Janice Lynde

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Janice Lynde is an American actress. The Houston, Texas-born, Lake Charles, Louisiana-reared Lynde began her career with the Dallas Symphony, both as a pianist and as a vocal soloist. The child of German parents Marvin and Sophia Zoch she had to learn English in kindergarten. She attended Indiana University and the University of Pennsylvania, studying music at both institutions. Lynde's performances at Indiana University brought her to the attention of musician Fred Waring, which led to her being a soloist with Waring and his Pennsylvanians choir for two years. After she graduated from college, she began a career in acting in New York City, where her Broadway credits include Applause,[5] The Me Nobody Knows, and Butterflies Are Free. In 1973, she moved to Los Angeles, where she was among the original cast members of the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless, playing "Leslie Brooks". She left the series in early 1977. Two years later, Lynde joined Another World as "Tracy DeWitt"; she left the role in 1981. In 1984, she starred as "Laurel Chapin Wolek" in One Life to Live, which she left in 1986. She appeared in several film and television programs, including a notable role in the episode "A Hand for Sonny Blue" of Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected (1977) as well as Match Game.

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2010
Father vs. Son
Movie Ruth Coletti
2009
A Letter to Dad
Movie Erika Donahue
2009
Diary of a Single Mom
Movie Peggy
2004
Searching for David's Heart
Movie Clerk
2001
Six Feet Under
TV show Loretta Smith Sibley
2000
One Kill
Movie Evelyn Gray
1998
Air America
TV show Valentina
1997
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
TV show Ms. Wiseman (segment "The Hooded Chair")
1996
Subterfuge
Movie Newscaster
1992
Missing Pieces
Movie Marion
1992
Doing Time on Maple Drive
Movie Judy
1990
A Question About Sex
Movie Nina
1989
Baywatch
TV show Mary Porter
1988
Dear John
TV show Dr. Davenport
1986
Sledge Hammer!
TV show Evelyn Collins
1984
Who's the Boss?
TV show