Biography
Linda Klein is an American registered nurse, actress and television producer. After becoming an R.N. she pursued a career as a surgical nurse She was a cast member on the 90s network medical drama Chicago Hope while also serving as an associate producer and technical advisor for the series. Later, Klein portrayed Nurse Linda in all six seasons of the acclaimed FX drama Nip/Tuck, where she also acted as a medical consultant for the first three seasons and a producer for the fifth and sixth. She also has a recurring role as a nurse on the television show Grey's Anatomy.
Her other appearances in television nursing roles include those in 24, Boston Public, J.A.G, Monk, Doogie Howser, M.D. and Six Feet Under. She has occasionally appeared in feature films, typically in medical roles, including Hard to Kill (1990) and an appearance as a doctor in Very Bad Things (1998). When not in front of or behind the camera, Linda is an avid golfer.
Filmography
Cast Credits
Patriots Day
Character: Tamerlan's Surgeon
MOVIE • 2016
Friday Night Lights
Character: Nurse
TV • 2006
Grey's Anatomy
Character: Nurse Linda
TV • 2005
Frankie and Johnny Are Married
Character: 'Chicago Hope' Paramedic
MOVIE • 2003
Nip/Tuck
Character: Nurse Linda
TV • 2003
MDs
Character: Surgical Nurse
TV • 2002
Monk
Character: Nurse
TV • 2002
24
Character: Surgical Nurse
TV • 2001
Six Feet Under
Character: Delivery Room Doctor
TV • 2001
Boston Public
Character: Nurse #3
TV • 2000
Boston Public
Character: Nurse
TV • 2000
Very Bad Things
Character: Doctor #3
MOVIE • 1998
Brooklyn South
Character: Nurse #2
TV • 1997
JAG
Character: Female Corpsman #1
TV • 1995
Touched by an Angel
Character: Nurse
TV • 1994
Chicago Hope
Character: O.R. Technician
TV • 1994
Chicago Hope
Character: Nurse #3
TV • 1994
Chicago Hope
Character: O.R. Nurse
TV • 1994
NYPD Blue
Character: Attendant
TV • 1993
NYPD Blue
Character: EMS Paramedic
TV • 1993
Crew
Crew Credits
Behind the Candelabra
Role: Medical Consultant
MOVIE • 2013
Grey's Anatomy
Role: Producer
TV • 2005
Grey's Anatomy
Role: Director
TV • 2005
Grey's Anatomy
Role: Consulting Producer
TV • 2005
Grey's Anatomy
Role: Supervising Producer
TV • 2005
Grey's Anatomy
Role: Co-Executive Producer
TV • 2005
Nip/Tuck
Role: Producer
TV • 2003
Chicago Hope
Role: Story
TV • 1994
Chicago Hope
Role: Associate Producer
TV • 1994
Point of No Return
Role: Technical Advisor
MOVIE • 1993
Grand Canyon
Role: Medical Consultant
MOVIE • 1991
Vital Signs
Role: Medical Consultant
MOVIE • 1991
Dad
Role: Medical Consultant
MOVIE • 1989
Gross Anatomy
Role: Medical Consultant
MOVIE • 1989
Doogie Howser, M.D.
Role: Technical Advisor
TV • 1989
Nightingales
Role: Technical Advisor
TV • 1989
Daddy
Role: Technical Advisor
MOVIE • 1989
Punchline
Role: Medical Consultant
MOVIE • 1988
Nightingales
Role: Medical Consultant
MOVIE • 1988
HeartBeat
Role: Medical Consultant
TV • 1988