Linda Kash (born 17 January 1961) is a

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actress.

Career

An alumna of Second City, she played Trudy Weissman in the 1998

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sitcom ''

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''. She has also played various roles in popular television series, such as ''

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'' and ''

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''. In 2003, she was the cocreator of '' The Joe Blow Show'', a television pilot which starred her husband Paul O'Sullivan.Vinay Menon, "Joe Blow gets 7 laughs out loud". ''

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'', July 10, 2003. She is best known for her role as the Kraft Philadelphia Cream Cheese Angel, appearing in various commercials advertising the product. In May 2011, she was announced as the morning show host on

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, a new radio station in

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, with cohost Dan Duran. She and her husband Paul O'Sullivan also operated the Peterborough Academy of Performing Arts. She portrayed socialite and philanthropist

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in the 2012

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''.

Personal life

Kash was born in

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, the daughter of actress and opera singer

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and violinist/conductor Eugene Kash. Her brother is actor

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. Her father's family was

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, whereas her mother

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. Her partner Paul O'Sullivan, also an actor and Second City alumnus, was killed in a car accident on 18 May 2012. Together they had three children.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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