Janice Lynde
Born: 1948-03-28 in Houston, Texas, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
Janice Lynde is an American actress. The Houston, Texas-born, Lake Charles, Louisiana-reared Lynde began her career with the Dallas Symphony, both as a pianist and as a vocal soloist. The child of German parents Marvin and Sophia Zoch she had to learn English in kindergarten. She attended Indiana University and the University of Pennsylvania, studying music at both institutions. Lynde's performances at Indiana University brought her to the attention of musician Fred Waring, which led to her being a soloist with Waring and his Pennsylvanians choir for two years. After she graduated from college, she began a career in acting in New York City, where her Broadway credits include Applause,[5] The Me Nobody Knows, and Butterflies Are Free. In 1973, she moved to Los Angeles, where she was among the original cast members of the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless, playing "Leslie Brooks". She left the series in early 1977. Two years later, Lynde joined Another World as "Tracy DeWitt"; she left the role in 1981. In 1984, she starred as "Laurel Chapin Wolek" in One Life to Live, which she left in 1986. She appeared in several film and television programs, including a notable role in the episode "A Hand for Sonny Blue" of Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected (1977) as well as Match Game.
Filmography
2010
- Father vs. Son as Ruth Coletti
2009
- A Letter to Dad as Erika Donahue
- Diary of a Single Mom as Peggy
2001
- Six Feet Under as Loretta Smith Sibley
2000
- One Kill as Evelyn Gray
1998
- Air America as Valentina
1997
- Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction as Ms. Wiseman (segment "The Hooded Chair")
1996
- Subterfuge as Newscaster
1992
- Doing Time on Maple Drive as Judy
- Missing Pieces as Marion
1990
- A Question About Sex as Nina
1989
- Baywatch as Mary Porter
1988
- Dear John as Dr. Davenport
1986
- Sledge Hammer! as Evelyn Collins
1984
- Night Court as Toni Corbin
- Who's the Boss?
1982
- Family Ties as Monica
1980
- Beyond Evil as Alma Martin
- The Top of the Hill as Josie
- Nightside as Lilly
1979
1978
- Escapade as Paula Winters
- Evening in Byzantium as Young Girl at Palais
1976
1974
- The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One as Bernice Griffiths
1973
- The Young and the Restless as Leslie Brooks
1970
- The Odd Couple as Phyllis