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Linda Bove

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Born deaf, she was a founding member of the National Theater of the Deaf in 1963. In 1974, she received the AMITA--the Italian-American Award for her work on television. Best known for playing Linda on Sesame Street for over 20 years--the longest-running role on American television for a person with a differing ability. See full bio »

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in Garfield, New Jersey, USA
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Filmography

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2014 Deaf Ghost (pre-production)
Lydia Davis
 
2010 Weeds (TV series)
Children Protection Service Lady / Child Protective Services officer
– A Shoe for a Shoe (2010) … Children Protection Service Lady
– Boomerang (2010) … Children Protection Service Lady
– Bliss (2010) … Child Protective Services officer (uncredited)
 
2005 Sesame Street: Friends to the Rescue (video)
Linda
 
1971-2003 Sesame Street (TV series)
Linda / Chaplin's Reflection / Girl with Chaplin / …
– Episode #31.1 (2000) … Linda
– Episode #30.21 (1999) … Linda
– Episode #25.47 (1994) … Linda
– Episode #24.59 (1993) … Linda the Windup Toy
– Episode #23.58 (1992) … Linda
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1996 Souvenir
Computer (voice)
 
1988 Sesame Street, Special (TV movie)
Linda
 
1986 Children of a Lesser God
Marian Loesser
 
1985 Sesame Street Presents: Follow that Bird
Linda
 
1983 Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (TV movie)
Linda
 
1980 Happy Days (TV series)
Allison
– Allison (1980) … Allison
 
1979 A Walking Tour of Sesame Street (TV movie)
Linda
 
1978 Christmas Eve on Sesame Street (TV movie)
Linda
 
1973 Search for Tomorrow (TV series)
Melissa Hayley Weldon
 
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2008 Sweet Nothing in My Ear (TV movie) (consultant)
 
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2012 The Projected Image: A History of Disability in Film, Looks at Johnny Belinda (TV movie)
Herself
 
1993 Sesame Street Stays Up Late! (TV special)
Linda
 
1989 Sesame Street: 20 and Still Counting (TV special)
Linda (also archive footage)
 
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1994-2005 Sesame Street (TV series)
 
2002 Sesame Street: Computer Caper (video)
Linda
 
1987 Sing Along (video short)
Linda
 

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Christmas Eve on Sesame Street -- Clip: How does Santa come down the chimney? Sesame Street: : -- On a special inner city street, the inhabitants, both human and puppet, teach preschool subjects with comedy, cartoons, games and songs. Sesame Street: : -- Clip: Nostalgia: Show #1 - New to the Neighborhood
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Other Works:

"Sign Me a Story" - video of 2 children's fairy tales. Random House Video & Zink Entertainment 1987 Appeared as herself and as Red Riding Hood & Goldilocks characters.
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Trivia:

Her last name rhymes with "glove". See more »

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Sagittarius