Linda Margaret Powell (born April 16, 1965) is an American actress.
Early life Linda Margaret Powell was born in Fort Benning, Georgia, on April 16, 1965 the daughter of Alma and Colin Powell, the former United States Secretary of State, National Security Advisor and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. She was raised on a series of military bases and attended four different high schools, because of her father's career. After attending Cheyenne Mountain High School in Colorado Springs, Colorado in eleventh grade, Powell graduated from Leavenworth High School in Leavenworth, Kansas in 1983. She graduated from the College of William and Mary in 1987 with a B.A. in English literature. Additionally, she studied theater at the Circle in the Square Theatre School.
Career Powell has had a long career of supporting roles in film and television, her most notable roles being Ingrid Mills on Chicago Fire, Pauline Samson in TV mini-series Political Animals'Political Animals': Colin Powell's Daughter Linda To Appear Opposite Sigourney Weaver In USA Series and a lawyer in the film Blue Caprice.
Powell has also worked extensively in the theater, starring on Broadway in revivals of Wilder, Wilder, Wilder and On Golden Pond, and off Broadway in productions of A Raisin in the Sun, Angela’s Mixtape and The Christians.
Selected filmography Film Year Title Role Notes1998American CuisineMiller (US Navy officer)2007American GangsterSocial Worker2010Morning GloryLouanne2013Blue CapriceCase Worker2015MeadowlandMrs. Williams2019The ReportMarcy Morris
Television Year TV Role Notes 1 episode 1999–2010 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Lauren White 9 episodes 2009 The Good Wife Patrice Wilcox Episode: "Conjugal" 2012 Political Animals Pauline Samson Miniseries 2012–2015 Chicago Fire Ingrid Mills 7 episodes 2021 Modern Love Mrs. Vacher Episode: "Am I...? Maybe This Quiz Will Tell Me"
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result Ref 2016 AUDELCO Awards Best Supporting Actress The Christians
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