Linda Klein

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Linda Klein is a medical technical advisor for television shows and films. She is also an actress, producer, and executive producer for some of the shows she advises.

While working as an operating room nurse at St. John's Hospital in Santa Monica in the late'70s/early'80s, Klein learned that a neurosurgeon was writing an episode for Dynasty and had asked a nurse, a friend of Klein's, to be on the set. [1] A Dynasty fan, Klein was excited to see the script at her friend’s house, and wanted to learn more. Her friend connected Klein with a medical technical advisor from Trapper John, M.D. , who invited her to observe filming. [1] Soon after she began working as a full time medical technical advisor on shows such as Matt Houston and Buck James , and later spent five years on Doogie Howser, M.D. [2]

Klein would often participate in the show as an extra so she could be up close and ensure the scenes were staged properly. [2] She made appearances as "Nurse Linda" on the show Nip/Tuck where she also consulted. [3] Working on the show since its first episode, she began to have speaking lines in season five. [4] She was the fourth person hired for Grey's Anatomy and helped to oversee approximately 1,300 medical procedures on the show, serving as executive producer as of 2025. [1] Other television shows where she had a role as a medical technical consultant include Chicago Hope , [5] The Practice , 24 , [6] and Six Feet Under . [2] [7] Films include Vanilla Sky and Ocean's Eleven . [8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Villarreal, Yvonne (October 17, 2025). "Scrubbing in with series' longtimers | As 'Grey's Anatomy' hits 450th episode, a salute by 3 who were on board from start". The Los Angeles Times . pp.  E1, E6. ProQuest   3261973022 – via newspapers.com.
  2. 1 2 3 Littlefield, Kinney (January 26, 1996). "Special effects use common items". The Charlotte Observer – via newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ O'Hare, Kate (July 19, 2003). "FX gives a 'Nip /Tuck' to prime-time drama". Bangor Daily News . p. 21 – via newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Kaveney, Roz; Stoy, Jennifer (22 July 2011). Nip/Tuck: Television That Gets Under Your Skin. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 222. ISBN   978-0-85772-040-5.
  5. ↑ Heerden, Bill van (2 September 2015). Film and Television In-Jokes: Nearly 2,000 Intentional References, Parodies, Allusions, Personal Touches, Cameos, Spoofs and Homages. McFarland. p. 168. ISBN   978-1-4766-1206-5.
  6. ↑ Topping, Keith (2003). A Day in the Life: The Unofficial and Unauthorised Guide to 24. Telos Publishing, Limited. p. 54. ISBN   978-1-903889-53-4.
  7. ↑ Wallenstein, Andrew (July 20, 2003). "Adventures in the skin trade: Realism in the operative word for the surgery scenes on 'Nip/Tuck'". The Boston Globe . pp.  N1, N4 – via newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ Beale, Lauren (May 11, 2013). "Celebrity Real Estate | TV nurse takes pulse of Marina del Ray". The Daytona Beach News-Journal – via newspapers.com.
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