Biography
Linda Edna Cardellini (born June 25, 1975) is an American actress. In television, she is known for her leading roles in the teen drama Freaks and Geeks (1999–2000), the medical drama ER (2003–09), the drama thriller Bloodline (2015–17), and the tragicomedy Dead to Me (2019–present), the latter of which earned her a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. She also guest starred in the period drama Mad Men (2013–15), for which she received a Primeti...
Known For
Complete Filmography
Way of the Warrior Kid
2025
as Sarah
A self-doubting kid who gets bullied learns to find his inner warrior with the help of his uncle, an elite Navy SEAL, who uses his training to guide t...

Nonnas
2025
as Olivia
After losing his beloved mother, a man risks everything to honor her by opening an Italian restaurant with actual nonnas — grandmothers — as the chefs...

Nutcrackers
2024
as Gretchen Rice
Just as Mike is on the heels of closing the biggest deal of his career, he's pulled away from his bachelor life in the big city to a farm in rural Ohi...

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
2023
as Lylla
Peter Quill, still reeling from the loss of Gamora, must rally his team around him to defend the universe along with protecting one of their own. A mi...

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Hawkeye
2022
as Laura Barton (archive footage)
Join the likes of Jeremy Renner, Hailee Steinfeld, Florence Pugh, and Vincent D’Onofrio as they reveal how Marvel Studios’ “Hawkeye” was conceived and...

Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
2021
as Laura Barton (archive footage)
Explore the Disney+ series of the MCU—past, present and future!

Capone
2020
as Mae Capone
The 47-year old Al Capone, after 10 years in prison, starts suffering from dementia and comes to be haunted by his violent past.

Avengers: Endgame
2019
as Laura Barton
After the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War, the universe is in ruins due to the efforts of the Mad Titan, Thanos. With the help of remaini...

The Curse of La Llorona
2019
as Anna Tate-Garcia
In 1970s Los Angeles, ignoring the eerie warning of a troubled mother suspected of child endangerment, a social worker and her own young kids are soon...

Green Book
2018
as Dolores
Tony Lip, a bouncer in 1962, is hired to drive pianist Don Shirley on a tour through the Deep South in the days when African Americans, forced to find...

Hunter Killer
2018
as Jane Norquist
Captain Glass of the USS Arkansas discovers that a coup d'état is taking place in Russia, so he and his crew join an elite group working on the ground...

A Simple Favor
2018
as Diana Hyland
Stephanie, a dedicated mother and popular vlogger, befriends Emily, a mysterious upper-class woman whose son Nicky attends the same school as Miles, S...

Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary
2018
as Self
The creators and actors from the TV show 'Freaks and Geeks' share their untold stories and pivotal moments from the making of the series that only air...

Daddy's Home 2
2017
as Sara
Brad and Dusty must deal with their intrusive fathers during the holidays.

Austin Found
2017
as Leanne
A woman who is fed up with her mundane lifestyle hatches a scheme to make her family instant celebrities by having her ex-boyfriend kidnap her 11-year...

The Founder
2016
as Joan Smith
The true story of how Ray Kroc, a salesman from Illinois, met Mac and Dick McDonald, who were running a burger operation in 1950s Southern California....

Daddy's Home
2015
as Sara
The story of a mild-mannered radio executive who strives to become the best stepdad ever to his wife's two children, but complications ensue when thei...

Avengers: Age of Ultron
2015
as Laura Barton
When Tony Stark tries to jumpstart a dormant peacekeeping program, things go awry and Earth’s Mightiest Heroes are put to the ultimate test as the fat...

Welcome to Me
2014
as Gina Selway
A year in the life of Alice Klieg, a woman with Borderline personality disorder who wins the Mega Millions lottery, quits her meds and buys her own ta...

Kill the Irishman
2011
as Joan Madigan
Over the summer of 1976, thirty-six bombs detonate in the heart of Cleveland while a turf war raged between Irish mobster Danny Greene and the Italian...

Return
2011
as Kelli
Back from a tour of duty, Kelli struggles to find her place in her family and the rust-belt town she no longer recognizes.

All Star Superman
2011
as Nasthalthia Luthor (voice)
Lex Luthor enacts his plan to rid the world of Superman, once and for all. Succeeding with solar radiation poisoning, the Man of Steel is slowly dying...

Super
2010
as Pet Store Employee
After his wife falls under the influence of a drug dealer, an everyday guy transforms himself into Crimson Bolt, a superhero with the best intentions,...

The Lazarus Project
2008
as Julie Ingram
After Ben Garvey foolishly turned back to crime, he thought his life was over when he was sentenced to death by lethal injection. But his death senten...

Grandma's Boy
2006
as Samantha
Even though he's 35, Alex acts more like he's 13, spending his days as the world's oldest video game tester and his evenings developing the next big X...

Brokeback Mountain
2005
as Cassie Cartwright
In 1960s Wyoming, two men develop a strong emotional and sexual relationship that endures as a lifelong connection complicating their lives as they ge...

American Gun
2005
as Mary Ann Wilk
Seemingly disparate portraits of people -- among them a single mother, a high school principal, and an ace student -- Distinctly American -- all affec...

Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
2005
as Natalie Coolidge
Hungry for an A-list interview that could launch him into the gossip-page stratosphere, Jiminy Glick, a small-time journalist with big aspirations and...

LolliLove
2004
as Linda Cardellini
A hip, misguided Southern California couple decide to make a difference in the lives of the homeless by giving them lollipops with a cheery slogan on ...

Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
2004
as Velma
After solving their last mystery at Spooky Island, the Mystery Inc. gang is back in Coolsville, where they are being honored with their very own exhib...
Certainly Not a Fairytale
2003
as Adelle / Writer
Tired of going out with beautiful but superficial and boring men, a young woman decides to try her luck with an unattractive janitor.

Scooby-Doo
2002
as Velma
When the Mystery Inc. gang is invited to Spooky Island, a popular amusement park, they soon discover that the attractions aren't the only things that ...

The Unsaid
2001
as Shelly Hunter
A doctor dealing with the aftermath of his son's death tries to help a troubled young man.

Legally Blonde
2001
as Chutney Windham
Fashionable sorority queen Elle Woods has it all, but, she wants nothing more than to be Mrs. Warner Huntington III. But he dumps her before heading t...

The Prince and the Surfer
1999
as Melissa
The classic Twain story "The Prince and the Pauper" gets a modern slant when Prince Edward of Gelfland switches places with Southern California surfer...

Dying to Live
1999
as Leslie Dugger
A guardian angel escorts a dead teenager to her eternal reward and launches a revenge attack on the rival teen who caused her death.

Strangeland
1998
as Genevieve Gage
A pierced and tattooed sadist, Captain Howdy, trolls the Internet for naive teens, luring them to his home to torture and defile them. When Howdy kidn...

Dead Man on Campus
1998
as Kelly
Two college roommates venture out to identify a fellow student, who is most likely to commit suicide as it will help them pass the semester.

Bone Chillers: Art Intimidates Life
1997
as Sarah
After Fitz buys a sketch pad from a weird street peddler, his drawings seem to take on a life all their own...especially a hideous monster on rollerbl...

Good Burger
1997
as Heather
Two L.A. teens with summer jobs at Good Burger try to save their small restaurant when a corporate giant burger franchise moves in across the street.

Bone Chillers: Frankenturkey
1996
as Sarah
Fitz and Brian are supposed to stuff the school turkey so it will be a good meal for the school's Thanksgiving. They don't want it to suffer, so they ...
The King of Counterfeit
N/A
Two counterfeiters and their attorney get in deep trouble when a ruthless competitor wants to stop them.
Murder Party
N/A
The logline follows seven women involved in a pyramid scheme, who meet for a dinner party on a private island. When one of the guests gets murdered, t...
Murder Party
N/A
Producer, Screenplay
The logline follows seven women involved in a pyramid scheme, who meet for a dinner party on a private island. When one of the guests gets murdered, t...