Linda Gaye Scott

Linda Gaye Scott
Born Linda Gaye Scott
(1943-02-01) February 1, 1943
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation Actress
Years active 1963–1983
Spouse(s) Michael Laughlin (1968-1971)
Children Scott Warner Laughlin
Parent(s) Advertising and film executive Milton Bradley Scott (father)
Relatives Bradley Scott (brother)

Linda Gaye Scott (born February 1, 1943 in Los Angeles, California ) is an American actress.

Biography

Linda grew up in the Bel-Aire section of Los Angeles, the daughter of millionaire Milton Bradley Scott, an advertising and film executive. In 1968, after attending finishing school in Switzerland, she married Michael Laughlin with whom she had a son, Scott Warner Laughlin. The couple divorced in 1971. After her father passed away in 2006, Linda (now going by the name Linda Laughlin) was involved in a lawsuit filed against her brother, Bradley Scott, regarding their father's multi-million dollar estate.

Career

Linda recorded a single in 1964, "Joey's Last Big Game" b/w "The Spark that Flamed The Fire" for Apogee Records. (The single did not chart.) She became a fixture on television in the 1960s and 1970s, appearing in numerous TV series, including Bonanza, Batman, Gidget, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Lost in Space, Love American Style and Columbo. Her feature film appearances include Westworld and Little Fauss and Big Halsy. Linda's last appearance was in a 1983 episode of Archie Bunker's Place, after which she disappeared from the Hollywood scene.

Discography

Singles

  • 1964: "Joey's Last Big Game" b/w "The Spark that Flamed The Fire" (Apogee Records A-1-2) mono

Filmography

Cinema

Television

Television series[2]

  • 1965: My Living Doll: The Lie (Season 1 Episode 19): Monica Bird
  • 1965: My Favorite Martian: Bottled Martian (Season 3 Episode 8): Nadja
  • 1965: Ben Casey: The Importance of Being 65937 (Season 5 Episode 10): Dora McFadden
  • 1965: Gidget: The War Between Men, Women and Gidget (season 1 episode 13): Patty
  • 1965: The Donna Reed Show: How to Handle a Woman (season 8 episode 16): Deborah
  • 1965: The Man from U.N.C.L.E: Buff (The Very Important Zombie Affair) (Season 2 Episode 15): Suzy
  • 1966: Mister Roberts: The World's Greatest Lover (Season 1 Episode 19)
  • 1966: Batman: The wax ring (The Ring of Wax) (season 1 episode 23): Moth
  • 1966: Batman: The Torture Chamber (Give 'Em the Axe) (season 1 episode 24): Moth
  • 1966: Occasional Wife: Occasional Trouble (Season 1 Episode 2): Miss Wilson
  • 1966: Occasional Wife: Peter by Moonlight (season 1 episode 15): Miss Wilson
  • 1967: Occasional Wife: Alias Peter Patterson (season 1 episode 16): Miss Wilson
  • 1967: Bewitched: Greeting Trap (Three Wishes) (3 season episode 22): Buffy
  • 1967: The Green Hornet: The Abominable Dr. Maboul - part 1 (Invasion from Outer Space - Part 1) (Season 1 Episode 25): Vama
  • 1967: The Green Hornet: The Abominable Dr. Maboul - part 2 (Invasion from Outer Space - Part 2) (Season 1 Episode 26): Vama
  • 1967: Hey, Landlord: Who Came to Dinner The Man (Season 1 Episode 30): Julie
  • 1967: Lost in Space: Collision of the Planets (Season 3 Episode 9): Alien Girl
  • 1971: Bonanza: Another Ben (A Deck Of Aces) (Season 12 Episode 18): Dixie Wells
  • 1972: Love, American Style: Love and the Woman in White (Season 4 Episode 11): Veronica La Rue
  • 1975: Columbo: Forgotten Lady (Season 5 Episode 1): Alma
  • 1978: Future Cop (TV series): Cops and Robin: Laura
  • 1983: Archie Bunker's Place: The Boys' Night Out (Season 4 Episode 18): Woman 3

TV movies

References

  1. ↑ The Screen: Marlon Brando and Black Revolution – NYT Movie Review By VINCENT CANBY, Published: October 22, 1970
  2. ↑ Linda Gaye Scott on tv.com

Further reading

  • Lisanti, Tom (2007). Glamour Girls of Sixties Hollywood: Seventy-Five Profiles. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co. p. 190. ISBN 0786431725.
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