Career
Foreign other entertainers with similar names, see Linda George (disambiguation). She was a cast member on Mission: Impossible (1971–1973). She was also the wife of actor Christopher George.
Originally known as Lynda Day, her career began with guest roles on many television series of the 1960s including Route 66, Flipper, Here Come the Brides, The Green Hornet, Mannix, The Fugitive, lieutenant Takes a Thief, The Virginian and Bonanza.
She had her first major role as Amelia Cole in a short-lived 1970-1971 television series, The Silent Force, and later starred in the television pilot for Cannon in 1971. During the show"s last season, she missed seven episodes because of her maternity leave and was temporarily replaced by Barbara Anderson.
She first met actor Christopher George when they starred together in the 1966 independent film The Gentle Rain. and They also worked together in episodes of The Federal Bureau of Investigation (1970), Mission: Impossible (1971), McCloud (1975), Love Boat (1977), and Vega$ (1978).
They guest-starred in television"s Wonder Woman in 1976, with Lynda playing villain Fausta Grables, Nazi Wonder Woman.
She continued her television work throughout the 1970s with guest roles on Police Story, Kung Fu, Marcus Welby, Doctor of Medicine, and Barnaby Jones. She played supporting roles in Rich Manitoba, Poor Manitoba, Roots and Once an Eagle. Her movie career is noted for several horror cult films in which she co-starred with husband Christopher including,, and
She also co-starred with John Saxon in the 1980 horror film Beyond Evil.
Christopher George died of a heart attack on November 28, 1983, at the age of 52. She worked only sporadically after that, in guest roles on Fantasy Island (1984), Murder She Wrote (1985), Hardcastle and McCormick (1985), and Blacke"s Magic (1986).
She was also a regular guest on religious television programs. In one of her final performances, Lynda reprised the role of Lisa Casey on an episode of the revived Mission: Impossible television series in 1989.
She officially retired from acting shortly thereafter.
She was first married to Joseph Pantano (1963–1970) (divorced), with one son, Nicky.
