Linda Bove
Biography
Linda Bove is an American actress whose best-known role was a fictionalized version of herself on the PBS children's series Sesame Street, where she appeared from 1971 to 2002 and was the first member of the program's recurring cast to work in American Sign Language. Born in Garfield, New Jersey, she studied library science at Gallaudet College, grew interested in theater there, and became a regular on Sesame Street in 1975; she returned for the show's 50th anniversary celebration in 2019. Her other television work included an episode of Happy Days and a regular part on the soap opera Search for Tomorrow. In 1991 she helped found a theater company in Los Angeles, where she starred in Saint Joan, and she toured nationally with Big River in 2005. Her honors include an honorary degree from Gallaudet in 1991 and a 2012 Media Advocacy Award.
80years old
Turns 81 on November 30in 20 days
- Born Garfield
- Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
- Also credited as Linda Bove Waterstreet
Movie Career
- Films
- 5
- Career span
- 43 years1978 to 2021
Every film, newest first
- 2021Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame StreetIMDb rating 8.0
- 1986Children of a Lesser GodIMDb rating 7.2
- 1985Follow That BirdIMDb rating 6.8
- 1983Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of ArtIMDb rating 7.9
- 1978Christmas Eve on Sesame StreetIMDb rating 8.4
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Early training
Bove studied library science at Gallaudet College, where she became interested in theater and appeared in productions including The Threepenny Opera, and in her senior year she studied at the National Theatre of the Deaf's summer program.
Getting ready for a role
For The Land Before Time IV, Bove appeared in a picture-in-picture box signing the dinosaurs' dialogue whenever the characters spoke.
Linda Bove movies on Netflix
Most often with
Jon Stone directed two of these films. Three actors appear in four of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by Jon Stone
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- Sonia ManzanoDon't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (1983) and Christmas Eve on Sesame Street (1978)
- Emilio DelgadoStreet Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street (2021) and Follow That Bird (1985)
- Will LeeStreet Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street (2021) and Christmas Eve on Sesame Street (1978)
- Alaina Reed-HallDon't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (1983) and Christmas Eve on Sesame Street (1978)
- Bob McGrathDon't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (1983) and Christmas Eve on Sesame Street (1978)
- Loretta LongDon't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (1983) and Christmas Eve on Sesame Street (1978)
- Danny EpsteinStreet Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street (2021) and Christmas Eve on Sesame Street (1978)
- Northern CallowayStreet Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street (2021) and Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (1983)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.