Linda Dano

Emmy Award-winning actress and television host Linda Dano began her distinguished career in the late 1960s with early film roles including ‘Tony Rome’ (1967), ‘Star!’ (1968), and ‘Hello, Dolly!’ (1969). Following a contract with 20th Century Fox in the early 1970s, Dano became a prolific presence on primetime television with guest appearances on numerous series such as ‘Ironside,’ ‘Police Woman,’ ‘Harry O,’ ‘The Rockford Files,’ ‘Starsky & Hutch,’ ‘Charlie’s Angels,’ and ‘The Six Million Dollar Man.’ She also starred in the NBC comedy series ‘The Montefuscos’ (1975) and appeared in television movies including ‘The Last Survivors’ (1975) and ‘The Night That Panicked America’ (1975). Her early film work further includes the Western horror film ‘The Shadow of Chikara’ (1977). Dano transitioned to daytime television in 1978, taking on the role of Gretel Cummings in ABC’s ‘One Life to Live’ until 1980.

After a hiatus from regular television roles, she returned in 2019 for the Hallmark television film ‘Chronicle Mysteries: Vines That Bind.’ In 2021, Dano took on the recurring role of Vivian Alamain on ‘Days of Our Lives’ and starred as Alice Hamlin in the Hallmark comedy film ‘A Little Daytime Drama.’ Additionally, Dano has leveraged her platform as a passionate women’s health advocate, lending her support to organizations dedicated to combating depression and Alzheimer’s disease.