Lynnie Greene facts for kids
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Lynnie Greene
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| Born |
Newton, Massachusetts, U.S.
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| Other names | Lyn Greene |
| Education | Juilliard School |
| Occupation | Actress, writer, television director and producer |
Lynnie Greene is a talented person who works in TV. She is an actress, a writer, a director, and a producer. You might know her best as the actress who played a younger version of Dorothy in the TV show The Golden Girls.
Lynnie Greene's Career Journey
Lynnie Greene grew up in a town called Newton, Massachusetts. She started her acting career in 1977. One of her first roles was in a TV comedy show called On Our Own.
She became well-known for her part in the popular TV show The Golden Girls. In this show, Lynnie played a younger version of the character Dorothy Zbornak. She appeared in four episodes that showed flashbacks to Dorothy's past.
Lynnie also performed on stage in musicals. She was the first actress to play the role of Emma Goldman in the musical Assassins. This show was created by the famous composer Stephen Sondheim in 1990. She also performed in another musical called Flora the Red Menace in 1987.
Writing and Producing TV Shows
Besides acting, Lynnie Greene is also a successful writer and producer for television. A producer helps make sure a TV show or movie gets made. An executive producer is a very important producer who oversees the whole project.
Lynnie has worked as a writer and executive producer on several TV series. These include Nip/Tuck, Boss, and Scoundrels. Scoundrels was a new version of a TV show from New Zealand.
She also worked as a co-executive producer on the Showtime series Masters of .... Lynnie often works with her writing partner, Richard Levine. Together, they have created many TV projects.
Most recently, Lynnie Greene was an executive producer for two mini-series. In 2016, she worked on The Interestings, which was based on a book by Meg Wolitzer. In 2018, she produced The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair. This show was based on a popular novel by Joël Dicker.
Lynnie Greene's Acting Roles
Here are some of the TV shows and movies Lynnie Greene has been in:
- On Our Own (1977 TV series) (1977–78)
- Over the Brooklyn Bridge (1984)
- Search for Tomorrow (1985)
- Cagney & Lacey (1987)
- Baby Boom (American TV series) (1988)
- Law & Order (1991)
- Assassins (musical) (1991) (off-Broadway musical)
- The Golden Girls (1987-1991)
- The 5 Mrs. Buchanans (1994)
- All's Fair (upcoming; executive producer)
