Linda Shayne
Biography
Linda Shayne graduated from UC Berkeley, worked in mental hospitals and has written articles about San Quentin Prison ex-offenders, before she became a writer and director in film and TV. Shayne has written movies for IMAGINE, SHOWTIME and DISNEY and directed for PARAMOUNT, NICKELODEON and WARNER BROS. Recently. Shayne wrote & directed a documentary about a Thai transwoman billionaire. American/Canadian, dual citizen, Linda Shayne created a dramedy TV series for QUINCY JONES and QDE, two animated TV series for WARNER BROS. and in 2022 Shayne created a dramedy TV series to film in Asia. Shayne is an award-winning writer director. Shayne won a Best Feature Screenplay award for her newest crime thriller at the FLORENCE FILM AWARDS in 2022, and she won Best Thriller award at HRIFF 2022, a Best Director award at the FREEDOM FESTIVAL in 2019 as well as a Top 10 Feature Screenplay Finalist at CINEQUEST 2020. Shayne developed a dramatic film for MUSE ENT. of Montreal and X-FILME of Germany and she wrote a romantic comedy for PATRIOT ENTERTAINMENT of Los Angeles.
Shayne first directed a film starring Ned Beatty, Neil Patrick Harris, Thora Birch and Shelley Winters. PURPLE PEOPLE EATER garnered actress Thora Birch a Youth in Film Award. Shayne also directed UNDERCOVER KID release by WARNER BROS. and aired on HBO Family and she directed LITTLE GHOST for KUSHNER-LOCKE, released by PARAMOUNT. Shayne won a TELLY AWARD for her writing on the HARD HAT HARRY kids’ series and she recently wrote a children’s book that was illustrated by Emmy Award winning animator, Art Leonardi. Shayne wrote the English translation of Dord Krstic’s non-fiction book: “Mileva and Albert Einstein: Their Love and Scientific Collaboration” sold at the Einstein Museum House in Switzerland.
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Full filmography
- Hill Street Blues (1981) as Sherry Marie
- Parker Lewis Can't Lose (1990) as Mrs. Steiner
- Leprechaun 3 (1995) as Nurse
- Not of This Earth (1988) as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
- No Man's Land (1987) as Peggy
- Humanoids from the Deep (1980) as Sandy, Miss Salmon
- Screwballs (1983) as Bootsie Goodhead
- Big Bad Mama II (1987) as Bank Teller
- Out of Bounds (1986) as Chris Cage
- The Lost Empire (1984) as Cindy Blake
- Graduation Day (1981) as Paula Brentwood
- Munchie (1992) as Band Member
- Purple People Eater (1988) as Nurse
- My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn (1985) as Girl on Train #1
- Lovely But Deadly (1981) as Barb
- Munchie Strikes Back (1994) as Band Member
- Daddy's Boys (1988) as Nanette