PHOTOSLinda Cardellini: By The Numbers
We first fell in love with Linda Cardellini when she starred in the short-lived, but beloved teen dramaedy Freaks And Geeks in 1999.
The actress went on to appear on drama series including E.R., Mad Men and Bloodline and stole the screen with her playful portrayal of Velma in the Scooby Doo live action films.
Now, the Emmy nominee stars alongside Christina Applegate in Netflix hit dark comedy Dead To Me.
Want to know more about Linda? We are breaking it all down by numbers! Scroll through the gallery for fun facts and figures about talented of 45-year-old.
18
Episodes she filmed of the short-lived but beloved comedy Freaks and Geeks. “I’m happy people can appreciate it still, because we thought it would just die and go away,” she said of the show
3
Video games she’s done voiceovers for: Gladius, Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed and Lollipop Chainsaw. Linda’s admitted that creating so many different sounds is “challenging.”
45
Minutes she spent auditioning for 2005’s Brokeback Mountain. Linda’s called playing the role of Cassie Cartwright (a waitress who briefly dates Heath Ledger’s character) “a gift and privilege.”
10
Age she was when she first met her now fiancé Steven Rodriguez. “It’s pretty hilarious,” she said of reconnecting with him later in life and getting engaged in 2003.
$8,000,000
Linda’s Net Worth
5
Women she’s up against for the 2020 Emmy Award for outstanding lead actress in a comedy series, including her Dead To Me costar Christina Applegate.
1,000
Dollars she bid on a gas fireplace while competing on The Price Is Right in 1994, winning the item. She called the experience “one of the most exciting things that’s ever happened to me.”
1993
Year Linda moved to L.A. and enrolled in Loyola Marymount University to pursue acting. She admitted she was “terrified” and “hysterically crying” on her first day because she so missed home.
