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Linda Foster (actress)
Linda Foster (born June 12, 1944)[1] is an English-American film and television actress. She is known for playing Doris Royal in the American television sitcom Hank.[1] Life and careerFoster was born in Lancaster, Lancashire, the daughter of Nicholas, a marine engineer, and Hilda, who ran a dance studio.[1] At the age of six, she learned ballet and modern dance.[1] Foster and her family later moved to Toronto, Ontario, in 1957.[1] She then settled in Los Angeles, California.[1] Foster graduated high school in Van Nuys, California, and studied to become a secretary.[1] She began her screen career in 1963, appearing in an episode of the television sitcom My Three Sons.[1] In 1965, Foster joined the cast of the new NBC sitcom television series Hank, starring as Doris Royal, the girlfriend of the title character.[2][1] After the series ended in 1966, Foster guest-starred in television programs including Gunsmoke, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., F Troop, Bonanza, Tom, Dick, and Mary, McHale's Navy, The Virginian, and Rango.[1] In her film career, she appeared in Honeymoon Hotel, The Ambushers, Marriage on the Rocks, John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!, and Young Fury.[1] While appearing on the anthology television series Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre, she had a contract with Universal Pictures, keeping her busy on the television series with separate roles on two episodes.[1] Foster retired in 1983, last appearing in the soap opera television series Dynasty as a journalist in the episode "Tender Comrades".[1] References
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