Linda Powell
Born
Linda Margaret Powell

(1965-04-16) April 16, 1965 (age 58)
Fort Benning, Georgia, U.S.
EducationCollege of William and Mary (BA)
Circle in the Square Theatre School (GrDip)
Years active1992–present
Parents
RelativesMichael Powell (brother)

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[1][2]: 115  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.[3] She was raised on a series of military bases and attended four different high schools, because of her father's career.[1][2]: 266  After attending Cheyenne Mountain High School in Colorado Springs, Colorado in eleventh grade, Powell graduated from Leavenworth High School in Leavenworth, Kansas in 1983.[2]: 266, 275  She graduated from the College of William and Mary in 1987 with a B.A. in English literature.[3][1][2]: 376  Additionally, she studied theater at the Circle in the Square Theatre School.[3]

Career

Powell has had a long career of supporting roles in film and television. Her most notable roles being Ingrid Mills on Chicago Fire,[3] Pauline Samson in TV mini-series Political Animals[4] and a lawyer in the film Blue Caprice.[3]

Powell has also worked extensively in the theater, starring on Broadway in revivals of Wilder, Wilder, Wilder[3] and On Golden Pond,[1][3] and off Broadway in productions of A Raisin in the Sun,[5] Angela’s Mixtape[6] and The Christians.[7]

Selected filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1998 American Cuisine Miller (US Navy officer)
2007 American Gangster Social Worker
2010 Morning Glory Louanne
2013 Blue Caprice Case Worker
2015 Meadowland Mrs. Williams
2019 The Report Marcy Morris

Television

Year TV Show Role Notes
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 Nominated [8]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Linda Powell: Believing in Synchronicity". afrocentricnews.com. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d Powell, Colin L.; Persico, Joseph E. (1996) [1995]. My American Journey. New York: Ballantine Books. ISBN 0-345-46641-1 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Writer, Yvonna Russell (January 2, 2014). "Leading Lady Linda Powell". The Huffington Post. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
  4. ^ 'Political Animals': Colin Powell's Daughter Linda To Appear Opposite Sigourney Weaver In USA Series
  5. ^ Hiaasen, Rob. "The General's Daughter". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on December 21, 2001. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
  6. ^ Isherwood, Charles (April 10, 2009). "A Struggle to Grow Up in an Activist's Shadow". The New York Times. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
  7. ^ "Larry Powell & Linda Powell Cast In The Christians". BroadwayBlack.com. August 4, 2015. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
  8. ^ "Phylicia Rashad, Marjorie Johnson, Jason Dirden, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Joe Morton, Tina Fabrique, Francois Battiste, Colman Domingo, Maurice Hines Among 2016 AUDELCO Award Nominees; SKELETON CREW AND FAMILIAR Lead with Nine Nods Each". Backstage Pass with Lia Chang. October 1, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2017.

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