goldman Sachs]] banker. The civil ceremony, at which Vice President [[Mike Pence]] officiated, took place at the [[Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium]] in Washington, D.C.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2017/06/steve-mnuchin-louise-linton-wedding |title= Amid All the D.C. Drama, Trump and Family Attend Steve Mnuchin’s Wedding |website=[[ Vanity Fair]]|last= Stefansky|first=Emma|date=25 June 2017|accessdate=22 August 2017}}</ref>

In August 2017, Linton was criticized on [[Instagram]] for posting a photo of herself accompanying her husband on a trip to [[Fort Knox]], Kentucky, on a government funded private plane, using [[hashtag]]s to highlight the designer clothing and accessories she wore. In her reply, she called the critic "adorably out of touch", and suggested that she contributed more to the US economy and paid more in taxes than the woman criticizing her, before making her Instagram account private.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/22/us/politics/mnuchin-louise-linton-treasury-instagram.html|title=Mnuchin's Wife Mocks Oregon Woman Over Lifestyle and Wealth|author1=Haberman, Maggie|date=22 August 2017|newspaper=The New York Times|accessdate=22 August 2017|author2=Bouchard, Mikayla}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.scotsman.com/news/louise-linton-criticised-for-deplorable-social-media-boast-1-4539038|title=Louise Linton criticised for ′deplorable′ social media boast|author=Jackson, Russell|date=22 August 2017|newspaper=The Scotsman|accessdate=22 August 2017}}</ref>


==Filmography ==
==Filmography ==
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* {{cite news |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/life/how-my-dream-gap-year-in-africa-turned-into-a-nightmare/ |title=How my dream gap year in Africa turned into a nightmare |author=Linton, Louise |date=1 July 2016 |newspaper=The Telegraph |accessdate=22 August 2017 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160701064204/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/life/how-my-dream-gap-year-in-africa-turned-into-a-nightmare/ |archivedate=1 July 2016 |deadurl=yes}}
* {{cite news |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/life/how-my-dream-gap-year-in-africa-turned-into-a-nightmare/ |title=How my dream gap year in Africa turned into a nightmare |author=Linton, Louise |date=1 July 2016 |newspaper=The Telegraph |accessdate=22 August 2017 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160701064204/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/life/how-my-dream-gap-year-in-africa-turned-into-a-nightmare/ |archivedate=1 July 2016 |deadurl=yes}}
* {{cite book |url= |title=In Congo's Shadow: One girl's perilous journey to the heart of Africa |author1=Linton, Louise |author2=Holden, Wendy |date=16 April 2016 |publisher=CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform |isbn=978-1522708049}}
* {{cite news |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/life/gap-year-in-africa-book--telegraph-statement/|title=Gap year in Africa book – Telegraph statement|author=The Telegraph Editorial Board|date=1 July 2016 |newspaper=The Telegraph |accessdate=22 August 2017 |archiveurl=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/life/gap-year-in-africa-book--telegraph-statement/ |archivedate= July 22, 2016 |deadurl=yes}}



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Louise Linton
Linton in 2017
Born (1980-12-21) 21 December 1980 (age 43)
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Alma materPepperdine University
OccupationActress
Years active2006–present
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)[1]
Spouse
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(m. 2017)​
Parent(s)William and Rachel Hay[2]
Websitelouiselinton.com

Louise Linton (born 21 December 1980) is a Scottish actress. She has appeared in films such as Cabin Fever and a single episode each of television series CSI: NY and Cold Case. She is the founder and a producing partner of Stormchaser Films, a Los Angeles-based independent production company.[3][4] Linton is married to Steven Mnuchin.

Early life

Linton was born in the Murrayfield area of Edinburgh, Scotland.[4] She was educated at St George's School for Girls and Fettes College.[5] Her family owns Melville Castle outside Edinburgh.[6]

As a child, Linton trained with a private coach from The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts, from which she acquired her certificate with honours.[7] Her mother died when she was 14 years old.[6] After boarding school, she spent part of her gap year serving as a volunteer in northern Zambia, before attending university in the United States.[8] She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in journalism from Pepperdine University and earned a law degree (J.D.) from the University of West Los Angeles School of Law[9], an unaccredited, for-profit law school.

Career

Linton acted in her first film in 2007's Lions for Lambs, where she played the character Miss M.[10] In 2008, she portrayed the role of Katie in the Roy Lee horror film The Echo.[11]

She acted in episodes of the TV series CSI: NY and Cold Case and in the film Crew 2 Crew. Linton's first lead role was in the sci-fi film Scavengers. She appeared in Cabin Fever, and played the lead role of Elizabeth in the thriller Intruder in 2016.[11]

She is the founder and a producing partner of Stormchaser Films, a Los Angeles-based independent production company.[12]

In 2016, Linton drew wide criticism for her self-published book about her experiences in Zambia, titled In Congo's Shadow, co-authored by Wendy Holden.[8] After many readers objected to her false portrayal of Zambia, Linton withdrew her book from sale .[13] The Zambian High Commission in London and others have criticised the book for its inaccuracies and promotion of the false narrative of "the white saviour".[13][14][15][16][17][18][19] She later apologised for causing offense and promised to donate all profits from the book to an appropriate charity.[20]

Personal life

On 24 June 2017, Linton married Steven Mnuchin, the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and ex-Goldman Sachs banker. The civil ceremony, at which Vice President Mike Pence officiated, took place at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, D.C.[21]

In August 2017, Linton was criticized on Instagram for posting a photo of herself accompanying her husband on a trip to Fort Knox, Kentucky, on a government funded private plane, using hashtags to highlight the designer clothing and accessories she wore. In her reply, she called the critic "adorably out of touch", and suggested that she contributed more to the US economy and paid more in taxes than the woman criticizing her, before making her Instagram account private.[22][23]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2007 Lions for Lambs Skin Care Consultant
2008 The Echo Katie
2008 Banking on Love Dina
2008 Heineken Experience: Brew You Gorgeous Woman (Adorable) Short film
2010 Screwball: The Ted Whitfield Story Shannon Storm
2012 She Wants Me Jessica
2012 Crew 2 Crew Samantha
2013 The Power of Few Corey's Mother
2013 Scavangers Emerson
2014 Serial Daters Anonymous Claire
2016 Cabin Fever Deputy Winston
2016 Intruder Elizabeth
2016 The Midnight Man Annie Luster
2016 Rules Don't Apply Betty
2017 Odious Veronica In post-production

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2007 The Daily Habit Amy 2 episodes
2007 CSI: NY Simone de Lille Episode: "A Daze of Wine and Roaches"
2009 Cold Case Louise Patterson '44 Episode: "WASP"
2011 William & Kate: The Movie Vanessa Rose Bellows Television film
2012 A Smile as Big as the Moon Julie Television film

References

  1. ^ "Louise Linton: Bio, Facts, Affair". Celebrity Facts. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Louise Linton Biography". FrostSnow. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  3. ^ Youngson, Andrew (4 August 2014). "Louise's star is on the rise". Press and Journal. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  4. ^ a b "People: The business diary". Scotsman.
  5. ^ Stenson, Joe (3 May 2016). "Louise Linton reveals brush with death in Zambia". Edinburgh Evening News.
  6. ^ a b "Queen of California". Press Reader.
  7. ^ "Scottish Field – January 2016".
  8. ^ a b Schaub, Michael (6 July 2016). "Controversial Africa memoir draws fire for Louise Linton, actress, self-published author and Trump dining companion". Los Angeles Times.
  9. ^ "Louise Linton Discusses Upcoming Film Roles".
  10. ^ Bennett, Ray. "Lions for Lambs". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  11. ^ a b Louise Linton at IMDb
  12. ^ Youngson, Andrew (4 August 2014). "Louise's star is on the rise". Press and Journal. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  13. ^ a b "Zambian embassy slams Louise Linton memoirs". The Scotsman. 11 July 2016.
  14. ^ Kuo, Lily (5 July 2016). "Savior With The Angel Hair: Africans are outraged by this "white savior" memoir by an actress who spent a gap year in Zambia". Quartz Africa.
  15. ^ Silverman, Craig (5 July 2016). "People Are Calling Bullshit On This Woman's Memoir About Her "Gap Year In Africa"". BuzzFeed.
  16. ^ Ngoma, Lydia (5 July 2016). "Louise Linton's Zambia is not the Zambia I know". The Guardian.
  17. ^ "'Angel-haired' aid worker memoir ridiculed". BBC News. 5 July 2016.
  18. ^ Attiah, Karen (6 July 2016). "Louise Linton just wrote the perfect White-Savior-in-Africa story". The Washington Post.
  19. ^ Schmidt, Samantha (22 August 2017). "Treasury secretary's wife stirred controversy before, with memoir of her 'living nightmare' in Africa". The Washington Post.
  20. ^ Horne, Marc (9 July 2016). "Actress says sorry as gap-year adventures cause African storm". The Times.
  21. ^ Stefansky, Emma (25 June 2017). "Amid All the D.C. Drama, Trump and Family Attend Steve Mnuchin's Wedding". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  22. ^ Haberman, Maggie; Bouchard, Mikayla (22 August 2017). "Mnuchin's Wife Mocks Oregon Woman Over Lifestyle and Wealth". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  23. ^ Jackson, Russell (22 August 2017). "Louise Linton criticised for ′deplorable′ social media boast". The Scotsman. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
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