Her most famous television roles have been on The Big Valley as Audra Barkley (1965-1969) and on Dynasty as Krystle Carrington (1981-1989).

Evans has been married twice. She was first married to film producer John Derek from 1968 to 1974. When their marriage ended, he soon married actress Bo Derek. Evans's second marriage was to Stan Herman, a property executive, from 1976 to 1981. Evans dated musician Yanni from 1989 until 1998.

Regularly listed as one of the most beautiful women in America, she appeared in Playboy magazine in 1971 and a second time in 1982 when she was turning forty. For her contribution to the television industry, Linda Evans has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6834 Hollywood Blvd.

In 2005, she was one of the guests at the wedding of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker-Bowles.
In 2006 she is due to star in Legends opposite former Dynasty rival, Joan Collins.

Public Name: Linda Evans
Birth Name: Linda Evanstad
Date of Birth: November 18, 1942
Place of birth: Hartford, Connecticut

Filmography

• The Stepsister (1997)
• Dazzle (1995)
• The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw (1991)
• Dynasty: The Reunion (1991)
• She'll Take Romance (1990)
• "Dynasty" (203 episodes, 1981-1989)
• The Last Frontier (1986)
• "North and South, Book II" (1986)
• Kenny Rogers as The Gambler: The Adventure Continues (1983)
• "The Love Boat" (4 episodes, 1981-1982)
• Bare Essence (1982)
• Tom Horn (1980)
• Avalanche Express (1979)
• Standing Tall (1978)
• Nowhere to Run (1978)
• "Hunter" (1977)
• Hunter (1976)
• "The Rockford Files" (2 episodes, 1975)
• Mitchell (1975)
• "McCoy" (1 episode, 1975)
• The Big Rip-Off (1975)
• "McMillan & Wife" (1 episode, 1975)
• The Klansman (1974)
• "Harry O" (1 episode, 1974)
• Nakia (1974)
• "Mannix" (1 episode, 1974)
• "Banacek" (1 episode, 1974)
• "McCloud" (1 episode, 1973)
• Female Artillery (1973)
• Childish Things (1969)
• "The Big Valley" (112 episodes, 1965-1969)
• "My Favorite Martian" (1 episode, 1965)
• Beach Blanket Bingo (1965)
• "Wagon Train" (1 episode, 1965)
• Those Calloways (1965)
• Twilight of Honor (1963)
• "The Lieutenant" (1 episode, 1963)
• "The Eleventh Hour" (1 episode, 1963)
• "The Untouchables" (1 episode, 1962)
• "The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet" (3 episodes, 1961-1962)
• "Bachelor Father" (1 episode, 1960)

Awards

• People's Choice Favorite Female TV Performer 1986
• People's Choice Favorite Female TV Performer 1985
• Soap Opera Digest Outstanding Actress in a Prime Time Serial "Dynasty" 1985
• People's Choice Favorite Female TV Performer 1984
• Soap Opera Digest Outstanding Actress in a Prime Time Soap Opera "Dynasty" 1984
• People's Choice Favorite Female TV Performer 1983
• People's Choice Favorite Female in a New TV Program 1982
• Golden Globe Best Actress in a Television Series (Drama) "Dynasty" 1981