Linda Purl is an American actress and singer best known for her roles as Ashley Pfister on Happy Days.
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Linda Purl was born on September 2, 1955, in Greenwich, Connecticut to Jewish parents. She is the daughter of chemical-industry executive Raymond Charles Arthur Purl and Marshelline “Marshie” Purl.
Linda Purl has a sister called Mara. She attended high school at Wykeham Rise School and later at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute.
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Linda Purl has appeared in the movies, W.C. Fields and Me (1976), Young Pioneers’ Christmas (1976), Leo and Loree (1980), Visiting Hours (1982), The High Country (1984), Viper (1988), Natural Causes (1994), Mighty Joe Young (1998), The Perfect Tenant (2000), and Fear of the Dark (2003).
Linda Purl also played the roles of Sheila Munroe in the 1982 horror film Visiting Hours, Pam Beesly’s mother Helene in The Office, and Ben Matlock’s daughter Charlene Matlock for the first season of the television series Matlock. Patrick Duffy entered into a relationship with the actress Linda Purl in 2020.
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