Linda Powell

Linda Powell
Linda Powell
	Powell in 2017
Born	April 30, 1965; Fort Benning, Georgia
Nationality	American
Alma mater	College of William & Mary Circle in the Square Theatre School
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1992-Present
Parents	Colin Powell (father); Alma Powell (mother);

Linda Powell (born April 30, 1965)[1] is an American actress.

Early life

Powell was born in Fort Benning, Georgia,[2] the daughter of Alma and Colin Powell, the former United States Secretary of State, National Security Advisor and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.[3] She was raised on a series of military bases, because of her father's career.[2] She has a B.A. in English literature[3] from the College of William & Mary in Virginia,[2] and studied theater at the Circle in the Square Theatre School.[3]

Career

Powell has had a long career of supporting roles in film and television. Her most notable roles being Ingrid Mills on Chicago Fire,[3] Pauline Samson in TV mini-series Political Animals[4] and a lawyer in the film Blue Caprice.[3]

Powell has also worked extensively in the theater, starring on Broadway in revivals of Wilder, Wilder, Wilder[3] and On Golden Pond,[2][3] and off Broadway in productions of A Raisin in the Sun,[1] Angela’s Mixtape[5] and The Christians.[6]

Selected filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role
1998	American Cuisine	Miller (US Navy officer)
2007	American Gangster	Social Worker
2010	Morning Glory	Louanne
2013	Blue Caprice	Case Worker
2015	Meadowland	Mrs. Williams
2019	The Report	Marcy Morris

Television

Year	TV Show	Role	Notes
1999-2010	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Lauren White	9 Episodes
2012	Political Animals	Pauline Samson	TV Mini-series
2012-2015	Chicago Fire	Ingrid Mills	7 Episodes

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref
2016	AUDELCO Awards	Best Supporting Actress	The Christians	Nominated	[7]

References

"The General's Daughter". tribunedigital-baltimoresun. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
"Linda Powell: Believing in Synchronicity". afrocentricnews.com. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
Writer, Yvonna Russell (2 January 2014). "Leading Lady Linda Powell". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
'Political Animals': Colin Powell's Daughter Linda To Appear Opposite Sigourney Weaver In USA Series
Isherwood, Charles (10 April 2009). "A Struggle to Grow Up in an Activist's Shadow". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
"Larry Powell & Linda Powell Cast In The Christians". BroadwayBlack.com. 4 August 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
"Phylicia Rashad, Marjorie Johnson, Jason Dirden, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Joe Morton, Tina Fabrique, Francois Battiste, Colman Domingo, Maurice Hines Among 2016 AUDELCO Award Nominees; SKELETON CREW AND FAMILIAR Lead with Nine Nods Each". Backstage Pass with Lia Chang. 1 October 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2017.

External links

Linda Powell on IMDb

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[sun-1] "The General's Daughter". tribunedigital-baltimoresun. Retrieved 13 January 2017.

[early-2] "Linda Powell: Believing in Synchronicity". afrocentricnews.com. Retrieved 13 January 2017.

[huff-3] Writer, Yvonna Russell (2 January 2014). "Leading Lady Linda Powell". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 13 January 2017.

[4] 'Political Animals': Colin Powell's Daughter Linda To Appear Opposite Sigourney Weaver In USA Series

[5] Isherwood, Charles (10 April 2009). "A Struggle to Grow Up in an Activist's Shadow". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 January 2017.

[6] "Larry Powell & Linda Powell Cast In The Christians". BroadwayBlack.com. 4 August 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2017.

[7] "Phylicia Rashad, Marjorie Johnson, Jason Dirden, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Joe Morton, Tina Fabrique, Francois Battiste, Colman Domingo, Maurice Hines Among 2016 AUDELCO Award Nominees; SKELETON CREW AND FAMILIAR Lead with Nine Nods Each". Backstage Pass with Lia Chang. 1 October 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2017.