Lynda Boyd (born January 28, 1965) is a

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actress, singer, dancer, musician, and writer. She is perhaps best known for her roles in the films ''

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'' (2003), ''

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'' (2005), ''

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'' (2006), and ''On Thin Ice'', with

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. She had minor roles in ''

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'' (2002), '' About A Girl'' (2007/08), '' The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift'' (2006), and ''

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'' (2004). She was also the voice of Cologne in ''

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'', and the voice of Viv the Bunny on the

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cartoon series ''

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''.

Career

She played the lead role for four seasons in WTN's ''You, Me, and the Kids''. Boyd also wrote three of the episodes. Boyd appeared as recurring villainess Dana Whitcomb in six episodes of

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's ''

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'' from 2008-2009. Boyd has garnered

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nominations for

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's ''

Falcon Beach ''Falcon Beach'' is a Canadian television show, filmed at Winnipeg Beach and Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, and produced for the Canadian and American markets. It originally aired in 2005 as a movie on Global in Canada. It was produced as a TV serie ...

'' and ''

Republic of Doyle ''Republic of Doyle'' is a Canadian comedy-drama television series set in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, which aired on CBC Television from January 6, 2010, to December 10, 2014. The show stars Allan Hawco as private investigator and fo ...

''. A singer for many years, Boyd has starred in such musicals as ''

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'', ''

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'', and '' Little Shop of Horrors''. She also sang and toured with

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band in the 1980s. Boyd is currently starring in the Canadian drama/comedy series ''

'' as the character Rose Miller. In 2010, she was nominated for a

in the category of Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role for her role on the show. On August 3, 2011, Boyd rowed in the legendary

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for the Republic of Doyle sponsored women's crew. They came in second. Boyd said she rowed on a Vancouver team in the spring in order to prepare for the race. Boyd was recently cast as a series regular in the role of Randy, opposite

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and

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in the western television series ''Tin Star'' debuting in 2017.

Filmography

References

External links

*
Lynda Boyd's Official Site
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Boyd, Linda 1965 births Living people 20th-century Canadian actresses 20th-century Canadian women singers 21st-century Canadian actresses 21st-century Canadian women singers Actresses from Vancouver Canadian female dancers Canadian film actresses Canadian musical theatre actresses Canadian stage actresses Canadian television actresses Canadian voice actresses Musicians from Vancouver