Actors - Linda Purl

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Linda Purl is an actress and singer, best known for portraying Ben Matlock's daughter Charlene Matlock in the first season of Matlock.

Linda Purl was born September 2, 1955 in Greenwich, Connecticut and raised in Japan, and became the only foreigner to train at the Toho Geino Academy. While at the Imperial Theatre in Tokyo, Purl performed in several plays, gaining the role of Louis in The King and I
, Bet in Oliver, and the role of Helen in The Miracle Worker
. Afterwards, Ms. Purl went to England to study under Marguerite Beale, before returning to the United States to study at the Lee Strasberg Institute, and later with Robert Lewis.

Television roles

Linda Purl has played several roles on television, notably that of Ashley on Happy Days, and Charlene Matlock on Matlock. She also played secret agent Kate Del'Amico in the short-lived series Under Cover.

Charity

Ms. Purl also does charity work, for AIDS Project Los Angeles, Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation, Haven House, and Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

Music

Purl launched a jazz music career after leaving Matlock and has released several albums of music, most recently Out of This World --- LIVE.

Trivia

Linda Purl is 5'5'', and her measurements are 34-22 1/2-35 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine)
She is the former daughter-in-law of Desi Arnaz
and Lucille Ball
, and sister-in-law of Lucie Arnaz
, having been married to Desi Arnaz Jr.
Linda Purl is a mountain climber in her spare time.

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