Linda Cardellini - wikipedia Linda Cardellini Linda Cardellini Cardellini at the 2011 Deauville American Film Festival Linda Edna Cardellini ( 1975 - 06 - 25 ) June 25, 1975 ( age 42 ) Redwood City, California, United States Education Loyola Marymount University Occupation Actress Years active 1994 -- present Partner ( s ) Steven Rodriguez ( 2009 -- present ; engaged since 2013 ) Children Linda Edna Cardellini ( born June 25, 1975 ) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Lindsay Weir on Freaks and Geeks, Samantha Taggart on ER, Velma Dinkley in the live - action Scooby - Doo feature films, Sylvia Rosen, a neighbor of Don Draper 's on the AMC drama series Mad Men, Meg Rayburn on the Netflix original series Bloodline, Cassie in Brokeback Mountain, and Laura Barton in Avengers : Age of Ultron. She is also known for voicing roles in animated projects such as CJ in Regular Show, Marcy `` Hot Dog Water '' Fleach in Scooby - Doo ! Mystery Incorporated, Wendy Corduroy in Gravity Falls, and Megan in Sanjay and Craig. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 4.1 Film 4.2 Television 4.3 Music videos 4.4 Video games 5 Awards and nominations 6 References 7 External links Early life Cardellini was born in Redwood City, California, the daughter of Lorraine ( née Hernan ), a homemaker, and Wayne David Cardellini, a businessman. She is the youngest of four children. Cardellini was raised Catholic. She made her first public appearance at age 10, when she sang in a school play. Subsequently, she acted in several school productions and started attending drama lessons. She graduated from nearby Mountain View 's Catholic St. Francis High School in 1993, then moved to Los Angeles to seek roles in television and film. Cardellini was a contestant in a 1994 episode of The Price Is Right, winning a fireplace. Career Cardellini received her first big break role in 1996 when she landed a starring role as Sarah on ABC 's Saturday morning live - action children 's series, Bone Chillers. Following this, she made guest appearances on prime - time programs such as Step by Step, Clueless, 3rd Rock from the Sun, and Boy Meets World as Lauren, a girl that came between the show 's star couple. Cardellini co-starred in the AMC mini-series The Lot in 1999, and spent the summer in Europe as part of a touring production of Lancelot, a fourteenth - century Dutch tragedy. Cardellini as part of `` Dr. God '', 2010 Cardellini had her first major success when she landed one of the starring roles in the NBC series Freaks and Geeks, which debuted during the 1999 -- 2000 season. As Lindsay Weir, an honor student in the midst of an identity crisis, Cardellini earned positive response that subsequently catapulted her to fame. Cardellini starred in the live - action adaptation of Scooby - Doo in 2002, in which she played the cartoon character Velma Dinkley. She later reprised the role of Velma in 2004 's Scooby - Doo 2 : Monsters Unleashed. She joined the cast of the hospital drama ER in 2003 as Samantha Taggart, a free - spirited nurse. Cardellini acted for six seasons on ER, until the series finale, `` And in the End... '', and with the cast won the TV Land ensemble Icon Award in 2009. Her other film work includes roles in Dead Man on Campus, Strangeland, Good Burger, Legally Blonde, Brokeback Mountain ( for which she was nominated for the ensemble Gotham and Screen Actors Guild awards ), and a starring role in the Happy Madison film Grandma 's Boy as Samantha. She was the voice of Ursula in the role - playing video game, Gladius, and played the voice of Bliss Goode on the ABC animated series The Goode Family. In 2007, Cardellini was chosen to play lovelorn Clara in the CBS miniseries Comanche Moon, a prequel to 1989 's Lonesome Dove. In 2010 and 2011, Cardellini returned to the stage with the Dr. God comedy group in Los Angeles and San Francisco, appeared in Kill the Irishman and Super, and starred in the independent film Return. She appeared with cast members and producers of Freaks and Geeks and Undeclared at the Paley Center for Media PaleyFest on March 12, 2011. From June 15, 2012 to February 15, 2016, she has been the voice of Wendy on the Disney Channel show Gravity Falls. Cardellini voice acts periodically on the podcast and live show The Thrilling Adventure Hour, on the Sparks Nevada : Marshal on Mars segments. In 2013, she was chosen to play Sylvia Rosen, a love interest of Don Draper on Mad Men. For her performance on Mad Men, she received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series. Starting in 2015, she joined Kyle Chandler on a new Netflix series Bloodline from the creators of Damages. The show was cancelled in 2016, and ended after its third season. Personal life Cardellini attended Loyola Marymount University 's College of Communication and Fine Arts, graduating in 2000 with a degree in theatre arts. In 2007, she was recognized as a `` Distinguished Alumnus '' by the university. She dated her Freaks and Geeks co-star Jason Segel for five years following the show 's cancellation. In October 2011, Cardellini and her boyfriend Steven Rodriguez announced her pregnancy. Cardellini gave birth to their daughter Lilah - Rose in February 2012. Cardellini and Rodriguez became engaged in June 2013. Filmography Cardellini at the 2011 PaleyFest Film Year Title Role Notes 1997 Good Burger Heather 1998 Dead Man on Campus Kelly Strangeland Genevieve Gage 1999 Prince and the Surfer, The The Prince and the Surfer Melissa Legally Blonde Chutney Wyndham Unsaid, The The Unsaid Shelly Hunter 2002 Scooby - Doo Velma Dinkley Certainly Not a Fairytale Adelle / Writer Short film Scooby - Doo 2 : Monsters Unleashed Velma Dinkley Jiminy Glick in Lalawood Natalie Coolidge LolliLove Linda 2005 Brokeback Mountain Cassie Cartwright American Gun Mary Ann Wilk 2006 Grandma 's Boy Samantha 2008 Lazarus Project, The The Lazarus Project Julie Ingram Gleeclipse Coach Short film 2011 Kill the Irishman Joan Madigan Super Pet Store Employee All - Star Superman Nasthalthia ( voice ) Direct - to - DVD Return Kelli 2014 Welcome to Me Gina 2015 Avengers : Age of Ultron Laura Barton Daddy 's Home Sara Whitaker 2016 The Founder Joan Smith 2017 Austin Found Leanne Wilson Daddy 's Home 2 Sara Whitaker 2018 A Simple Favor Post-production Hunter Killer Jane Norquist Post-production The Children Post-production TBA Green Book Dolores Post-production Fonzo Mae Capone Filming Television Year Title Role Notes Bone Chillers Sarah 8 episodes 1997 3rd Rock from the Sun Lorna Episode : `` Dickmalion '' 1997 Pacific Palisades Sara 2 episodes 1997 Clueless Oddrey Episode : `` Chick Fight Tonight '' 1997 Step by Step Cassie Evans Episode : `` Girls Just Wanna Have Fun '' 1998 Promised Land Amber Episode : `` Chasin ' the Blues '' 1998 Kenan & Kel Becky Episode : `` Chicago Witch Trials '' 1998 -- 1999 Guys Like Us Jude 6 episodes 1998 -- 1999 Boy Meets World Lauren 4 episodes 1999 Dying to Live Leslie Dugger Television film 1999 The Lot June Parker 4 episodes 1999 -- 2000 Freaks and Geeks Lindsay Weir 18 episodes 2003 The Twilight Zone Ali Warner Episode : `` The Path '' 2003 -- 2009 ER Samantha Taggart 125 episodes 2005 -- 2018 Robot Chicken Velma Dinkley / various voices 4 episodes 2007 Human Giant Melody Richards Episode : `` Mind Explosion '' 2008 Comanche Moon Clara Forsythe 3 episodes 2009 Cupid Masseuse Uncredited Episode : `` My Fair Masseuse '' 2009 The Goode Family Bliss Goode ( voice ) 13 episodes 2011 Person of Interest Dr. Megan Tillman Episode : `` Cura Te Ipsum '' 2011 -- 2013 Scooby - Doo ! Mystery Incorporated Marcy ' Hot Dog Water ' Fleach ( voice ) 8 episodes 2012 -- 2015 Regular Show CJ ( voice ) 24 episodes 2012 -- 2016 Gravity Falls Wendy Corduroy ( voice ) 31 episodes 2013 Out There Sharla Lemoyne ( voice ) 5 episodes 2013 -- 2015 Mad Men Sylvia Rosen 9 episodes 2013 -- 2016 Sanjay and Craig Megan Sparkles ( voice ) 40 episodes 2014 New Girl Abby Day 3 episodes 2015 -- 2017 Bloodline Meg Rayburn 33 episodes Music videos Year Title Artist 2002 `` Land of a Million Drums '' Outkast 2008 `` Sing Along '' Virginia Coalition Video games Year Title Voice role 2003 Gladius Ursula Scooby - Doo 2 : Monsters Unleashed Velma Dinkley 2012 Lollipop Chainsaw Cordelia Starling Awards and nominations Year Association Nominated work Result 2005 Gotham Awards Best Ensemble Cast Brokeback Mountain Nominated 2006 Screen Actors Guild Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Brokeback Mountain Nominated 2009 TV Land Awards Icon ER Won 2013 Independent Spirit Awards Best Female Lead Return Nominated Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series Mad Men Nominated References ^ Jump up to : `` Knockout Nerd -- Scooby - Doo, Linda Cardellini ''. People. July 1, 2002. Retrieved June 9, 2013. Jump up ^ Watkins, Gwynne ( June 12, 2013 ). `` The Mad Men GQ + A : Linda Cardellini on Sylvia Rosen 's Extramarital Bombshell : The Q ''. GQ. Retrieved October 31, 2013. ^ Jump up to : Petrozzello, Donna ( August 19, 1999 ). `` Young Actress Takes Shine To Playing A Movie Starlet ''. New York Daily News. ^ Jump up to : Linda Cardellini. AskMen.com. Jump up ^ `` Linda Cardellini Made Her First Television Appearance As A Contestant On ' The Price Is Right ' ( VIDEO ) ''. Jump up ^ MacIntyre, April ( April 9, 2009 ). `` TV Land Awards gives Icon award to ' ER ' ''. Monsters and Critics. Archived from the original on August 13, 2010. Jump up ^ Gotham Awards Nominations Announced Archived September 22, 2012, at the Wayback Machine... FilmMakerMagazine.com, October 25, 2005. Jump up ^ `` 12th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards and Nominees ''. Screen Actors Guild. 2006. Jump up ^ Stransky, Tanner ( August 17, 2007 ). `` Where are the ' Freaks and Geeks ' now ? ''. Entertainment Weekly. Jump up ^ `` Angels & Prophets : Linda Cardellini ''. drgodcomedy.com. Archived from the original on May 22, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Performers 2011 Line Up : Linda Cardellini ''. SFSketchFest.com. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Freaks and Geeks / Undeclared Reunion ''. PaleyCenter.org. March 12, 2011. Retrieved March 16, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Freaks and Geeks Still Rocks ''. IGN. March 14, 2011. Retrieved March 16, 2011. Jump up ^ `` About the Show and the Segments Within -- Sparks Nevada, Marshal on Mars ''. The Thrilling Adventure Hour. Archived from the original on December 7, 2013. Retrieved October 31, 2013. Jump up ^ Campos, Nicole ( June 8, 2010 ). `` Martians and Superheroes and Nazis, Oh My ! : ' Adventure Hour ' Thrills Sell - Out Largo Crowd ''. Public Spectacle art blog ( We Recommend ). LA Weekly. Retrieved October 31, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Norbert Leo Butz Joins Netflix 's Drama Series From ' Damages ' Creators Todd A. Kessler, Glenn Kessler & Daniel Zelman ''. TVWise. Retrieved 2015 - 09 - 19. Jump up ^ Prudom, Laura. `` ' Bloodline ' Ending After Season 3 on Netflix ''. Retrieved September 14, 2016. Jump up ^ `` LA Leaders, LMU Distinguished Alumni Reception 2007 '' Archived January 8, 2013, at the Wayback Machine... Loyola Marymount University. February 22, 2007. Retrieved January 2, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Distinguished Alumni Awardees 1970 -- present '' Archived January 8, 2013, at the Wayback Machine... Loyola Marymount University. Retrieved January 2, 2013. Jump up ^ `` This breakup really broke up Jason Segel ''. Los Angeles Times. April 13, 2008. Retrieved June 7, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Linda Cardellini Expecting First Child -- Moms & Babies -- Moms & Babies - People.com ''. Celebritybabies.people.com. June 22, 2011. Retrieved February 8, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Linda Cardellini Welcomes Daughter Lilah - Rose ''. People. March 6, 2012. Retrieved March 6, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Linda Cardellini Engaged : ' Freaks And Geeks ' Actress And Boyfriend Steven Rodriguez Set To Wed ''. The Huffington Post. June 7, 2013. Retrieved June 7, 2013. Jump up ^ `` SEARCHLAB / Shorts : Certainly Not A Fairy Tale ''. Fox Searchlight SearchLab. January 4, 2007. Archived from the original on October 25, 2010. 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Question: who is the actress that played velma in scooby doo
Answer: Linda Edna Cardellini