Amy Linker Biography
Amy Meredith Linker, an American actress who began her career as a youngster, is most known for her starring role in the sitcom Square Pegs (1982–1983). Prior to assuming her most well-known role, Linker acted as Kelly Lewis in the 1981–1982 season of Lewis & Clark.
Amy Linker Age
She was born on 19 October 1966, in Brooklyn, New York, United States of America. Amy is 57 years old as of October 2023.
Amy Linker Height
Linker stands at a height of 5′ 2″ (1.57 m).
Amy Linker Education
Linker attended Beverly Hills High School in Beverly Hills, California and Frenchwoods Festival of the Performing Arts camp. In 2012, she obtained her Master of Social Work from the University of Southern California, and now works as a psychotherapist.
Amy Linker Career
During the one-season run of the television series Lewis & Clark in 1981–1982, Linker played Kelly Lewis in her first significant acting role. Not too long later, Linker was chosen to play the lead role of Lauren Hutchinson in the adolescent drama/comedy Square Pegs. The plot of Square Pegs revolved around the sometimes-desperate attempts of Hutchinson and Patty Greene (played by Sarah Jessica Parker), two freshmen in high school, to blend in and become popular. For the role she played, Linker had to put on a fatsuit and false braces to make herself seem less attractive than she actually was. Despite receiving positive reviews from reviewers, the show was canceled following its debut season.She has experience teaching second grade and working in Internet marketing.
In 1983, Linker voiced “Robin” in the animated Mister T series, following Square Pegs. She enrolled at Wellesley College after the show concluded, earning a degree in French studies in 1989. Other noteworthy performances by Linker included that of Jenny Pennoyer in the 1984 TV movie When We First Met and Sherie Lee Fox in the 1985 science fiction picture D.A.R.Y.L. In 2009, Linker had an appearance in the television series Don’t Make Me Sick as Esmerelda.
Amy Linker Net Worth
Linker has an estimated net worth of 1 million dollars.
Linker Movies and TV Shows
2016 Child of the ’70s
2009 Don’t Make Me Sick
1999 Holy Hollywood
1985 D.A.R.Y.L.
1984 When We First Met
1984 E/R
1983–85 Mister T
1983 Fantasy Island
1982–83 Square Pegs
1981–82 Lewis & Clark
1980 A Time for Miracles