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Born: June 25, 1975, Redwood City, California, United States

Height: 1.60 m

Partner: Steve Rodriguez

Children: Lilah-Rose Rodriguez

TV shows: Freaks and Geeks, ER, Gravity Falls, More

Linda Edna Cardellini is an American television and film actress. She is known for her television roles Lindsay Weir on Freaks and Geeks, Samantha Taggart on ER, as well as the voices of Hot Dog Water on Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated and Wendy on Gravity Falls, and the film role of Velma Dinkley in the live-action Scooby-Doo theatrical films. On April 7, 2013, she began playing the recurring role of Sylvia Rosen, neighbor of Don Draper, on Mad Men.

Early life

Cardellini was born in Redwood City, California, the daughter of Lorraine, a homemaker and Wayne David Cardellini, a businessman. She is the youngest of four children and is of Irish and Italian descent. She made her first public appearance at age 10 when she sang in a school play. Subsequent to that performance, she acted in several school productions, and started attending drama lessons. She graduated from nearby Mountain View's Catholic St. Francis High School in 1993, then moved to Los Angeles to seek roles in television and film