Linda Evans

Linda Evans is a Golden Globe-winning and Emmy nominated American actress. She rose to fame as Barbara Stanwyck's daughter, Audra Barkley, on the 1960s The Big Valley (1965-1969).

Linda Evans' most prominent role was as Krystle Carrington on the 1980s prime-time television soap opera Dynasty, a role she played from 1981-1988.

During the 1980’s, Linda Evans and her Dynasty co-star, Joan Collins, became the two most celebrated female television stars of the decade, displaying an on-screen adversarial chemistry. For her role as Krystle, Evans was nominated five times for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a TV Drama series (every year from 1982 to 1986), winning in 1982 in a tie with Barbara Bel Geddes of rival soap Dallas. Evans won five People’s Choice Awards as Favorite Actress in a Drama Series every year from 1982 to 1986 and was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead actress in a Drama Series in 1983.

Linda’s recent appearances include the 2006 non-fiction reunion special Dynasty: Catfights and Caviar. She then starred in the stage play Legends opposite her former Dynasty rival Collins. In 2009, Evans appeared in and won the British TV programme Hell’s Kitchen, working under Michelin-starred chef Marco Pierre White.

For her contribution to the television industry, Linda Evans has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6834 Hollywood Blvd.

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