Janice Lynde

Known for ActingBorn 1948-03-28 (age 78)Houston, Texas, USA

Janice Lynde is an American actress. The Houston, Texas-born, Lake Charles, Louisiana-reared Lynde began her career with the Dallas Symphony, both as a pianist and as a vocal soloist. The child of German parents Marvin and Sophia Zoch she had to learn English in kindergarten. She attended Indiana University and the University of Pennsylvania, studying music at both institutions. Lynde's performances at Indiana University brought her to the attention of musician Fred Waring, which led to her being a soloist with Waring and his Pennsylvanians choir for two years. After she graduated from college, she began a career in acting in New York City, where her Broadway credits include Applause,[5] The Me Nobody Knows, and Butterflies Are Free. In 1973, she moved to Los Angeles, where she was among the original cast members of the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless, playing "Leslie Brooks". She left the series in early 1977. Two years later, Lynde joined Another World as "Tracy DeWitt"; she left the role in 1981. In 1984, she starred as "Laurel Chapin Wolek" in One Life to Live, which she left in 1986. She appeared in several film and television programs, including a notable role in the episode "A Hand for Sonny Blue" of Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected (1977) as well as Match Game.Read more

Movies & web series

Escapade

Six Feet Under

Sledge Hammer!

Evening in Byzantium

The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One

The Odd Couple

Quincy, M.E.

One Kill

Who's the Boss?

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

Night Court

Family Ties

Subterfuge

Top of the Hill

Searching for David's Heart

The Young and the Restless

240-Robert

Mannix

Medical Center

Baywatch

A Letter to Dad

Nightside

Air America

Missing Pieces

Dear John

Another World

Father vs. Son

Doing Time on Maple Drive

Diary of a Single Mom

Beyond Evil

A Question About Sex

Evening in Byzantium