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Also Known As Linda Edna Cardellini
Born June 25, 1975 (age 51) • Redwood City • California

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Linda Cardellini poses in a sheer red lace dress with wavy hair and red lipstick, standing in front of a dark wall with gold circular accents.
Linda Cardellini as Lindsay Weir and Busy Phillips as Kim Kelly sit on outdoor bleachers, laughing together in a scene from Freaks and Geeks season 1.
Cast members from Freaks and Geeks, including James Franco, Linda Cardellini, and Seth Rogen, stand in front of orange lockers posing for a group photo.
Christina Applegate as Jen Harding and Linda Cardellini as Judy Hale stand indoors, with Cardellini holding a framed canvas, in a scene from season 2 of Dead to Me.
Jason Segel, Linda Cardellini, and James Franco stand in front of school lockers, with Segel and Franco on either side of Cardellini, in a Freaks and Geeks publicity photo.
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