Linda Otto (April 4, 1940 – June 27, 2004) was a producer and casting director as well as a director. She was active from the 1970s to the early 2000s.

Biography

Early life

Linda Otto was born on April 4, 1940.Imdb: Linda Otto
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Career

As a casting director her early work included ''

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'' in 1971. Later, her casting credits included shows, ''

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'', '' Rhoda'', '' Charlie's Angels'' etc. In the late 1970s, she worked for her husband's company she was a producer and director.Linda Otto Landsburg Casting director, doc producer/director
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'' As a producer some of her work included ''Torn Between Two Lovers'' in 1979, the TV movie, ''A Long Way Home'' in 1981, ''

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'' in 1980. She produced multiple features throughout the 1980s. In 1990, she had a part in the made-for-television movie '' Crash: The Mystery of Flight 1501'', where she played the part of Harriet. Her final production work was ''The Lottery'', ''

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'' in 1997 and finally the documentary '' Living Dolls: The Making of a Child Beauty Queen'' in 2001. Shortly before her death, she produced a documentary called '' Destined to Live'', drawing upon the experiences of cancer survivors and her own.

Personal life

She married Alan Landsburg in 1976.John L. Seitz, 'Famed Emmy-Winning Producer, Thoroughbred Racing Executive Alan Landsburh Dies At Age 81', ''

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Later years

She died in Los Angeles on June 27, 2004, aged 64. She was survived by her husband, two daughters and a son.Academy of Television , Arts & Science
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Director

Movies

* '' Unspeakable Acts'' -(TV) – 1990 * ''A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story'' (TV) – 1993 * ''Not in My Family'' (TV) – 1993 * ''Gregory K'' (TV) – 1993

Documentary

America Undercover (TV series documentary) – 1992

Producer

Movies

* Country Justice (TV) – 1997 * 1996 The Lottery (TV) – 1996 * Gregory K (TV) – 1993 * In Defense of a Married Man (TV) – 1990 * '' The Ryan White Story'' (TV) – 1989 * '' Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story'' (TV) - 1988 * Strange Voices (TV) – 1987 * The George McKenna Story (TV) – 1986 * Adam: His Song Continues (TV) – 1986 * '' Bill: On His Own'' (TV) 1983 * '' Adam'' (TV) – 1983 * '' A Long Way Home'' (TV) – 1981 * ''

'' (TV) – 1980 * Marathon (TV) – 1980 * Torn Between Two Lovers (TV) – 1979

Documentary

* Living Dolls: The Making of a Child Beauty Queen (TV)- 2001

Executive producer

Movies

* If Someone Had Known (TV) – 1995 * A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story (TV) – 1992 * Unspeakable Acts (TV) – 1992

Associate producer

Movies

* A Place at the Table (TV) – 1988

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Otto, Linda 1940 births 2004 deaths People from Beverly Hills, California Film producers from California Film directors from Los Angeles American women film producers American women film directors American casting directors Women casting directors