Laura Lyn "Lynnie" Greene, also known as Lyn Greene (born May 21, 1954) is an actress, writer, director and producer in the television industry. In addition to her work as a producer, she is possibly best known as an actress for appearing as Young Dorothy in The Golden Girls.

Career

Greene grew up in Newton, Massachusetts. In 1977 she co-starred with another newcomer, Bess Armstrong, in the short-lived CBS comedy On Our Own.

She played a recurring role in The Golden Girls during flashbacks, as a younger version of Bea Arthur's character, Dorothy Zbornak, appearing in four episodes overall.

She originated the role of Emma Goldman in the original off-Broadway production of Stephen Sondheim's Assassins in 1990–91, as well as recreating the role of Comrade Charlotte in the 1987 reworking of Kander & Ebb's Flora the Red Menace.^{[citation needed]}

Writing and producing

Greene was previously a writer and an executive producer on the series Nip/Tuck, BOSS and the ABC series Scoundrels, which is a remake of the New Zealand television series Outrageous Fortune.^{[citation needed]} She was also a co-executive producer on Showtime's Masters of Sex. Greene most recently served as an executive producer on the 2016 Amazon mini-series The Interestings, based on Meg Wolitzer's novel of the same name; and on the 2018 The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair, based on Joël Dicker's 2014 novel.

Partial filmography

• On Our Own (1977 TV series) (1977–78)
• Over the Brooklyn Bridge (1984)
• Search for Tomorrow (1985) (credit only)
• Cagney & Lacey (1987) (as Lyn Greene)
• Baby Boom (American TV series) (1988)
• Law & Order (1991) (as Lyn Greene)
• The Golden Girls (1987-1991) (as Lyn Greene)
• The 5 Mrs. Buchanans (1994)

Sources

• Lynnie Greene at IMDb