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Aliases: Janice Lynne , Janice Lynd

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Houston, Texas, USA

Homepage: http://www.janicelynde.org/Welcome.html

Movie Involvements: 8

TV Involvements: 5


Most Famous Work

Biography

Janice Lynde is an American actress. The Houston, Texas-born, Lake Charles, Louisiana-reared Lynde began her career with the Dallas Symphony, both as a pianist and as a vocal soloist. The child of German parents Marvin and Sophia Zoch she had to learn English in kindergarten. She attended Indiana University and the University of Pennsylvania, studying music at both institutions. Lynde's performances at Indiana University brought her to the attention of musician Fred Waring, which led to her being a soloist with Waring and his Pennsylvanians choir for two years. After she graduated from college, she began a career in acting in New York City, where her Broadway credits include Applause,[5] The Me Nobody Knows, and Butterflies Are Free. In 1973, she moved to Los Angeles, where she was among the original cast members of the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless, playing "Leslie Brooks". She left the series in early 1977. Two years later, Lynde joined Another World as "Tracy DeWitt"; she left the role in 1981. In 1984, she starred as "Laurel Chapin Wolek" in One Life to Live, which she left in 1986. She appeared in several film and television programs, including a notable role in the episode "A Hand for Sonny Blue" of Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected (1977) as well as Match Game.

Most Famous Work

Baywatch
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6

Baywatch

(1989) Mary Porter
The Young and the Restless
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7

The Young and the Restless

(1973) Leslie Brooks
Six Feet Under
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8

Six Feet Under

(2001) Loretta Smith Sibley
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
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7

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

(1998) Ms. Wiseman (segment "The Hooded Chair")
Air America
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5

Air America

(1998) Valentina
Doing Time on Maple Drive
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6
Beyond Evil
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4

Beyond Evil

(1980) Alma Martin
One Kill
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7

One Kill

(2000) Evelyn Gray

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