Linda Bove

Actress
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Street Gang, an HBO original documentary about the most impactful children's program in television history, Sesame Street.

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Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street (2021)

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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 (1969) for over 20 years--the longest-running role on American television for a person with a differing ability.

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Known for

Follow That Bird

6.7

Linda

1985

Weeds

7.9

TV Series

Children Protection Service Lady
Child Protective Services officer

Children of a Lesser God

7.2

Marian Loesser

1986

Souvenir

6.2

Computer(voice)

1996

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Actress

Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration
8.5
TV Special
- Linda
- 2019
Sesame Street: Elmo's World - All About Animals
- Linda
- 2014
Weeds
7.9
TV Series
- Children Protection Service Lady
- Child Protective Services officer
- 2010
Sesame Street: Friends to the Rescue
8.7
Video
- Linda
- 2005
Sesame Street
8.1
TV Series
- Linda
- Linda the Windup Toy
- Girl with Chaplin ...
- 1972–2002
M.U.G.E.N
7.3
Video Game
- 1999
Souvenir
6.2
- Computer (voice)
- 1996
Sesame Street Stays Up Late!
7.8
TV Movie
- Linda
- 1993
Big Bird's Birthday or Let Me Eat Cake
7.2
TV Movie
- Linda
- 1991
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
7.4
TV Movie
- Linda
- 1988
Big Bird's Story Time
8.2
Video
- Linda
- 1987
Children of a Lesser God
7.2
- Marian Loesser
- 1986
Follow That Bird
6.7
- Linda
- 1985
Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
7.9
TV Movie
- Linda
- 1983
Happy Days
7.4
TV Series
- Allison
- 1980

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Videos6

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Marlee Matlin Shares the Importance of Authentic Representation

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Official Trailer

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Sesame Street, Special

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Sesame Street: Follow That Bird

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Sesame Street: CinderElmo

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Sesame Street Video Collection

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Born
- November 30, 1945
- Garfield, New Jersey, USA
Spouse
- Ed WaterstreetJune 1970 - present
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.