ACTOR | SINGER | PRODUCER

Linden Waddell is an actress, singer, writer and producer. The fourth-generation native Californian has performed in over 50 musicals and operas throughout the Golden State. Los Angeles audiences have seen her as Jellylorum/ Griddlebone (the comedic opera cat) in CATS at the Shubert Theatre, as Kate in The Pirates of Penzance at the Ahmanson Theatre (with Pam Dawber, Andy Gibb, Barry Bostwick and JoAnne Worley), and as several characters including the Poetess in A...My Name is Alice at the Center Theatre in Long Beach (earning the Robby Award nomination).

For her supporting role in the independent feature film The Road Dog, she earned NOVA’s 2023 Best Supporting Actress and Best Acting Ensemble nominations. The film, starring Doug Stanhope (she plays his sister), also won Best Film, Best Director and Best Actor at the Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival. It premiered in Chicago cinemas in September and began streaming in October. Linden is attached to a role in the feature film drama The Immigrant’s Daughter from the Camazan Group. She recently shot a national commercial (with her real mom!) for VRBO, and in July 2021, Linden traveled to Cannes, France, where audiences saw her work in the short film DREAMER, an official selection for the Diversity in Cannes Short Film Showcase. Her performance in that film also garnered her a Best Supporting Actress award from the “I See You” Film Festival. She just shot a supporting role for FOX’s America’s Most Wanted which will air in 2024 and was recently seen on ABC’s To Tell The Truth.

As a member of The Colony Theatre for 13 years, Linden made her debut there in Working, earning a Theatre LA Ovation Award nomination as Best Featured Actress in a Musical. Concurrently she appeared in The Colony's Passions: A Latenight Cabaret directed by Nick DeGruccio. Then Linden produced and performed in the Colony Second Stage production Desire!, and produced the Second Stage production of The Mousetrap, before taking a year-long hiatus to produce a baby boy. She returned to The Colony in Neil Simon's I Ought To Be In Pictures, then portrayed Mrs. Molloy in The Matchmaker, winning a Drama-Logue Award for her performance.

Other leading roles include Annie in Amanda McBroom’s Heartbeats, Fanny Stevenson in the world premiere of RLS: Recollections, The Severed Head and Head Diva in Six Women with Brain Death... (winning the Zony Award in Phoenix, AZ), and leads in Little Mary Sunshine, Fiddler on the Roof, Carousel, Amahl and the Night Visitors, and Candide.

Linden also originated the role of Janet in Bruce Kimmel's Stages at the Matrix Theatre, and recorded the original cast album, re-released on CD.

As a singer, Linden performs standards, musical theatre and jazz. She has written, produced and performed in many cabaret revues: her award-winning Hello Again! The Songs of Allan Sherman (a celebration of the Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh icon); an exploration of family and relationships in It’s All Relative; and a look into the psyche of woman in What Every Woman Wants…to Sing. Linden created a new online show, Allan Sherman: Unmasked! that delves into the life of the iconic 60’s parody superstar.

Linden developed an appreciation for all facets of production by producing, writing, editing and starring with Tim Bennett in their own comedy television show, I Really Like Skunks.

She has been featured in television and film, has appeared in numerous commercials, and performed her written word at Venice’s Beyond Baroque and other venues.

Linden recently served as a Gate Captain for fellow striking SAG-AFTRA actors at Paramount Studios. An alumna of the distinguished LACC Theatre Academy, Linden gives back to the Arts where she can. She serves on the Board of Directors for Hidden Valley Music Seminars, an Institute of the Arts in Carmel Valley, and was a founding board member for the John Hume Performing Arts Foundation in Downey. For years she volunteered with SAG-AFTRA BookPALS, reading aloud weekly to elementary school children. She lives in Silver Lake with her husband, fine artist Paul Tzanetopoulos, and they have two grown children. Between creating and producing, Linden also administers Paul’s international public and fine art projects.

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