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Kate Linder (born November 2, 1947) is an American actress, best known for her role as Esther Valentine on The Young and the Restless, which she has played since 1982.[1]

Kate Linder
Linder at a fashion show in January 2008
Born	(1947-11-02) November 2, 1947 (age 75) Pasadena, California, USA
Occupation	Actress Flight attendant
Years active	1973–present
Spouse	Ronald L. Linder (m. 1976; died 2017)
Children	3 stepchildren

Life and career

Linder was born in Pasadena, California, and graduated with a BA in theatre arts from San Francisco State University. During that time, she also began working as a flight attendant for Transamerica Airlines.[1] After graduation, Linder found work on television, including roles on Archie Bunker's Place and Bay City Blues.

In 1982, she was cast as Esther Valentine on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. It was originally supposed to be a one day role. Linder has been starring on The Young and the Restless for more than 40 years and is also one of two Daytime Governors at the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, who present the Emmys. Linder is also the national spokesperson for The ALS Association and is active with TV Cares, ATAS's AIDS fundraising and awareness organization, the Make-a-Wish Foundation, and national spokesperson for March of Dimes Canada's Conductive Education Program.

For her contributions in television, Linder earned a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on April 10, 2008.[2] She is the third actor to earn a star on the Walk of Fame solely on the merits of acting on a soap opera, after Jeanne Cooper in 1993 and Susan Lucci in 2005.

In the 2000s, after 30 years in daytime, Linder made her film debut, starring in a number of independent productions, such as Hysteria and Erased. In 2016, she co-starred with Julia Roberts, Jennifer Aniston, and Kate Hudson in Garry Marshall's final film Mother's Day.

On April 30, 2018, Kate Linder appeared in a 30 minute television interview talk show with Host Ken Boxer on "Ken Boxer Live," taped in Santa Barbara, California.

In addition to her work on television, Linder serves as a flight attendant for United Airlines.

Personal life

She was married to Dr. Ronald L. Linder for 41 years, from February 14, 1976 (Valentine's Day) until his death in 2017.[3] She has three stepchildren from his first marriage, Jay, Jon, and Karyn.[3]

Credits

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1982–present	The Young and the Restless	Esther Valentine	Recurring: 1982–1985, Contract: 1985–present
2005	Cotillion '65	Miss Tiffany	Short film
2006	The Divorce Ceremony	Dr. Valentine	Movie
2007	A Couple of White Chicks at the Hairdresser	Katie Bender	Movie
2009	The Gold & the Beautiful	Gloria Howard	Movie
2010	Lights Out	Jerika Lane	Movie
2011	Hysteria	Lady Cherwell	Movie
2012	Sebastian	Celia Grant	Movie
2012	Erased	Principal Gibbons	Movie
2013	Miracle at Gate 213	Sandrine Simpson	TV Movie
2014	Miss Meadows	Trudy Navis	Movie
2016	Mother's Day	Gigi	Movie
2017	Voice from the Stone	LaVecchia	Movie
2020	Echo Boomers	Kathy Tucker
TBA	Shriver	College President	Movie

References

External links

• KateLinder.com
• Kate Linder's Myspace page
• Kate Linder at IMDb

На других языках

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[de] Kate Linder

Kate Linder (* 2. November 1947 in Pasadena, Kalifornien) ist eine US-amerikanische Schauspielerin.

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- [en] Kate Linder

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[ru] Линдер, Кейт

Кейт Линдер (англ. Kate Linder, род. 2 ноября 1947 (1947-11-02)) — американская актриса, наиболее известная по своей роли Эстер Валентайн в длительной дневной мыльной опере «Молодые и дерзкие», которую она играет с 1982 года, на протяжении более тридцати лет[1]. Прежде чем стать актрисой она работала стюардессой в United Airlines, а в двухтысячных стала одним из членов Академии телевизионных искусств и наук[1]. В 2008 году Кейт Линдер получила звезду на Голливудской аллее славы за вклад в развитие телевидения[2]. Фактически она стала четвёртым актёром дневных мыльных опер, после Макдональда Кэри, Джинн Купер и Сьюзан Луччи, который получил собственную звезду.

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