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and

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biographer Bernice McGeehan.

Career

She is best known to

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viewers for her role as Linda Gioberti (originally Linda Caproni) in the 1980s prime-time drama series ''

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''. She appeared in the series from 1982 to 1984, when her character was killed in a plane crash. McGeehan read for a small role at

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that led to being added to the cast as a regular. Prior to her work on ''Falcon Crest'', she played a nurse

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for several years on ''

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''. In the mid-80s, she also appeared in the highly successful American sci-fi-action-adventure TV series ''

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'', starring as "Jennifer Knight" in the episode titled "Knight of the Juggernaut" from 1985. She worked as the dialogue coach for

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and

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following the 2004 pilot of the

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's ''

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'' (2005). She is also on the staff at Gary Spatz's '' The Playground - A Young Actors Conservatory'' (2006). She and her writing partner, Susan Shaughnessy, won 5th place in the

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International Screenplay Competition, for their black comedy script, "Bearded Ladies" (May 2005).

Patent

In 1994, she filed for a patent for an apparatus to allow for easier scenery changes, specifically intended for decorating children's rooms. The patent was granted on June 4, 1996.

Selected TV credits

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'' (as Linda Caproni, Linda Gioberti) *''

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'' (as Jennifer Knight) *''

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Magnum P.I. ''Magnum, P.I.'' is an American crime drama television series starring Tom Selleck as Thomas Magnum, a private investigator (P.I.) living on Oahu, Hawaii. The series ran from December 11, 1980, to May 1, 1988, during its first-run broadcast on ...

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Voyagers! ''Voyagers!'' is an American science-fiction television series about time travel that aired on NBC from October 3, 1982, to July 10, 1983, during the 1982–1983 season. The series starred Jon-Erik Hexum and Meeno Peluce. Plot Phineas Bogg ( ...

'' *'' The Renegades'' *''

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'' (as Andrea Webber) *''

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The Suite Life on Deck ''The Suite Life on Deck'' is an American teen sitcom created by Danny Kallis and Jim Geoghan, and developed by Kallis and Pamela Eells O'Connell. The series aired on Disney Channel from September 26, 2008, to May 6, 2011. It is a sequel/ spi ...

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Smart Guy ''Smart Guy'' is an American sitcom television series centering on the exploits of child prodigy T.J. Henderson ( Tahj Mowry), who moves from being an elementary school student in the fourth grade to a high school student in the tenth grade, at ...

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'' *''

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Filmography

* ''Danielle Steel's Full Circle'' (1996)

Personal life

She married Kerry Hatch of

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in September 1984. In 2016, Kerry Hatch filed for divorce, but the case was dismissed.

References

External links

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