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| name = Linda Dano
| birth_date = {{Birthbirth date and age|1943|505|12}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/linda_dano|title=Linda Dano - Rotten Tomatoes|mfwebsite=ywww.rottentomatoes.com}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Long Beach, California]], U.S.
| birth_name = Linda Rae Wildermuth
| known_for = {{hlist|[[Another World (TV series)|Another World]]|[[One Life to Live]]|[[Attitudes (talk show)|Attitudes]]}}
| occupation = Actress, author, businesswoman
| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|author}}
| years_active = 1967–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Frank Attardi|1982|2004|reason=his death}}
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[[File:The Montefuscos cast 1975.JPG|thumb|300px|Cast of ''[[The Montefuscos]]'' (1975). Back row, L-R: [[Sal Viscuso]], [[John Aprea]], Linda Dano, Bill Cort. Middle row: Phoebe Dorin, [[Naomi Stevens]], [[Joseph Sirola]], [[Ron Carey (actor)|Ron Carey]]. Front: Dominique Pinassi, Jeffrey Palladini, Damon Raskin and Robby Paris]]
'''Linda Dano''' (born '''Linda Rae Wildermuth'''; May 12, 1943) is an [[United States|American]] actress, author, and businesswoman. She is well-known for her roles in daytime drama, in particular [[Rae Cummings]] on ''[[One Life to Live]]'' and Felicia Gallant on ''[[Another World (TV series)|Another World]]''. Dano was nominated for a [[Daytime Emmy Award]] five times, winning once in 1993 for her work on ''Another World''. Dano also co-hosted the talk show ''Attitudes'' on Lifetime, and has had a long-running clothing and home-furnishings line with [[QVC]], first partnering with the home shopping channel in 1993.
 
'''Linda Dano''' (born '''Linda Rae Wildermuth'''; May 12, 1943, [[Long Beach, California]]) is an American actress and television host. She began her career appearing in film and prime time television before, in 1978, she was cast as [[Rae Cummings]] on the ABC daytime soap opera, ''[[One Life to Live]]'' (1978–80). From 1983 to 1999, Dano starred as [[Felicia Gallant]] in the NBC soap opera ''[[Another World (TV series)|Another World]]''. She returned to ''One Life to Live'' starring in the show from 1999 to 2004. Dano was nominated for a [[Daytime Emmy Award]] seven times, winning once for [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series|Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series]] in 1993 for her work on ''Another World''.
==Personal life==
Dano was born Linda Rae Wildermuth in [[Long Beach, California]], to Evelyn (Delgado) and Ted Wildermuth.<ref>http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3428200040.html</ref> Dano was married to advertising executive Frank Attardi for over 20 years until his death in 2004. She has two stepchildren, three stepgrandchildren, a niece, and a nephew.
 
From 1986 to 1991, Dano co-hosted the talk show ''[[Attitudes (talk show)|Attitudes]]'' on [[Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime]] receiving [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show Host]] nomination, and had a long-running clothing and home-furnishings line with [[QVC]], first partnering with the home shopping channel in 1993 and ultimately working with them for over 20 years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allamericanspeakers.com/celebritytalentbios/Linda+Dano/1278|title=Linda Dano Biography &#124; Booking Info for Speaking Engagements|website=www.allamericanspeakers.com}}</ref>
==Career==
In the mid- to late 1970s, Dano appeared in such television police and detective dramas as [[Ironside (1967 TV series)|''Ironside'']], [[Police Woman (TV series)|''Police Woman'']], ''[[Harry O]]'', ''[[Petrocelli]]'', ''[[The Rockford Files]]'' (in three different roles), ''[[Starsky & Hutch]]'', ''[[Charlie's Angels]]'', and ''[[CHiPS]]'', as well as in ''[[Emergency!]]'', ''[[Barney Miller]]'', and ''[[The Six Million Dollar Man]]'' (in two different roles). Dano was cast in the short-lived 1975 NBC comedy series ''[[The Montefuscos]]'', which was cancelled after three episodes were broadcast and ultimately ran for seven. She had small roles in the movies ''The Last Survivors'' (1975), ''The Nurse Killer'' (1975), ''[[The Night That Panicked America]]'' (1975), and ''[[The Shadow of Chikara]]'' (1977).
 
===DaytimeLife series=and career==
Dano was born Linda Rae Wildermuth<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/linda-dano/bio/3030416975/|title=Linda Dano|website=TVGuide.com}}</ref> in [[Long Beach, California]], to Evelyn (Delgado) and Ted Wildermuth.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dano, Linda 1943– |url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/dano-linda-1943 |website=Encyclopedia.com |access-date=December 19, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306210752/http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3428200040.html |archive-date=March 6, 2016}}</ref>
After years of being on contract to [[20th Century Fox]] alongside such actors as [[Tom Selleck]], Dano joined the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] soap opera ''[[One Life to Live]]'' in the role of [[Rae Cummings|Gretel Cummings]] from 1978 to 1980.<ref name="SC 2003-12-29">{{cite web|url=http://www.soapcentral.com/oltl/news/2003/1229-dano.php|title=''OLTL'' News: Dano's Run as ABC's Rae About to End|last=Kroll|first=Dan J.|date=December 29, 2003|publisher=SoapCentral.com|accessdate=February 19, 2009}}</ref><ref name="SC profile">{{cite web|url=http://www.soapcentral.com/oltl/whoswho/rae.php|title=Who's Who in Llanview: Rae Cummings|publisher=SoapCentral.com|accessdate=February 19, 2009}}</ref> From 1981 to 1982 she played Cynthia Haines on ''[[As the World Turns]]''.
[[File:The Montefuscos cast 1975.JPG|thumb|Cast of ''[[The Montefuscos]]'' (1975). Back row, L-R: [[Sal Viscuso]], [[John Aprea]], Linda Dano, Bill Cort. Middle row: Phoebe Dorin, [[Naomi Stevens]], [[Joseph Sirola]], [[Ron Carey (actor)|Ron Carey]]. Front: Dominique Pinassi, Jeffrey Palladini, Damon Raskin and Robby Paris]]
 
===Early works===
Dano next portrayed romance novelist [[Felicia Gallant]] on ''Another World'' from 1982 until the show's cancellation on June 25, 1999,<ref name="EW 1999-06-25">{{cite web|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,84474,00.html|title=Soap Dish|last=Angulo|first=Sandra P.|date=June 25, 1999|work=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|publisher=EW.com|accessdate=February 19, 2009}}</ref> her performance winning her the [[Daytime Emmy Award]] for [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series|Lead Actress]] in 1993.<ref name="Emmy 1993">{{cite web|url=http://www.soapoperadigest.com/Emmys/winners1993/index.html |title=Daytime Emmy Winners & Nominees: 1993 |publisher=SoapOperaDigest.com |accessdate=February 18, 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090726134819/http://www.soapoperadigest.com/Emmys/winners1993/index.html |archivedate=July 26, 2009 }}</ref> She was also nominated for Leading Actress Emmys in 1994<ref name="Emmy 1994">{{cite web|url=http://www.soapoperadigest.com/Emmys/winners1994/index.html|title=Daytime Emmy Winners & Nominees: 1994|publisher=SoapOperaDigest.com|accessdate=February 18, 2009|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090726135221/http://www.soapoperadigest.com/Emmys/winners1994/index.html|archivedate=July 26, 2009}}</ref> and 1996,<ref name="Emmy 1996">{{cite web|url=http://www.soapoperadigest.com/Emmys/winners1996/index.html |title=Daytime Emmy Winners & Nominees: 1996 |publisher=SoapOperaDigest.com |accessdate=February 18, 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090603195636/http://www.soapoperadigest.com/Emmys/winners1996/index.html |archivedate=June 3, 2009 }}</ref> and for [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series|Supporting Actress]] in 1992.<ref name="Emmy 1992">{{cite web|url=http://www.soapoperadigest.com/Emmys/winners1992/index.html|title=Daytime Emmy Winners & Nominees: 1992|publisher=SoapOperaDigest.com|accessdate=February 18, 2009|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060527183727/http://soapoperadigest.com/Emmys/winners1992/index.html|archivedate=May 27, 2006}}</ref>
In late 1960s, Dano began appearing on screen playing small parts in films ''[[Tony Rome]]'' (1967), ''[[Star! (film)|Star!]]'' (1968) and ''[[Hello, Dolly! (film)|Hello, Dolly!]]'' (1969). In early 1970s, she signed a contract to [[20th Century Studios|20th Century Fox]] alongside such actors as [[Tom Selleck]] and was cast in a numerous primetime programs.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://soaphub.com/days-of-our-lives/news-days/veteran-soap-opera-star-linda-dano-celebrates-her-birthday/|title=Veteran Soap Star Linda Dano Celebrates Her Birthday|first=Garren|last=Waldo|date=May 12, 2022|website=Soap Hub}}</ref> Dano guest-starred on [[Ironside (1967 TV series)|''Ironside'']], [[Police Woman (TV series)|''Police Woman'']], ''[[Harry O]]'', ''[[Petrocelli]]'', ''[[The Rockford Files]]'' (in three different roles), ''[[Starsky & Hutch]]'', ''[[Charlie's Angels]]'', and ''[[CHiPS]]'', as well as in ''[[Emergency!]]'', ''[[Barney Miller]]'', and ''[[The Six Million Dollar Man]]'' (in two different roles). In 1975, Dano starred in the short-lived 1975 NBC comedy series, ''[[The Montefuscos]]'', which was cancelled after three episodes were broadcast and ultimately ran for seven. She had supporting roles in the made-for-television movies ''The Last Survivors'' (1975), ''The Nurse Killer'' (1975), and ''[[The Night That Panicked America]]'' (1975). She starred alongside [[Joe Don Baker]] in the 1977 Western horror film, ''[[The Shadow of Chikara]]''.
 
===1978–2005===
On June 28, 1999, Dano returned to ''One Life to Live'' as Gretel, now calling herself "Rae" Cummings.<ref name="SC 2003-12-29"/><ref name="EW 1999-06-25"/> The character also appeared on the three other ABC soap operas at the time &mdash; ''[[All My Children]]'', ''[[General Hospital]]'', and ''[[Port Charles]]'' &mdash; in a [[fictional crossover|crossover]] storyline, which was the first time a daytime character had ever appeared on four series.<ref name="SC 2003-12-29"/><ref name="SC 2002-04-01">{{cite web|url=http://www.soapcentral.com/soapcentral/news/2002/0401-shapiro.php|title=Angela Shapiro to Leave ABC Daytime Post|last=Kroll|first=Dan J.|date=April 1, 2002|publisher=SoapCentral.com|accessdate=February 19, 2009}}</ref><ref name="SC 2003-01-12">{{cite web|url=http://www.soapcentral.com/amc/news/2003/1117-crossovers.php|title=''AMC'' News: ABC Plans ''AMC'', ''OLTL'' Crossovers|last=Kroll|first=Dan J.|date=November 12, 2003|publisher=SoapCentral.com|accessdate=February 19, 2009}}</ref> In 2003 Dano was nominated for a Daytime Emmy for Supporting Actress for the role,<ref name="Emmy 2003">{{cite web|url=http://www.soapoperadigest.com/Emmys/winners2003/index.html|title=Daytime Emmy Winners & Nominees: 2003|publisher=SoapOperaDigest.com|accessdate=February 18, 2009|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060527184101/http://soapoperadigest.com/Emmys/winners2003/index.html|archivedate=May 27, 2006}}</ref> and left ''One Life to Live'' on March 13, 2004.<ref name="SC profile"/> In 2005, Dano appeared briefly as Lena Kendall on CBS's ''[[Guiding Light]]''. Dano was impersonated on NBC's ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' in the late 1980s by [[Nora Dunn]]. In early 2021, Dano stepped into the role briefly of Vivian Alamain on NBC's ''[[Days of Our Lives]]''.
In 1978, Dano moved to New York City and joined the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] daytime soap opera ''[[One Life to Live]]'' in the role of [[Rae Cummings|Gretel Cummings]] to 1980.<ref name="SC 2003-12-29">{{cite web|url=http://www.soapcentral.com/oltl/news/2003/1229-dano.php|title=''OLTL'' News: Dano's Run as ABC's Rae About to End|last=Kroll|first=Dan J.|date=December 29, 2003|publisher=SoapCentral.com|accessdate=February 19, 2009}}</ref><ref name="SC profile">{{cite web|url=http://www.soapcentral.com/oltl/whoswho/rae.php|title=Who's Who in Llanview: Rae Cummings|publisher=SoapCentral.com|accessdate=February 19, 2009}}</ref> From 1981 to 1982, she played Cynthia Haines on ''[[As the World Turns]]''. In 1983, Dano was cast as a glamorous romance novelist [[Felicia Gallant]] in the NBC soap opera, ''[[Another World (TV series)|Another World]]'' appearing until the show's cancellation on June 25, 1999,<ref name="EW 1999-06-25">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.ew.com/article/1999/06/25/daytime-soaps-aim-please-youth-market|title=Soap Dish|last=Angulo|first=Sandra P.|date=June 25, 1999|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|publisher=EW.com|access-date=February 19, 2009}}</ref> For the performance, Dano received the [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series]] in 1993.<ref name="Emmy 1993">{{cite web|url=http://www.soapoperadigest.com/Emmys/winners1993/index.html |title=Daytime Emmy Winners & Nominees: 1993 |publisher=SoapOperaDigest.com |accessdate=February 18, 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090726134819/http://www.soapoperadigest.com/Emmys/winners1993/index.html |archivedate=July 26, 2009 }}</ref> She was also nominated for Leading Actress Emmys in 1994<ref name="Emmy 1994">{{cite web|url=http://www.soapoperadigest.com/Emmys/winners1994/index.html|title=Daytime Emmy Winners & Nominees: 1994|publisher=SoapOperaDigest.com|accessdate=February 18, 2009|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090726135221/http://www.soapoperadigest.com/Emmys/winners1994/index.html|archivedate=July 26, 2009}}</ref> and 1996,<ref name="Emmy 1996">{{cite web|url=http://www.soapoperadigest.com/Emmys/winners1996/index.html |title=Daytime Emmy Winners & Nominees: 1996 |publisher=SoapOperaDigest.com |accessdate=February 18, 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090603195636/http://www.soapoperadigest.com/Emmys/winners1996/index.html |archivedate=June 3, 2009 }}</ref> and for [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series|Supporting Actress]] in 1992.<ref name="Emmy 1992">{{cite web|url=http://www.soapoperadigest.com/Emmys/winners1992/index.html|title=Daytime Emmy Winners & Nominees: 1992|publisher=SoapOperaDigest.com|accessdate=February 18, 2009|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060527183727/http://soapoperadigest.com/Emmys/winners1992/index.html|archivedate=May 27, 2006}}</ref>
 
From 1986 to 1991, Dano hosted the Lifetime talk show ''[[Attitudes (talk show)|Attitudes]]'', for which she received [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show Host]] nomination, and has both been a guest and guest-host on ''[[The View (U.S. TV series)|The View]]''. [[Lifetime Television]] dedicated an episode of its ''[[Intimate Portrait (TV series)|Intimate Portrait]]'' celebrity biography series to Dano in 2000. Dano was impersonated on NBC's ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' in the late 1980s by [[Nora Dunn]]. Dano hosted an ''Another World'' reunion special on [[SOAPnet]] in 2003 for which she was later nominated for a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Special Class Special. {{citation needed|date=September 2014}} Dano has written a style and fashion column for ''[[Soap Opera Digest]]'' on and off for years, and has had her own merchandise lines on QVC, with Dano having celebrated her 20th anniversary affiliated with the home shopping network in February 2013.<ref name="qvc20">{{Cite web|url=https://soaps.sheknows.com/soaps/news/8295/exsoap-opera-actress-linda-dano-returns-home-colle/|title=Ex-Soap Opera Actress Linda Dano Returns Home Collection To QVC|date=May 23, 2013}}</ref> In 1999, she won the [[Accessories Council Excellence Awards|Accessories Council Excellence Award]] for outstanding contributions to consumer awareness.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://accessoriescouncil.org/ace-awards|title=ACE Awards History|work=Accessories Council|accessdate=March 27, 2021}}</ref>
===Other genres===
[[Lifetime Television]] dedicated an episode of its ''[[Intimate Portrait (TV series)|Intimate Portrait]]'' celebrity biography series to Dano in 2000. From 1987 until 1992, she co-hosted the Lifetime talk show ''Attitudes'' and has both been a guest and guest-host on ''[[The View (U.S. TV series)|The View]]''. Dano hosted an ''Another World'' reunion special on [[SOAPnet]] in 2003 for which she was later nominated for a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Special Class Special. {{citation needed|date=September 2014}}
 
Dano starred opposite [[Jaclyn Smith]] in the 1986 miniseries, ''[[Rage of Angels|Rage of Angels: The Story Continues]]'' based on novel by [[Sidney Sheldon]]. She appeared in the television movies ''[[Perry Mason (TV film series)|Perry Mason: The Case of the Killer Kiss]]'' (1993), ''When the Vows Break'' (1995) opposite [[Patty Duke]], and ''[[See Jane Date]]'' (2003). She also guest-starred on ''[[Homicide: Life on the Street]]'' and appeared in the independent film ''[[Somewhere in the City]]'' (1998).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.soapcentral.com/theactors/dano_linda.php|title=About the Actors &#124; Linda Dano &#124; One Life to Live on Soap Central|website=soapcentral.com}}</ref>
Dano has written a style and fashion column for ''[[Soap Opera Digest]]'' on and off for years, and has had her own merchandise lines on QVC. In 1999, she won the [[Accessories Council Excellence Awards|Accessories Council Excellence Award]] for outstanding contributions to consumer awareness.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://accessoriescouncil.org/ace-awards|title=ACE Awards History|work=Accessories Council|accessdate=March 27, 2021}}</ref>
 
On June 28, 1999, Dano returned to ''One Life to Live'' as Gretel, now calling herself "Rae" Cummings.<ref name="SC 2003-12-29"/><ref name="EW 1999-06-25"/> The character also appeared on the three other ABC soap operas at the time &mdash; ''[[All My Children]]'', ''[[General Hospital]]'', and ''[[Port Charles]]'' &mdash; in a [[fictional crossover|crossover]] storyline, which was the first time a daytime character had ever appeared on four series.<ref name="SC 2003-12-29"/><ref name="SC 2002-04-01">{{cite web|url=http://www.soapcentral.com/soapcentral/news/2002/0401-shapiro.php|title=Angela Shapiro to Leave ABC Daytime Post|last=Kroll|first=Dan J.|date=April 1, 2002|publisher=SoapCentral.com|accessdate=February 19, 2009}}</ref><ref name="SC 2003-01-12">{{cite web|url=http://www.soapcentral.com/amc/news/2003/1117-crossovers.php|title=''AMC'' News: ABC Plans ''AMC'', ''OLTL'' Crossovers|last=Kroll|first=Dan J.|date=November 12, 2003|publisher=SoapCentral.com|accessdate=February 19, 2009}}</ref> In 2003, Dano was nominated for a Daytime Emmy for Supporting Actress for the role,<ref name="Emmy 2003">{{cite web|url=http://www.soapoperadigest.com/Emmys/winners2003/index.html|title=Daytime Emmy Winners & Nominees: 2003|publisher=SoapOperaDigest.com|accessdate=February 18, 2009|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060527184101/http://soapoperadigest.com/Emmys/winners2003/index.html|archivedate=May 27, 2006}}</ref> and left ''One Life to Live'' on March 13, 2004.<ref name="SC profile"/> In 2005, Dano appeared briefly as Lena Kendall on CBS soap opera, ''[[Guiding Light]]''.
During and since her run in daytime, Dano has guest-starred on television series such as ''[[Homicide: Life on the Street]]'' (1997), ''[[Desperate Housewives]]'' (2005), and ''[[What I Like About You (TV series)|What I Like About You]]'' (2006), as well as the 2007 film ''[[Reservation Road]]''. In 2005, she appeared as the title character in ''[[Mame (musical)|Mame]]'' at the [[Bucks County, Pennsylvania|Bucks County Playhouse]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/tv-stars-flock-to-bucks-county-playhouse-for-musical-season-com-124319|title=TV Stars Flock to Bucks County Playhouse for Musical Season {{!}} Playbill|website=Playbill|date=23 February 2005|language=en|access-date=2017-02-21}}</ref>
 
===Later years===
In 2021, Dano starred in a Hallmark movie production entitled "A Little Daytime Drama." She stars as the Executive Producer on a soap opera that is failing and brings back the former star who kept the ratings from tanking.
Dano left daytime television in 2005 and moved to [[Connecticut]]. Since then, she guest-starred in episodes of ''[[Desperate Housewives]]'' and ''[[What I Like About You (TV series)|What I Like About You]]'', as well as appeared in the 2007 crime drama film, ''[[Reservation Road]]''. In 2005, she appeared as the title character in ''[[Mame (musical)|Mame]]'' at the [[Bucks County, Pennsylvania|Bucks County Playhouse]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/tv-stars-flock-to-bucks-county-playhouse-for-musical-season-com-124319|title=TV Stars Flock to Bucks County Playhouse for Musical Season {{!}} Playbill|website=Playbill|date=February 23, 2005|language=en|access-date=February 21, 2017}}</ref>
 
In 2019, after more than ten years off-screen, Dano appeared in the Hallmark television film, ''[[Chronicle Mysteries|Chronicle Mysteries: Vines That Bind]]'' starring another soap opera veteran, [[Alison Sweeney]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mediavillage.com/article/linda-dano-on-her-return-to-tv-in-hallmarks-chronicle-mysteries/|title=Linda Dano on Her Return to TV in Hallmark's "Chronicle Mysteries"|first=Steve|last=Gidlow|date=March 1, 2019|website=MediaVillage}}</ref> In early 2021, Dano stepped into the role briefly of [[Vivian Alamain]] on NBC soap opera, ''[[Days of Our Lives]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/linda-dano-joins-days-as-vivian/|title=Linda Dano Joins DAYS As Vivian|date=December 11, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://daytimeconfidential.com/2020/12/11/linda-dano-joins-days-of-our-lives|title=Linda Dano Joins DAYS!|first=Joshua|last=Baldwin|date=December 11, 2020|website=Daytime Confidential|accessdate=May 19, 2023}}</ref> In 2021, Dano starred in a Hallmark comedy film production, ''A Little Daytime Drama'' playing the role of the creator/producer of popular long-running daytime series.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mediavillage.com/article/linda-dano-is-having-a-little-daytime-drama-on-hallmark-channel/|title=Linda Dano Is Having "A Little Daytime Drama" on Hallmark Channel|first=Steve|last=Gidlow|date=August 18, 2021|website=MediaVillage}}</ref><ref >{{cite web | title=Linda Dano as Alice on A Little Daytime Drama | website=Hallmark Channel | url=https://www.hallmarkchannel.com/a-little-daytime-drama/cast/linda-dano | access-date=May 19, 2023}}</ref>
 
==Personal life==
Dano was married to actor Frank Attardi for over 20 years until his death in 2004.<ref name="auto"/> She has two stepchildren, three stepgrandchildren, a niece, and a nephew.{{Citation needed |date=December 2021}}
 
For several years, Dano has worked with organizations to tackle medical conditions such as [[clinical depression|depression]] and [[Alzheimer's disease]]. Her father's life was taken by the effects of Alzheimer's, and she battled depression later after the double loss of her husband and her mother, Evelyn, a week-and-a-half afterward, with her mother showing signs of dementia before her death. Dano is active in such groups as HeartShare, the National Osteoporosis Foundation, the National Alzheimer's Association, and Support Partners, among others. Dano is also a patron of the Catholic Guardian Society of New York.
 
[[HeartShare Human Services of New York]] bestows an annual "Linda Dano Award".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brooklyneagle.com/articles/2016/3/31/%E2%80%98blue-bloods%E2%80%99-star-wins-heartshare-award|title='Blue Bloods' star wins HeartShare award|publisher=[[Brooklyn Eagle#1990s–2010s version|Brooklyn Daily Eagle]]|date=October 6, 2017}}</ref>
 
==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable"| Notes
|-
|1967
|''[[Tony Rome]]''
|Minor role
| Uncredited
|-
|1968
|''[[Star! (film)|Star!]]''
| Charles' Wife
|
|-
|1969
|''[[Hello, Dolly! (film)|Hello, Dolly!]]''
|Minor role
| Uncredited
|-
|1973
|''[[Police Story (1973 TV series)|Police Story]]''
|Girl
|Episode: "Death on Credit"
|-
|1974
|''[[Fess Parker|The Fess Parker Show]]''
| Julie Weston
|Television pilot
|-
|1974
|''[[Ironside (1967 TV series)|Ironside]]''
| Katherine
|Episode: "Raise the Devil: Part 1"
|-
|1974
|''[[Police Woman (TV series)|Police Woman]]''
| Mary Elliott
|Episode: "The End Game"
|-
|1974
|''[[Emergency!]]''
| Lora Gibson
|Episode: "The Firehouse Four"
|-
|1975
|''[[Get Christie Love!]]''
| Pickpocket
|Episode: "Our Lady in London"
|-
|1975
|''[[Lucas Tanner]]''
| Leslie
|Episode: "Why Not a Happy Ending?"
|-
|1975
|''[[Harry O]]''
| Barbara Milland
|Episode: "Double Jeopardy"
|-
|1975
|''The Last Survivors''
| Linda Collison
|Television film
|-
|1975
|''The Nurse Killer''
| Kamala
|Television film
|-
|1975
|''[[The Montefuscos]]''
|Angelina "Angie" Montefusco Cooney
|Series regular, 9 episodes
|-
|1975
|''[[The Rockford Files]]''
| Ellen Murdock
|Episode: "Aura Lee, Farewell"
|-
|1975
|''[[The Night That Panicked America]]''
| Secretary
|
|-
|1976
|''[[Matt Helm (TV series)|Matt Helm]]''
| Nurse
|Episode: "Panic"
|-
|1976
|''[[Emergency!]]''
| Joyce
|Episode: "Above and Beyond... Nearly"
|-
|1976
|''[[Jigsaw John (TV series)|Jigsaw John]]''
| Holly Johnson
|Episode: "Homicide Is a Fine Art"
|-
|1976
|''[[The Rockford Files]]''
| Marie
|Episode: "In Hazard"
|-
|1976
|''[[Holmes & Yoyo|Holmes and Yoyo]]''
| Margaux
|Episode: "Connection, Connection II"
|-
|1976
|''[[Petrocelli]]''
| Lila Danford
|Episode: "The Pay Off"
|-
|1977
|''[[The Rockford Files]]''
| Gwen Molinaro
|Episode: "Sticks and Stones May Break Your Bones, But Waterbury Will Bury You"
|-
|1977
|''[[The Shadow of Chikara]]''
| Rosalie Cutter
|
|-
|1977
|''[[Starsky & Hutch|Starsky and Hutch]]''
| Janet Mayer
|Episode: "The Crying Child"
|-
|1977
|''[[Charlie's Angels]]''
| Joy
|Episode: "Angels on the Air"
|-
|1977
|''[[The Six Million Dollar Man]]''
| Angela
|Episode: "The Ghostly Teletype"
|-
|1977
|''[[Rafferty (TV series)|Rafferty]]''
| Marian Bakersmith
|Episode: "Walking Wounded"
|-
|1978
|''[[Barney Miller]]''
| Leslie Dornan
|Episode: "Rape"
|-
|1978
|''[[CHiPs]]''
| Eloise
|Episode: "Hitch-Hiking Hitch"
|-
|1978
|''[[The Six Million Dollar Man]]''
| Margaret Winslow
|Episode: "Dead Ringer"
|-
|1978
|''[[The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries]]''
| Josette
|Episodes: " Voodoo Doll: Part 1" and "Voodoo Doll: Part 1"
|-
|1978—1980, 1999—2004
| ''[[One Life to Live]]''
|[[Rae Cummings|Gretel Rae Cummings]]
|Series regular<br>Nominated — [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series]] (2003)
|-
|1981-1982
|''[[As the World Turns]]''
|Cynthia Haines
|Series regular
|-
|1983-1999
|''[[Another World (TV series)|Another World]]''
|[[Felicia Gallant]]
|Series regular<br>[[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series]] (1993)<br>Nominated — [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series]] (1992, 1994, 1996)<br>Nominated — [[Soap Opera Digest Awards|Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress]] (1993)<br>Nominated — [[Soap Opera Digest Awards|Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Comic Performance by an Actress: Daytime]] (1989)<br>Nominated — [[Soap Opera Digest Awards|Soap Opera Digest Award for Favorite Veteran]] (1999)
|-
|1986
|''[[Rage of Angels|Rage of Angels: The Story Continues]]''
| Margot Delefont
|Television film
|-
|1986-1991
|''[[Attitudes (talk show)|Attitudes]]''
|Host
|Nominated — [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show Host]] (1989)
|-
|1993
|''[[Perry Mason (TV film series)|Perry Mason: The Case of the Killer Kiss]]''
| Sandra Drake
|Television film
|-
|1995
|''When the Vows Break''
| Helene
|Television film
|-
|1997
|''[[Homicide: Life on the Street]]''
| Dr. Miano
|Episode: "Valentine's Day"
|-
|1998
|''[[Somewhere in the City]]''
| Television Producer
|
|-
|1999-2000
|''[[All My Children]]''
|Rae Cummings
|Special guest star
|-
|2000
|''[[Port Charles]]''
| Port Charles
|Special guest star
|-
|2003
|''[[General Hospital]]''
|Rae Cummings
|Special guest star
|-
|2003
|''[[See Jane Date]]''
| Aunt Ina
|Television film
|-
|2004
|''The Another World Reunion''
|Host
|Television special<br>Nominated — [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Class Special]]
|-
|2005
|''[[Guiding Light]]''
|Lena Kendall
|Recurring role
|-
|2005
|''[[Desperate Housewives]]''
| Francine Williams
|Episode: "Color and Light"
|-
|2006
|''[[What I Like About You (TV series)|What I Like About You]]''
| Eileen Meladeo
|Episode: "The Other Women"
|-
|2007
|''[[Reservation Road]]''
| Grandmother
|
|-
|2019
|''[[Chronicle Mysteries|Vines That Bind]]''
| Vivian Macklin
|Television film
|-
|2021
|''[[Days of Our Lives]]''
|[[Vivian Alamain]]
|Recurring role
|-
|2021
|''A Little Daytime Drama''
| Alice Hamlin
|Television film
|}
 
==Books==
===Romance novels===
During her run on ''Another World'', Dano co-wrote at least one romance novel published under the name of her character Felicia Gallant.<!-- See TALK --><ref>[[Library and Archives Canada]] identifies Linda Dano as the real name of author Gallant. LAC: Felicia Gallant. [http://viaf.org/processed/LAC%7C0018J4790 Coded version]. Virtual International Authority File (viaf.org). Retrieved June 4, 2015-06-04.</ref>
* Gallant, Felicia, with Rebecca Flanders (1984). ''Dreamweaver''. Harlequin. {{ISBN|0-373-97012-9}}. {{OCLC|11693590}}.
[[Donna Ball]] was a co-author.{{citation needed|date=September 2014}}
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*Dano, Linda, with Anne Kyle (1997). ''Looking Great: Fashion Authority and Television Star Linda Dano Shares Her Style and Beauty Secrets to Help You Look Your Best''. [[G.P. Putnam's Sons]]. {{ISBN|0-399-52387-1}}. {{OCLC|35688092}}.
*Dano, Linda, with Anne Kyle (1998). ''Living Great: Style Expert and Television Star Linda Dano Shows You How to Bring Style Home With Her Easy, Affordable Decorating Ideas and Techniques''. Putnam. {{ISBN|0-399-14392-0}}. {{OCLC|37782918}}.
 
==Causes==
{{BLP unsourced section|date=February 2009}}
For several years, Dano has worked with organizations to tackle medical conditions such as [[clinical depression|depression]] and [[Alzheimer's disease]]. Her father's life was taken by the effects of Alzheimer's, and she battled depression later after the double loss of her husband and her mother, Evelyn, a week-and-a-half afterward, with her mother showing signs of dementia before her death. Dano is active in such groups as HeartShare, the [[National Osteoporosis Foundation]], the National Alzheimer's Association, and Support Partners, among others. Dano is also a patron of the Catholic Guardian Society of New York.
 
[[HeartShare Human Services of New York]] bestows an annual "Linda Dano Award".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brooklyneagle.com/articles/2016/3/31/%E2%80%98blue-bloods%E2%80%99-star-wins-heartshare-award|title='Blue Bloods' star wins HeartShare award|publisher=[[Brooklyn Eagle#1990s–2010s version|Brooklyn Daily Eagle]]|date=October 6, 2017}}</ref>
 
==References==
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==External links==
*{{official website|http://www.lindadano.com/}}
* {{IMDb name|id=0200451|name=Linda Dano}}
* [http://www.soaps.com/latestnews/1514/Soapscom_Exclusive_Interview_with_Linda_Dano Exclusive Interview with Linda Dano]
* {{LCAuth|n96095255|Linda Dano|2|}} (under her own name)
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