Linda Linsley
- Actress
- Additional Crew
Linda joined the thousands of Michiganders who benefited from Governor
Jennifer Granholm's generous Film Tax Incentive that brought Hollywood
activity to her native state of Michigan in 2008. She was fortunate to
see some of the best directors, producers, and crews during the early
years of filming. Having been raised in immigrant communities and
attending 11 schools by the age of 15, she learned acting as a survival
mechanism, but had no formal training. Being a naturalized American
citizen, she has dual British and American nationality. Having lived in
three countries and three geographically diverse regions in America has
added to her repertoire of characters that she can portray. Among the
many accents she is familiar with and can reproduce is French,
Scottish, Geordi, Cockney, German, Italian, Spanish, Southern,
Midwestern and Southwestern USA. She is good at imitating a wide
variety of animals and age brackets, having a three and a half octave
vocal range. If one type of sound doesn't fit, she can step into the
character of another one. Married, mother of three grown children,
grandmother and running a small farm on 13 acres in the country, she
lives one day at a time, enjoying whatever life may bring across her
path. Linda was born in Sarnia, Ontario to John and Sheila Box, along
with her older sister Connie, all of whom had immigrated to Canada in
1952. The family immigrated to America in 1959, the first home being in
Battle Creek, Michigan. John Box worked on Grand Trunk Railroad and
moved his family frequently in search of a better position in the
company. He formed three bicycle clubs in Michigan, and his two
daughters raced with top honours in the sixties. Both parents have
since passed away, leaving Linda and her sister as lone survivors of
the legacy of their parents. Linda resides in the Greater Lansing Area
in Mid-Michigan with her husband, Ed Linsley, their family and his
extended family. Her location is central to Michigan Films being
between the two major film municipalities of Grand Rapids and Detroit.
