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Sitcom star dead as tributes paid to TV legend who entertained millions


The actress has passed away at the age of 87 following a battle with lung cancer...

Her sudden passing comes as she was promoting her new Netflix series No Good Deed and filming for the upcoming Hulu show Mid-Century Modern, in which she was set to star. She first graced the stage in musicals like It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's Superman and earned critical acclaim in Last of the Red Hot Lovers, which led to her first Tony Award nomination in 1970, reports the Mirror US. Linda's versatility saw her juggle theatre with TV, where she shone as a recurring character on Barney Miller from 1975 to 1976 before landing the lead in Alice, a show that ran for nine seasons on CBS.

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