Linda Evans

Linda Evans (born November 18, 1942) is an American actress.

 Career 
Born Linda Evenstad in Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.. She began her career making appearances in television series The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet (1960), Outlaws (1962), The Untouchables (1962). And in 1963 a small role in the movie starring Richard Chamberlain
Twilight of Honor (1963), directed by Boris Sagal. 

She shot to fame starring in the role of Audra Barkley's daughter Barbara Stanwyck in ABC TV Western series The Big Valley. Was unusual that two women staged a western. The series was also starring by Lee Majors, Peter Breck and Richard Long. 

Evans played Audra Barkley in 112 episodes between 1965 and 1969.

In the 70s Linda Evans is co starring in The Klansman (1974), with Lee Marvin - Richard Burton, and directed by Terence Young. And in the action movie starring by Joe Don Baker, Mitchell (1975), directed by Andrew V. McLaglen.

In 1980 she co-star and with Steve McQueen in the Western Tom Horn, directed by William Wiard

 Dynasty 
The best role of her career would come in 1981, playing Krystle Carrington wife of billionaire oil tycoon Blake Carrington, John Forsythe in the ABC TV series Dynasty (1981-89).  

The series was a success and one of the shows most ratings in American television and the world. 

Linda Evans in 1982 won a Golden Globe as best performance by an Actress in a TV-Series - Drama. 
Then again be nominated for a Golden Globe, on four occasions 1983, 1984, 1985 and 1986

Linda was also nominated for an Emmy in 1983.

 Filmography 

+ Movies Year Title Role Notes 1963 Twilight of Honor  Alice Clinton   1965 Those Calloways    Bridie Mellott   1965/1969 The Big Valley    Audra Barkley   TV series1969  Childish Things  Pat Jennings  1974  The Klansman  Nancy Poteet  1975  Mitchell   Greta 1976/1977  Hunter  Marty Shaw  TV series1979 Avalanche Express  Jill Shasta    1980 Tom Horn    Glendolene Kimmel  1981/1989  Dinasty    Krystle Carrington   TV series1991 Dynasty: The Reunion    Krystle Carrington  TV movie 1991 The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw    Kate Muldoon  TV movie1995  Dazzle    Sylvie Norberg Kilkullen  TV movie 1997 The Stepsister  Joan Curtis Shaw Canfield  TV movie

 References 

The Dynasty years: Hollywood television and critical media studies by Jostein Gripsrud

New York Magazine Nov 22, 1982

Other websites



 Linda Evans infomercial for Rejuvenique 



Category:1942 births
Category:Living people
Category:American television actors
Category:Actors from Hartford, Connecticut