Linda Dano Biography (1943-)

Original name, Linda Rae Wildermuth; born May 12, 1943, in Los Angeles, CA; daughter of Herk and Evelyn (maiden name, Delgado) Wildermuth; married Frank Attardi (an advertising executive and actor), December 27, 1977 (some sourcescite 1982); stepchildren: two. Addresses: Agent: David Shapira & Associates, 15821 Ventura Blvd., Suite 235, Encino, CA 91436.; Contact: V.S.M.P., The Marketing Group, 1010 Nautilus, Mamoreneck, NY 10543.

Nationality: American
Gender: Female
Occupation: Actress, writer
Birth Details: May 12, 1943; Los Angeles, California, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Appearances
Series
Airline clerk, Another World, NBC, 1976
Gretel Rae Washburn Cummings Faulkner Buchanan, One Life to Live,ABC, 1978-1980, 1999-2004
Cynthia Haynes, As the World Turns, CBS, 1981-1982
Angelina Montefusco Cooney, The Montefuscos, NBC, 1975
Felicia Gallant (also known as Fanny Grady St. George Lindquist Blake Castigliano Radzinsky), Another World, NBC, 1982-1999
Cohost, Attitudes, Lifetime, 1986-1991
Rae Cummings, All My Children, ABC, 1999-2000
Rae Cummings, Port Charles (also known as Port Charles: Fate), ABC, 2000
Gretel Rae Washburn Cummings Faulkner Buchanan, General Hospital,ABC, 2000-2003
Herself, Lifetime Now, Lifetime an Lifetime Real Women, 2001
Herself, Speaking of Women's Health, 2001
Movies
Linda Collison, The Last Survivors, NBC, 1975
Secretary, The Night That Panicked America, ABC, 1975
Kamala, The Nurse Killer, 1975
Margot Delefont, Rage of Angels: The Story Continues, NBC, 1986
Sandra Grant, Perry Mason: The Case of the Killer Kiss, NBC, 1993
Helene, When the Vows Break (also known as Courting Justice), Lifetime, 1995
Aunt Ina, See Jane Date, ABC Family, 2003
Also appeared in War of the Worlds.
Pilots
Julie Weston, The Fess Parker Show, ABC, 1978
Specials
Narrator, Diana: The Making of a Princess, Lifetime, 1989
Narrator, Legends in Love, Lifetime, 1991
50 Years of Soaps: An All-Star Celebration, CBS, 1994
Herself, "Liberace: Mr. Showmanship," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 1995
Gail Sheehy's New Passages, ABC, 1996
The Italian Americans, PBS, 1997
On the Inside, The Learning Channel, 1997
The 71st Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, 1997
Herself, Intimate Portrait: Linda Dano, Lifetime, 2000
Herself, Intimate Portrait: Deidre Hall, Lifetime, 2001
Herself, Intimate Portrait: Finola Hughes, Lifetime, 2002

Marshalls' Women in Comedy, PAX, 2002
(In archive footage) Rae Cummings, A&E Biography: All My Children, Arts and Entertainment, 2003
Awards Presentations
The 14th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, ABC, 1987
The 17th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, ABC, 1990
The 18th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, CBS, 1991
The 21st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, ABC, 1994
The 11th Annual Soap Opera Awards, NBC, 1995
Host, MVP Awards, Lifetime, 1995
The 22nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, NBC, 1995
Presenter, Soap Opera Update Awards, 1997
Presenter, The 24th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, 1997
Presenter, The 14th Annual Soap Opera Awards, 1998
Presenter, The 27th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, ABC, 2000
Episodic
Girl #1, "Death on Credit," Police Story, 1973
Lora Gibson, "The Firehouse Four," Emergency!, NBC, 1974
Katherine, "Raise the Devil: Part 1," Ironside, 1974
Mary Elliott, "The End Game," Police Woman, 1974
Ellen Murdock, "Aura Lee, Farewell," The Rockford Files, NBC, 1975
Barbara Milland, "Double Jeopardy," Harry-O, ABC, 1975
Nurse, "Panic," Matt Helm, 1975
"Above and Beyond ... Nearly," Emergency!, NBC, 1976
Marie, "In Hazard," The Rockford Files, NBC, 1976
Gwen Molinaro, "Sticks and Stones May Break Your Bones, But Waterbury Will Bury You," The Rockford Files, NBC, 1977
Janet Mayer, "The Crying Child," Starsky and Hutch, 1977
Angela, "The Ghostly Teletype," The Six Million Dollar Man, 1977
Joy Vance, "Angels on the Air," Charlie's Angels, ABC, 1977
Marian Bakersmith, "Walking Wounded," Rafferty, 1977
Leslie Dornan, "Rape," Barney Miller, ABC, 1978
Eloise, "Hitch-Hiking Hitch," CHiPs, NBC, 1978
Josette, "Voodoll Doll: Parts 1 & 2," The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries, ABC, 1978
Margaret Winslow, "Deadly Ringer," The Six Million Dollar Man, 1978
Herself, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, 1996
Dr. Margaret Miano, "Valentine's Day," Homicide: Life on the Street (also known as H:LOTS and Homicide), NBC, 1997
The View, ABC, 2001, 2002, 2003
Herself, SoapTalk, Soap Net, 2003
The Wayne Brady Show, syndicated, 2003
Living It Up with Ali & Jack, 2003
Also appeared in Bracken's World, NBC; Peyton Place, ABC; Gourmet Getaways with Robin Leach, Food Network; Tea with Fi, Romance Classics.
Film Appearances
(Uncredited) Tony Rome, 1967
(Uncredited) Hello, Dolly, 1968
(Uncredited) The Boston Strangler, 1968
(Uncredited) Charles' wife, Star! (also known as Those Were theHappy Times and Loves of a Star!), 1968
Rosalie Cutter, The Shadow of Chikara (also known as The Balladof Virgil Kane, The Curse of Demon Mountain, Demon Mountain, Diamond Mountain, Shadow Mountain, Thunder Mountain,and Wishbone Cutter), 1978
Casting director, Somewhere in the City, Sideshow Inc., 1998
WRITINGS
Nonfiction
(With Anne Kyle) Looking Great: Daytime Television Star Linda Dano Shares Her Fashion, Beauty, and Style Secrets to Help You Look Your Best, Putnam, 1997
(With Anne Kyle) Living Great: Style Expert and Television Star LindaDano Shows You How to Bring Style Home with Easy, Affordable Decorating Ideasand Techniques, Putnam, 1998
Novels
as Felicia Gallant
(With Rebecca Flanders) Dreamweaver, Harlequin, 1984

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Antiques, September, 1999, p. 310
People Weekly, September 8, 1997, p. 39
TV Guide, July 5, 1986, pp. 8-9

Electronic

Linda Dano Official Site, http://lindadano.com, June 10, 2004

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