Linda Thorson (born Linda Robinson; June 18, 1947) is a Canadian actress, known for playing Tara King on The Avengers[1] (1968–69).
Personal life
Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada,[1] Linda Robinson attended Bishop Strachan School,[2] and then moved to the UK in 1965 to study acting.[3] She graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art with an Honours Diploma, including speaking and singing honours (soprano), on July 1, 1967.[3][4] Her professional name is the final part of Bergthorson, the surname of her first husband Barry Bergthorson (married 1964 divorced 1970).[5]
She married Cyril Jeffrey Smith Jr. in 1979; they divorced two years later.
She was married in 1984 to the American news anchorman and producer Bill Boggs with whom she has a son; they divorced after 19 years.[6] She was married to production designer Gavin Mitchell in November 2005, but divorced in 2011.
Thorson is bi-dialectal, speaking in her native Canadian accent when she is in North America, and received pronunciation when she is in the United Kingdom.
Career
Thorson is best known for her role as Tara King (succeeding Diana Rigg as Emma Peel) in the last series of the British TV adventure series, The Avengers, with the original star Patrick Macnee.[4] She was reunited with Macnee in a commercial for Laurent-Perrierchampagne in the mid 1970s which led to the series reappearing as The New Avengers,[7] although Thorson did not regain her role.
^ abRogers, Dave (August 15, 1989). The Complete Avengers: The Full Story of Britain's Smash Crime-Fighting Team!. Berlin: St. Martin's Griffin. p. 158. ISBN978-0-312-03187-9.