Lynnie Greene | |
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Born | Newton, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Other names | Lyn Greene |
Education | Juilliard School |
Occupation(s) | Actress, writer, television director and producer |
Lynnie Greene is an actress, writer, director and producer in the television industry. In addition to her work as a producer, she is possibly best known as an actress for appearing as Young Dorothy in The Golden Girls.
Greene grew up in Newton, Massachusetts.[ citation needed ] In 1977 she co-starred with another newcomer, Bess Armstrong, in the short-lived CBS comedy On Our Own . [1]
She played a recurring role in The Golden Girls during flashbacks, as a younger version of Bea Arthur's character, Dorothy Zbornak, appearing in four episodes overall. [2]
She originated the role of Emma Goldman in the original off-Broadway production of Stephen Sondheim's Assassins in 1990–91, as well as recreating the role of Comrade Charlotte in the 1987 reworking of Kander & Ebb's Flora the Red Menace .
Greene was previously a writer and an executive producer on the series Nip/Tuck , Boss and the ABC series Scoundrels , which is a remake of the New Zealand television series Outrageous Fortune . She was also a co-executive producer on Showtime's Masters of Sex . [2]
Greene most recently served as an executive producer on the 2016 Amazon mini-series The Interestings, based on Meg Wolitzer's novel of the same name; and on the 2018 The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair , based on Joël Dicker's 2014 novel. All of Greene's aforementioned work was with frequent writing partner Richard Levine.
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