Kate Linder
Encyclopedia
Kate Linder is an American
actress, best known for her role as Esther Valentine
on The Young and the Restless
, which she has played since 1982.
Linder graduated with a BA in theatre arts from San Francisco State University
. After graduation, Linder found work on television, including roles on Archie Bunker's Place
and Bay City Blues
.
In addition to her work on television, Linder serves as a flight attendant for United Airlines
. Linder has been starring on "The Young and the Restless" for 23 years and she's also one of two Daytime Governors at the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (ATAS), who present the Emmys. Linder is also the national spokesperson for The ALS Association (www.alsa.org) and is active with TV Cares, ATAS's AIDS fundraising and awareness organization, and the Make-a-Wish Foundation.
For her contributions in television, Linder earned a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
. She is the fourth actor to earn a star on the Walk of Fame solely on the merits of acting on a soap opera, after Macdonald Carey
, Jeanne Cooper
and 2005 honoree Susan Lucci
.
United States
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actress, best known for her role as Esther Valentine
Esther Valentine
Esther Valentine is a fictional character on CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless, portrayed by actress Kate Linder since April 1982...
on The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in a fictional Wisconsin town called Genoa City, which is unlike and unrelated to the real life village of the same name, Genoa City, Wisconsin...
, which she has played since 1982.
Linder graduated with a BA in theatre arts from San Francisco State University
San Francisco State University
San Francisco State University is a public university located in San Francisco, California. As part of the 23-campus California State University system, the university offers over 100 areas of study from nine academic colleges...
. After graduation, Linder found work on television, including roles on Archie Bunker's Place
Archie Bunker's Place
Archie Bunker's Place is an American sitcom originally broadcast on the CBS network, conceived in 1979 as a spin-off and continuation of All in the Family. While not as popular as its predecessor, the show maintained a large enough audience to last for four seasons, until its cancellation in 1983...
and Bay City Blues
Bay City Blues
Bay City Blues is an American comedy-drama series that aired on NBC from October 1983 to November 1983. The series stars Michael Nouri, Dennis Franz, and Pat Corley, and was created and produced by Steven Bochco.-Synopsis:...
.
In addition to her work on television, Linder serves as a flight attendant for United Airlines
United Airlines
United Air Lines, Inc., is the world's largest airline with 86,852 employees United Air Lines, Inc., is the world's largest airline with 86,852 employees United Air Lines, Inc., is the world's largest airline with 86,852 employees (which includes the entire holding company United Continental...
. Linder has been starring on "The Young and the Restless" for 23 years and she's also one of two Daytime Governors at the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (ATAS), who present the Emmys. Linder is also the national spokesperson for The ALS Association (www.alsa.org) and is active with TV Cares, ATAS's AIDS fundraising and awareness organization, and the Make-a-Wish Foundation.
For her contributions in television, Linder earned a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Hollywood Walk of Fame
The Hollywood Walk of Fame consists of more than 2,400 five-pointed terrazzo and brass stars embedded in the sidewalks along fifteen blocks of Hollywood Boulevard and three blocks of Vine Street in Hollywood, California...
. She is the fourth actor to earn a star on the Walk of Fame solely on the merits of acting on a soap opera, after Macdonald Carey
Macdonald Carey
Edward Macdonald Carey was an American actor, best known for his role as the patriarch Dr. Tom Horton on NBC's soap opera Days of our Lives...
, Jeanne Cooper
Jeanne Cooper
Wilma Jeanne Cooper , best known as Jeanne Cooper, is an American actress best known for her portrayal of Katherine Chancellor on the daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless...
and 2005 honoree Susan Lucci
Susan Lucci
Susan Victoria Lucci is an American actress and entrepreneur, best known for portraying Erica Kane on the daytime drama All My Children. The character is considered an icon, and Lucci has been called "Daytime's Leading Lady" by TV Guide, with New York Times and Los Angeles Times citing her as the...
.
Roles
- The Young and the RestlessThe Young and the RestlessThe Young and the Restless is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in a fictional Wisconsin town called Genoa City, which is unlike and unrelated to the real life village of the same name, Genoa City, Wisconsin...
-Esther ValentineEsther ValentineEsther Valentine is a fictional character on CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless, portrayed by actress Kate Linder since April 1982...
(Recurring: 1982 to November 1985, Contract: November 1985 to Present) - Bay City Blues (1983)
- Archie Bunker's Place (1979)
- HysteriaHysteria (2011 film)Hysteria is a British romantic comedy film directed by Tanya Wexler. It stars Felicity Jones, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Hugh Dancy. The film, set in the Victorian era, is about the invention of the vibrator...
(2011) - Lady Cherwi