Linda Evans

1942 -    Has no ancestors and no descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Linda Evans
  Birth	18 Nov 1942	Hartford Co., Connecticut, USA
  Gender	Female
  Prominent People	USA
  actor
  Person ID	I217080	Geneagraphie
  Links To	This person is also Linda Evans at Wikipedia
  Last Modified	25 Mar 2019

  
  

  Family 1	Patrick Curtis
  Marriage	1960
  Family ID	F147914	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Apr 2002

  
  

  Family 2	John Derek,   b. 12 Aug 1926, Holywood d. 22 May 1998 (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	1968
  Divorce	1974
  Family ID	F87688	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Apr 2002

  
  

  Family 3	Stan Herman
  Marriage	1976
  Divorce	1979
  Family ID	F121470	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Sep 2001

  
  

  Family 4	Living
  Family ID	F121471	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Mar 2002

  
  

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  Linda Evans started her acting career during her high school years. Her big break in acting came in 1965 when she won the role of Audra Barkley in the "Big Valley." The successful ABC-TV series ran until 1969. For her work on "Dynasty", Linda was the recipient of five People’s Choice Awards and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Dramatic Television Series. Symbolic of her international acclaim, she also won Italy's coveted Telegetto Award for favorite female TV Star. Harper's Bazaar Magazine named Linda one of the World’s "Ten Most Beautiful Women" four consecutive years. Linda's personal concerns extend beyond the entertainment world. An avid and dedicated environmentalist, she has taken up the cause in her home state of Washington and nationwide. At the request of former President George Bush, Linda joined the "Take Pride In America" campaign targeted at preserving our natural resources. Tall, blonde American actress with a whispery voice and a perennial expression of slight concern. Beginning her TV career in soft-drink commercials, Evans received her big break when she won the role of Audra Barkley, the requisite youthful romantic interest, on the popular Western series, "The Big Valley" (1965-69). 5 In the 1970s Evans landed a supporting role in the feature "The Klansman" (1974) and leads in the so-so "Mitchell" (1975) and the fairly disastrous "Avalanche Express" (1979). Her career turnaround came in 1981 with her casting as Krystle Carrington, wife of tycoon Blake (John Forsythe), in the hugely popular primetime TV soap, "Dynasty". Playing a devoted wife who was not above the occasional catfight with Blake's bitchy ex (Joan Collins), Evans brought her mild, soft charm and mature elegance to the part and achieved tremendous popularity during the show's run, particularly among women viewers who appreciated her proudly middle-aged brand of attractiveness. She also appeared in such TV-movies as "The Frontier" (1986) and "I'll Take Romance" (1990) and became a spokesperson both for Clairol and for several environmental causes.