Kate Linder

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name = Kate Linder


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Kate Linder (born November 2, 1947) is an American actress, best known for her role as Esther Valentine on "The Young and the Restless", which she has played since 1982.

Linder graduated with a BA in theatre arts from San Francisco State University. After graduation, Linder found work on television, including roles on "Archie Bunker's Place" and "Bay City Blues". She also appeared in the film "Rocky III".

In addition to her work on television, Linder serves as a flight attendant for United Airlines. Linder has been starring on "The Young and the Restless" for 26 years and she's also one of two Daytime Governors at the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (ATAS), who present the Emmys. Linder is also the national spokesperson for The ALS Association (www.alsa.org) and is active with TV Cares, ATAS's AIDS fundraising and awareness organization, and the Make-a-Wish Foundation.

For her contributions in television, Linder earned a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, which will be installed at some point in 2008. [cite web|url=http://www.buddytv.com/articles/the-young-and-the-restless/exclusive-interview-kate-linde-8912.aspx|title=Exclusive Interview: Kate Linder, from 'The Young and the Restless'|accessdate=2008-01-09|author=John|date=2007-07-31|publisher=buddytv.com] She is the fourth actor to earn a star on the Walk of Fame solely on the merits of acting on a soap opera, after Macdonald Carey, Jeanne Cooper and 2005 honoree Susan Lucci.

Roles

*"The Young and the Restless" - Esther Valentine (November 1982 to Present)
*"Bay City Blues" (1983)
*"Archie Bunker's Place" (1979)

References

External links

* [http://www.katelinder.com KateLinder.com]
* [http://www.myspace.com/katelinder Kate Linder's Myspace page]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0511721/ Kate Linder at the Internet Movie Database]