Linda Marie Emond (born May 22, 1959) is an American stage, film, and television actress. She has received three Tony Award nominations for her performances in Life (x) 3 (2003), Death of a Salesman (2012), and Cabaret (2014).
Early life and education Linda Marie Emond was born on May 22, 1959 in New Brunswick, New Jersey.
She was raised in Orange County, California, and attended Loara Elementary School, Ball Junior High, and Loara High School (where she was homecoming queen). Her first performance on stage was in high school as Jean Brodie in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie.Levin, Hannah. "Linda Emond Has Mastered Broadway" Master Chat, February 18, 2013
She graduated with a BA in Theatre Arts from California State University, Fullerton in 1982. She earned an MFA from the Professional Actor Training Program at the University of Washington, Seattle.University of Washington Alumni, washington.edu; accessed April 17, 2014.
Career Emond's first professional stage performance, for which she earned her Equity card, was in On the Verge at The Empty Space Theatre in Seattle during her last semester of graduate school.
She worked extensively in Chicago, where she went on to be nominated for five Joseph Jefferson Awards, winning it twice for her performances as Eliza Doolittle in Pygmalion and Paulina in The Winter's Tale.
She debuted on the New York stage in the Off-Broadway play Nine Armenians in 1996 at the Manhattan Theatre ClubBrantley, Ben."Review: 'Nine Armenians'" The New York Times, November 13, 1996 for which she received a Drama Desk Award nomination.
Emond performed in Tony Kushner's Homebody/Kabul in three separate productions, the first at the New York Theatre Workshop in 2001,Franklin, Nancy."Review:Afghan Tales" The New Yorker, January 28, 2002 receiving a nomination for a Drama Desk Award as Outstanding Featured Actress, and winning both the Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Actress and the 2002 Obie Award for Performance.Listing for Homebody/Kabul , lortel.org (Internet off-Broadway database), accessed March 24, 2011"Obie Award, 2002" villagevoice.com, accessed March 25, 2011 She appeared in the same play at the Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles and at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in 2004.Lipton, Brian Scott. "Linda Emond remains a Homebody", theatermania.com, May 6, 2004
In 2011, she appeared off-Broadway in Tony Kushner's The Intelligent Homosexual's Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the ScripturesHetrick, Adam. "Public Theater Takes a Page From Tony Kushner's Intelligent Homosexual's Guide Beginning March 23" , playbill.com, March 23, 2011 as "Empty", a part that was written for her.Royce, Graydon. "Can Tony Kushner make magic again with his sprawling brand-new play?", popmatters.com, May 21, 2009
Emond was cast as "Elaine" in Craig Lucas's The Dying Gaul at the Vineyard Theater in 1998.Marks, Peter. "Dangerous Liaisons, On Line or Otherwise" The New York Times, June 2, 1998 She played the role of Queen Hermione in The Winter's Tale at the Public Theater production of Shakespeare in the Park in July 2010.Hetrick, Adam."The Winter's Tale, With Linda Emond and Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Opens in Central Park July 1" , playbill.com, July 1, 2010 Emond performed at Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago in David Hare's The Secret Rapture in 1990The Secret Rapture (1990) , steppenwolf.org, accessed March 24, 2011 and at the Williamstown Theatre Festival in The Cherry Orchard (2004)Simonson, Robert. "Linda Emond and Michelle Williams Wander The Cherry Orchard at Williamstown, Aug. 11-22" playbill.com, August 11, 2004 and A.R. Gurney's Far East (1998).Sommer, Elyse. "CurtainUp Review", July 18, 1998
On Broadway, Emond appeared in productions of the musical 1776 (1997) as Abigail Adams, and in Yasmina Reza's play Life x 3 (2003),Brantley, Ben. "Theater Review; A Dinner Becomes A Disaster, In Triplicate (Life x 3)", The New York Times, April 1, 2003 for which she was nominated for the 2003 Tony Award as Best Featured Actress in a Play'Life x 3' Listing, IBDb, accessed March 24, 2011 and for which she won the Outer Critics Circle Award. She starred as Linda Loman in the 2012 Broadway revival of Death of a Salesman, opposite Philip Seymour HoffmanMcKinley Jr., James C. Death of a Salesman production, artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com, August 12, 2011 and as Fraulein Schneider in the 2014 revival of Cabaret and received Tony nominations for both performances.
Emond's film and television roles include Simone Beck in Julie & Julia (2009),Turan, Kenneth. Review Los Angeles Times, August 7, 2009 Georgia O'Keeffe (2009) a made-for-television Lifetime film, and as Abigail Adams in American Experience: John and Abigail Adams for PBS. pbs.org, accessed March 24, 2011 In 2009, she played Mary Ann McCray in the Hallmark Hall of Fame television presentation of A Dog Named Christmas.Press Release for A Dog Named Christmas, thefutoncritic.com, October 13, 2009 She has had recurring roles in such New York-based television series as The Good Wife, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Gossip Girl, Wonderland, Elementary, and The Knick.
She is also a voiceover actor, having narrated over 50 episodes of the Lifetime series Intimate Portrait. As an audiobook reader, Emond is the recipient of four Audiofile Earphones Awards and was named one of their Best Voices of the Year.
Emond co-starred in Indignation (2016), an adaptation of Philip Roth's 2008 novel of the same name, playing Esther Messner, the mother of Logan Lerman's lead character.
She was a cast member of the AMC comedy-drama Lodge 49, playing Connie Clark.
In 2022, Emond guest starred as Clara Barton on HBO's The Gilded Age.
Filmography
Films Year Title Role Notes 1989God's Will Gwyneth 2000Pollock Martha Holmes 2001Almost Salinas Nina Ellington 2002A Gentleman's Game Meredith Price 2002City by the Sea Margery 2005The Dying Gaul Dr. Marta Foss 2005Dark Water Mediator (Edith Levine) 2005North Country Leslie Conlin 2006Trade Patty Sheridan 2007Across the Universe Mrs. Carrigan 2008Stop-Loss Ida King 2009The Missing Person Megan Fullmer 2009Julie & Julia Simone Beck 2011A Bird of the Air Margie 2013Oldboy Dr. Edwina Burke 2015Jenny's Wedding Rose Farrell 20153 Generations Frances 2015The Family Fang Miss Delano2016IndignationEsther Messner2016The LandMomma2017The Big SickDr. Cunningham 2017 Song to Song Judy 2018 The Professor Barbara 2019 Gemini Man Lassiter 2021 The Unforgivable Rachel Malcolm 2022 Causeway Gloria
Television Year Title Role Notes 1992 L.A. Law Dr. Emily Connor Episode: "Great Balls Afire" 1992 Mann & Machine Monica Barker Episode: "Truth or Consequences" 1993 Reasonable Doubts Pamela Reichel Episode: "Legacy" 1993I Can Make You Love Me Penny Television film 1996 Law & Order Laura Cochran Episode: "Savior" 1997 Feds June Leeds Episode: "The War Against Crime" (pilot) 1997 New York Undercover Nancy Carol Episode: "The Unthinkable" 2000 Wonderland A.D.A. Strictler 4 episodes 2000 The Sopranos Dahlia Episode: "Big Girls Don't Cry" 2000 Law & Order Carolyn Tyler Episode: "Panic" 2000 Third Watch Francine Bradley Episode: "Duty" 2002 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Dr. Christine Fellowes Episode: "Anti-Thesis" 2004–2022 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Dr. Emily Sopher 8 episodes 2005 Law & Order: Trial by Jury Dr. Emily Downey Episode: "Baby Boom" 2005 Law & Order Rosalie Helton Episode: "Tombstone" 2006 American Experience: John and Abigail Adams Abigail Adams Television film 2008 30 RockCommercial voiceEpisode: "Gavin Volure"; uncredited 2008–2009 Gossip Girl Headmistress Queller 3 episodes 2009Georgia O'Keeffe Beck Strand Television film 2009 A Dog Named Christmas Mary Ann McCray Television film 2010–2012 The Good Wife Judge Leora Kuhn 3 episodes 2011 Unforgettable Debi Moser Episode: "Check Out Time" 2013 Elementary Dr. Candace Reed 3 episodes 2015 The Knick Anne Chickering 3 episodes 2015–2019 Madam SecretaryCarol Jackson4 episodes 2016 BrainDead Kara Wright Episode: "Taking on Water: How Leaks in D.C. Are Discovered and Patched" 2016 The Blacklist Dr. Adrian Shaw 2 episodes 2018–2019 Lodge 49 Connie Clark 20 episodes 2020 The Good Fight Judge Leora Kuhn Episode: "The Gang Goes to War" 2021 The Bite Lisa Quinto 4 episodes 2021 Succession Michelle-Anne Vanderhoven 3 episodes 2022 The Gilded Age Clara Barton 3 episodes 2022 The Patient Candace Fortner 2023 Only Murders in the Building Donna DeMeo 10 episodes2024Death and Other DetailsHilde Eriksen2026The Miniature WifeDiane McMichael Jones
Stage + Year Title Role Notes 1988 Pygmalion Eliza Doolittle Court Theatre, Chicago 1990 The Secret Rapture Isobel Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Chicago 1996 Nine Armenians Mom Manhattan Theatre Club, Off-Broadway 1997 1776 Abigail Adams Criterion Center Stage Right, Broadway 1997 Baby Anger Woman Playwrights Horizons, Off-Broadway 1998 Far East Julia Williamstown Theatre Festival 1998 The Dying Gaul Elaine Vineyard Theatre, Off-Broadway 1999 An Experiment with an Air Pump Susannah Fenwick/ Ellen Manhattan Theatre Club, Off-Broadway 2001 Homebody/Kabul Homebody New York Theatre Workshop, Off-Broadway 2002 The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui Betty Dullfeet Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts at Pace University 2003 Life x 3 Inez Circle in the Square Theatre, Broadway 2004 The Cherry Orchard Liubov Ranyevskaya Williamstown Theatre Festival 2004 Homebody/Kabul Homebody Brooklyn Academy of Music, Off-Broadway 2007 Spanish Play Aurelia Classic Stage Company, Off-Broadway 2010 The Winter's Tale Queen Hermione Shakespeare in the Park, Off-Broadway 2011 The Intelligent Homosexual's Guide to Capitalism and Socialism With a Key to the Scriptures Empty The Public Theater, Off-Broadway 2012 Death of a Salesman Linda Loman Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Broadway 2014 Cabaret Fraulein Schneider Studio 54, Broadway 2019 A Bright Room Called Day Annabella The Public Theater, Off-Broadway 2026 Becky Shaw Susan Helen Hayes Theater, Broadway
Awards and nominations Award Year Category Nominated Work Result Ref. Backstage West Garland Award 2003 Performance Homebody/Kabul Dorian Award2026Outstanding Featured Performance in a Broadway PlayBecky Shaw Drama Desk Award 1997Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play Nine Armenians 2002 Homebody/Kabul 2026 Becky Shaw Drama League Award 2011 Distinguished Performance The Intelligent Homosexual's Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures Joseph Jefferson Award 1987 Actress in a Supporting Role-Play Tartuffe 1989 Actress in a Principal Role-Play Pygmalion 1990 Actress in a Supporting Role-Play The Winter's Tale 1991 Actress in a Principal Role-Play The Secret Rapture 1991 Actress in a Principal Role-Play Caucasian Chalk Circle LA Drama Critics Award 2004 Lead Performance Homebody/Kabul LA Ovation Award 2004 Lead Actress in a Play Homebody/Kabul Lucille Lortel Award 2002 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play Homebody/Kabul Obie Award 2002 Distinguished Performance Homebody/Kabul Outer Critics Circle Award 2003 Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play Life x 3 Peabody Award 2022 Entertainment The Patient Screen Actors Guild Awards 2024 Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series Only Murders in the Building Tony Award 2003Best Featured Actress in a Play Life x 3 2012 Death of a Salesman 2014 Best Featured Actress in a Musical Cabaret
References
External links
Internet Off-Broadway Database Listing