Linda Foster | |
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 Foster with Dick Kallman in Hank, 1965 | |
| Born | June 12, 1944 Lancaster, Lancashire, England |
| Occupation(s) | Film and television actress |
| Years active | 1963–1983 |
| Spouses | |
Linda Foster (born June 12, 1944) [1] is an English-American film and television actress. She is known for playing Doris Royal in the American television sitcom Hank . [1]
Foster was born in Lancaster, Lancashire, the daughter of Nicholas, a marine engineer, and Hilda, who ran a dance studio. [1] At the age of six, she learned ballet and modern dance. [1] Foster and her family later moved to Toronto, Ontario, in 1957. [1] She then settled in Los Angeles, California. [1] Foster graduated high school in Van Nuys, California, and studied to become a secretary. [1] She began her screen career in 1963, appearing in an episode of the television sitcom My Three Sons . [1]
In 1965, Foster joined the cast of the new NBC sitcom television series Hank , starring as Doris Royal, the girlfriend of the title character. [2] [1]
After the series ended in 1966, Foster guest-starred in television programs including Gunsmoke , The Man from U.N.C.L.E. , F Troop , Bonanza , Tom, Dick, and Mary , McHale's Navy , The Virginian , and Rango . [1] In her film career, she appeared in Honeymoon Hotel , The Ambushers , Marriage on the Rocks , John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! , and Young Fury . [1] While appearing on the anthology television series Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre , she had a contract with Universal Pictures, keeping her busy on the television series with separate roles on two episodes. [1] Foster retired in 1983, last appearing in the soap opera television series Dynasty as a journalist in the episode "Tender Comrades". [1]
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