Linda Bove Video | Celebrity Interview and Paparazzi

Linda Bove (born November 30, 1945 in Garfield, New Jersey) is a deaf American actress who played the part of Linda the Librarian on the children's television program Sesame Street from 1971 to 2003. On Sesame Street, Bove has introduced thousands of children to sign language and issues surrounding the deaf community. Her role as Linda on Sesame Street is currently the longest recurring role in television history for a deaf person. The character owns a very playful dog, Barkley. Her role on Sesame Street lasted from 1971 to 2003, making it the longest running role for a deaf person in... MORE

Linda Bove (born November 30, 1945 in Garfield, New Jersey) is a deaf American actress who played the part of Linda the Librarian on the children's television program Sesame Street from 1971 to 2003. On Sesame Street, Bove has introduced thousands of children to sign language and issues surrounding the deaf community. Her role as Linda on Sesame Street is currently the longest recurring role in television history for a deaf person. The character owns a very playful dog, Barkley. Her role on Sesame Street lasted from 1971 to 2003, making it the longest running role for a deaf person in television history. Also, in her role in Sesame Street, she increased the knowledge of deaf culture and made it known that being deaf was not shameful. Bove appeared in an episode of Happy Days as Allison, a deaf girlfriend of The Fonz. She also performed on the soap opera Search for Tomorrow and some productions of the play, Children of a Lesser God. With her role on Search for Tomorrow, she became one of the first deaf actresses to become a regular on a soap opera series. Today, Linda continues her work in the Deaf community. She performed as a member of the National Theater of the Deaf, founded in LESS