Linda Cardellini is an American actress. She is known for her leading roles in television, such as the teen drama Freaks and Geeks (1999–2000), the medical drama ER (2003–09), the drama thriller Bloodline (2015–17), and the black tragicomedy Dead to Me (2019–present), the latter of which earned her a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. She also guest starred in the period drama Mad Men (2013–15), for which she gained a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. Cardellini provided her voice for the animated series Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated (2010–13), Regular Show (2012–15), Gravity Falls (2012–16), and Sanjay and Craig (2013–16).
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Cardellini portrayed Velma Dinkley in the live action films Scooby-Doo (2002) and its sequel Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004), and has appeared as Laura Barton in the Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero films Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) and Avengers: Endgame (2019). Other film appearances include Legally Blonde (2001), Brokeback Mountain (2005), Daddy's Home (2015), Daddy's Home 2 (2017), Green Book (2018), and The Curse of La Llorona (2019). Cardellini's work in the drama film Return (2011) earned her an Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead nomination.
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Good Burger | Heather | |
| 1998 | Dead Man on Campus | Kelly | |
| Strangeland | Genevieve Gage | ||
| 1999 | The Prince and the Surfer | Melissa | |
| 2001 | Legally Blonde | Chutney Wyndham | |
| The Unsaid | Shelly Hunter | ||
| 2002 | Scooby-Doo | Velma Dinkley | |
| 2003 | Certainly Not a Fairytale | Adelle / Writer | Short film[1] |
| 2004 | Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed | Velma Dinkley | |
| Jiminy Glick in Lalawood | Natalie Coolidge | ||
| LolliLove | Linda | ||
| 2005 | Brokeback Mountain | Cassie Cartwright | |
| American Gun | Mary Ann Wilk | ||
| 2006 | Grandma's Boy | Samantha | |
| 2008 | The Lazarus Project | Julie Ingram | |
| 2010 | Super | Pet Store Employee | |
| Gleeclipse | Coach | Short film | |
| 2011 | Kill the Irishman | Joan Madigan | |
| All-Star Superman | Nasthalthia (voice) | Direct-to-DVD | |
| Return | Kelli | ||
| 2014 | Welcome to Me | Gina Selway | |
| 2015 | Avengers: Age of Ultron | Laura Barton | [2] |
| Daddy's Home | Sara Whitaker | [3] | |
| 2016 | The Founder | Joan Smith | [4] |
| 2017 | Austin Found | Leanne Wilson | |
| Daddy's Home 2 | Sara Whitaker | [5] | |
| 2018 | Green Book | Dolores Vallelonga | [6] |
| A Simple Favor | Diana Hyland | ||
| Hunter Killer | Jayne Norquist | ||
| 2019 | The Curse of La Llorona | Anna Garcia | [7] |
| Avengers: Endgame | Laura Barton | [8] | |
| 2020 | Capone | Mae Capone | [9] |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Bone Chillers | Sarah | 10 episodes |
| 1997 | 3rd Rock from the Sun | Lorna | Episode: "Dickmalion" |
| Pacific Palisades | Sara | 2 episodes | |
| Clueless | Oddrey | Episode: "Chick Fight Tonight" | |
| Step by Step | Cassie Evans | Episode: "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" | |
| 1998 | Promised Land | Amber | Episode: "Chasin' the Blues" |
| Kenan & Kel | Becky | Episode: "Chicago Witch Trials" | |
| 1998–1999 | Guys Like Us | Jude | 7 episodes |
| Boy Meets World | Lauren | 4 episodes | |
| 1999 | Dying to Live | Leslie Dugger | Television film |
| The Lot | June Parker | 4 episodes | |
| 1999–2000 | Freaks and Geeks | Lindsay Weir | 18 episodes |
| 2003 | The Twilight Zone | Ali Warner | Episode: "The Path" |
| 2003–2009 | ER | Samantha Taggart | 126 episodes |
| 2005–2018 | Robot Chicken | Velma Dinkley / Various voices | 4 episodes |
| 2007 | Human Giant | Melody Richards | Episode: "Mind Explosion" |
| 2008 | Comanche Moon | Clara Forsythe | 3 episodes |
| 2009 | Cupid | Masseuse | Uncredited; Episode: "My Fair Masseuse" |
| The Goode Family | Bliss Goode / Shelly (voice) | 13 episodes | |
| 2011 | Person of Interest | Dr. Megan Tillman | Episode: "Cura Te Ipsum" |
| 2011–2013 | Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated | Marcy 'Hot Dog Water' Fleach (voice) | 8 episodes |
| 2012–2015 | Regular Show | CJ / Various voices | 24 episodes |
| 2012–2016 | Gravity Falls | Wendy Corduroy (voice) | 31 episodes |
| 2013 | Out There | Sharla Lemoyne (voice) | 5 episodes |
| 2013–2015 | Mad Men | Sylvia Rosen | 9 episodes |
| 2013–2016 | Sanjay and Craig | Megan Sparkles / Various voices | 40 episodes |
| 2014 | New Girl | Abby Day | 3 episodes |
| 2015–2017 | Bloodline | Meg Rayburn | 33 episodes |
| 2019–present | Dead to Me | Judy Hale | 20 episodes[10] |
| 2020 | Muppets Now | Herself | 6 episodes |
| 2021 | Hawkeye | Laura Barton | Post-production |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Gladius | Ursula | |
| 2004 | Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed | Velma Dinkley | |
| 2012 | Lollipop Chainsaw | Cordelia Starling |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | "Land of a Million Drums" | Outkast | |
| 2008 | "Sing Along" | Virginia Coalition |
References
- ^ "SEARCHLAB/Shorts: Certainly Not A Fairy Tale". Fox Searchlight SearchLab. January 4, 2007. Archived from the original on October 25, 2010.
- ^ Julie Delpy and Linda Cardellini Are In ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’
- ^ Linda Cardellini Joins Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg in 'Daddy's Home' (Exclusive)
- ^ Linda Cardellini Joins Michael Keaton in McDonald’s Drama ‘The Founder’
- ^ Mel Gibson and John Lithgow Join ‘Daddy’s Home’ Sequel
- ^ Linda Cardellini Joins Mahershala Ali in 'Green Book'
- ^ How 'Curse of La Llorona' Gave Linda Cardellini the Shot She'd Never Had
- ^ Linda Cardellini Teases 'Avengers: Endgame' Appearance as Hawkeye's Wife
- ^ McNary, Dave (2018-03-16). "Linda Cardellini, Matt Dillon, Kyle MacLachlan Join Tom Hardy's Al Capone Biopic". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved 2018-04-02.
- ^ Linda Cardellini To Star In Netflix Dark Comedy Series ‘Dead To Me’