Linda Moon Redfearn (December 2, 1939 – November 23, 2014) was an American actress. She is best known for her appearance as Toma, the wife of

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in the 1975 television film '' I Will Fight No More Forever''.

Early and personal life

Linda Moon was born in

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, Texas; her father was Cherokee, and her English-Irish mother was descended from

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. After graduating from high school, she modeled for

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for seven years and married Ronnie George Redfearn, with whom she had two sons. After that marriage ended, she moved to Los Angeles to work as the fashion coordinator at an I. Magnin store, and soon began acting full time.

Career

Redfearn's first prominent role was as the "resident Indian" on ''

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'' starting in 1970. She also appeared in ''

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'' and ''Li'l Abner''. Other guest roles include appearances in ''The Quest'', ''Police Woman'', '' The White Buffalo'', and the 1977 miniseries ''How the West Was Won''. Redfearn also appeared as the wife of Painted Bear in a miniseries that was filmed in 1978 as a prelude for a planned series; the miniseries was shelved and not aired until 1982 as ''

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''.

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Redfearn, Linda 1939 births 2014 deaths American film actresses American television actresses 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American women