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Janice Lynde
ActorBorn March 28, 1948 (76 years)
Janice Lynde is an American actress.
The Houston, Texas-born, Lake Charles, Louisiana-reared Lynde began her career with the Dallas Symphony, both as a pianist and as a vocal soloist. The child of German parents Marvin and Sophia Zoch she had to learn English in kindergarten.
She attended Indiana University and the University of Pennsylvania, studying music at both institutions.
Lynde's performances at Indiana University brought her to the attention of musician Fred Waring, which led to her being a soloist with Waring and his Pennsylvanians choir for two years.
After she graduated from college, she began a career in acting in New York City, where her Broadway credits include Applause,[5] The Me Nobody Knows, and Butterflies Are Free.
In 1973, she moved to Los Angeles, where she was among the original cast members of the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless, playing "Leslie Brooks". She left the series in early 1977. Two years later, Lynde joined Another World as "Tracy DeWitt"; she left the role in 1981. In 1984, she starred as "Laurel Chapin Wolek" in One Life to Live, which she left in 1986.
She appeared in several film and television programs, including a notable role in the episode "A Hand for Sonny Blue" of Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected (1977) as well as Match Game.
The Houston, Texas-born, Lake Charles, Louisiana-reared Lynde began her career with the Dallas Symphony, both as a pianist and as a vocal soloist. The child of German parents Marvin and Sophia Zoch she had to learn English in kindergarten.
She attended Indiana University and the University of Pennsylvania, studying music at both institutions.
Lynde's performances at Indiana University brought her to the attention of musician Fred Waring, which led to her being a soloist with Waring and his Pennsylvanians choir for two years.
After she graduated from college, she began a career in acting in New York City, where her Broadway credits include Applause,[5] The Me Nobody Knows, and Butterflies Are Free.
In 1973, she moved to Los Angeles, where she was among the original cast members of the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless, playing "Leslie Brooks". She left the series in early 1977. Two years later, Lynde joined Another World as "Tracy DeWitt"; she left the role in 1981. In 1984, she starred as "Laurel Chapin Wolek" in One Life to Live, which she left in 1986.
She appeared in several film and television programs, including a notable role in the episode "A Hand for Sonny Blue" of Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected (1977) as well as Match Game.
Filmography
| 2010 | Father vs. Son · as Ruth Coletti |
| 2009 | 2 Dudes and a Dream · as Mrs. Stevenson |
| 2009 | Diary of a Single Mom · as Peggy |
| 2009 | Diary of a Single Mom (TV Series) · as Peggy |
| 2004 | Searching for David's Heart · as Clerk |
| 2002 | Another Pretty Face · as Dr Devaughn |
| 2001 | Six Feet Under (TV Series) · as Loretta Smith Sibley |
| 2000 | One Kill · as Evelyn Gray |
| 1998 | Life of the Party: The Pamela Harriman Story · as Washington Woman #1 |
| 1998 | Air America (TV Series) · as Valentina |
| 1997 | Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction (TV Series) · as Ms. Wiseman (segment "the Hooded Chair") |
| 1996 | Promised Land (TV Series) · as Aunt Anne |
| 1996 | Subterfuge · as Newscaster |
| 1994 | In the Living Years · as Erika Donahue |
| 1994 | Touched by an Angel (TV Series) · as Phyllis |
| 1992 | Doing Time on Maple Drive · as Judy |
| 1992 | In the Arms of a Killer · as Madam |
| 1991 | Missing Pieces · as Marion |
| 1990 | The New Adam-12 (TV Series) · as Annette Collier |
| 1989 | Sister Kate (TV Series) · as Mrs. Ferguson |
| 1989 | |
| 1988 | Dear John (1988) (TV Series) · as Dr. Davenport |
| 1986 | Sledge Hammer! (TV Series) · as Evelyn Collins |
| 1984 | Who's the Boss? (TV Series) |
| 1984 | Night Court (TV Series) · as Toni Corbin |
| 1982 | Family Ties (TV Series) · as Monica |
| 1982 | 9 to 5 (TV Series) · as Suzanne |
| 1981 | Love, Sidney (TV Series) · as Karen |
| 1980 | Nightside · as Lilly |
| 1980 | Beyond Evil · as Alma Martin |
| 1980 | Top of the Hill · as Josie |
| 1979 | 240-Robert (TV Series) |
| 1977 | Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected (TV Series) · as Brenda Jackson |
| 1976 | Quincy, M.E. (TV Series) |
| 1974 | The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One · as Bernice Griffiths |
| 1973 | Griff (TV Series) · as Lynette |
| 1973 | The Young and the Restless (TV Series) · as Leslie Brooks |
| 1973 | Barnaby Jones (TV Series) · as Alice Caldwell |
| 1972 | The ABC Afterschool Special (TV Series) · as Nina |
| 1971 | Great Performances (TV Series) · as Zozo |
| 1970 | The Odd Couple (TV Series) · as Phyllis |
| 1969 | Medical Center (TV Series) |
| 1968 | One Life to Live (TV Series) · as Laurel Chapin |
| 1967 | Mannix (TV Series) |
| 1964 | Another World (TV Series) |
| 1963 | General Hospital (TV Series) · as Gloria |