In 1986 she was selected for the role of Charlene Matlock, daughter of criminal defense attorney Ben Matlock, star of the series portrayed by Andy Griffith. She started the next decade with the role of Kathy in the adventure film “The High Country” (1981), and in 1982 featured in the horror film “Horror-Hospital”. Also in 1976 she had the role of Molly Beaton in the made-for-television film “Young Pioneers”, and reprised the role in the sequel “Young Pioneers” the same year. Throughout the ‘70s, Linda climbed her way up the ladder with roles in such productions as the film “Crazy Mama” (1975), and TV series “Beacon Hill” (1975). Following her matriculation, Linda enrolled at Finch College, but also at the same time studied acting under Marguerite Beale in England, and in the USA at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute. She then returned to USA, and went to Wykeham Rise School, which specializes in creative and performing arts, and during her high school years she made her screen debut in the soap opera “The Guiding Light”. She then made her first acting appearances in several plays at the Imperial Theatre in Tokyo, portraying Louis in “The King and I”, and as Bet in “Oliver!”. She attended Toho Genio Academy, and became only foreign student of the highly appreciated academy. When she was five years old, she and her family moved to Japan where she lived until her teen years. Linda was born into a family of actors, with her grandmother being the founder of Actors’ Equity Association. Have you ever wondered how rich Linda Purl is, as of early 2017? According to authoritative sources it has been estimated that Purl’s net worth is as high as $10 million, an amount earned through her successful career in the entertainment industry, during which she appeared in over 100 film and TV titles. Her career started in 1966, becoming a child actress appearing in plays “The King and I” and “Oliver!”. Linda Purl was born on the 2nd September 1955 in Greenwich, Connecticut USA, and is an actress and singer best known to the world as Charlene Matlock in the TV crime investigation series “Matlock” (1986-1987), among many other differing appearances.
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