Amy Carlson - wikipedia Amy Carlson Amy Carlson ( 1968 - 07 - 07 ) July 7, 1968 ( age 49 ) Glen Ellyn, Illinois, U.S. Residence Chinatown, Manhattan, New York Nationality American Occupation Actress Years active 1992 -- present Partner ( s ) Syd Butler ( 2004 - present ) 2 children Children Lyla Butler ( b. 2006 ) Nigel Butler ( b. 2009 ) Amy Lynn Carlson ( born July 7, 1968 ) is an American television actress, known for her roles as Linda Reagan in the CBS police procedural Blue Bloods, as Alex Taylor on the NBC drama Third Watch, and Josie Watts in the NBC daytime soap opera Another World. Contents 1 Life and career 2 Filmography 2.1 Film 2.2 Television 3 References 4 External links Life and career Carlson was born in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. When Carlson was 13, her family ( consisting of her parents, three siblings and her ) moved for a year to Amman, Jordan, where her parents had been hired to teach at the American Community School. After returning to the United States, Carlson attended Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois. While in college, Carlson was active in the school 's theatre department, appearing in Fifth of July, Noises Off, A Lie of the Mind, and School for Scandal. Carlson graduated cum laude. Carlson made her soap opera debut in 1993 on Another World as Josie Watts. She was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 1998 for this role and later left the show. She guest - starred in a number of prime time shows and in 2000 won a series regular role on the NBC series Third Watch, where she starred from 2000 to 2003. She later had leading roles in the short - lived dramas Peacemakers and Law & Order : Trial by Jury. In 2010, Carlson began starring as Linda Reagan on Blue Bloods. Carlson continued in the role of Linda through the seventh season of Blue Bloods, but after seven years on the series, Carlson elected to leave her contract and move on from the show permanently. On the eighth season premiere episode, which aired on September 29, 2017, it was revealed that Linda -- who was a nurse -- had died in a helicopter crash while transporting a patient. Carlson currently resides in Chinatown in Manhattan with her daughter, born in 2006, her son, born in August 2009 and her long - time partner, Syd Butler, bass guitar player of the 8G Band on Late Night with Seth Meyers, and of indie rock band Les Savy Fav and owner of the independent label Frenchkiss Records. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1992 Babe, The The Babe Girl on Stairs 2000 Everything Put Together Jane 2002 Winning Girls Through Psychic Mind Control Kathy Stella Shorts 1998 - 2002 Hippy Girl Video 2007 Anamorph Alexandra Fredericks Trio N / A Short film 2011 Green Lantern Jessica Jordan 2014 Hits Christina Casserta 2015 Sight Unseen Rachel Sampson Natural Selection Laura Television Year Title Role Notes 1992 Legacy of Lies Marianna Nania TV film 1993 Missing Persons Helena Brusich `` Pilot '', `` I 'm Gonna Miss Him Too... '', `` Right Neighborhood... Wrong Door '' 1993 - 1994 Untouchables, The The Untouchables Various `` Pilot : Parts 1 & 2 '', `` Mind Games '' 1993 - 1998 Another World Josephine Watts Regular role 1998 Thanks of a Grateful Nation Tammy Boyer TV miniseries 1999 Martial Law Cassie McGill `` Big Trouble '' Get Real Dr. Sedgwick Recurring role St. Michael 's Crossing Kelly McGloin TV film 2000 NYPD Blue Lisa Marantz `` Along Came Jones '' If These Walls Could Talk 2 Michelle TV film Falcone N / A `` Windows '' CSI : Crime Scene Investigation Kate Armstrong `` Friends & Lovers '' Law & Order : Special Victims Unit Patricia Andrews `` Asunder '' 2000 - 2003 Third Watch Alex Taylor Main role 2002 ER Alex Taylor `` Brothers and Sisters '' 2003 Peacemakers Katie Owen Main role Law & Order Collette Connolly `` The Dead Wives Club '' 2005 Franklin Charter Maggie Keeler TV film 2005 - 2006 Law & Order : Trial by Jury A.D.A. Kelly Gaffney Main Role 2006 Drift Lauren TV film 2007 Kidnapping, The The Kidnapping Rachel McKenzie TV film NCIS Karen Sutherland `` Corporal Punishment '' 2008 Criminal Minds Cece Hillenbrand `` Tabula Rasa '' Fringe Maureen Donovan `` Unearthed '' 2010 - 2017 Blue Bloods Linda Reagan Main role 2011 Too Big to Fail Erin Callan TV film 2013 This One Time N / A `` Amy Carlson '' References ^ Jump up to : `` Amy Carlson Biography ''. Tvguide.com. Retrieved 2014 - 04 - 01. Jump up ^ Amy Carlson Official Web Site Jump up ^ `` Carlson to be a regular on ' Blue Bloods ' - US TV News ''. Digital Spy. Retrieved 2014 - 04 - 01. Jump up ^ Matt Webb Mitovich ( September 29, 2017 ). `` Blue Bloods Bombshell : Amy Carlson Opens Up About That Premiere Twist - US TV News ''. TVLine. Retrieved 2017 - 09 - 30. External links Amy Carlson on IMDb VIAF : 316879349 MusicBrainz : e824dc7c - 8bc1 - 4d20 - b904 - cff7431eaa17 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Amy_Carlson&oldid=807784180 '' Categories : American television actresses American film actresses American soap opera actresses People from Glen Ellyn, Illinois 1968 births Living people Knox College ( Illinois ) alumni Hidden categories : Articles with hCards Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Español فارسی Français 한국어 Italiano Magyar Nederlands 日本 語 Português Русский Simple English Edit links This page was last edited on 30 October 2017, at 02 : 57. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. 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Question: who is the actress who plays linda on blue bloods
Answer: Amy Lynn Carlson