Fresh-faced Linda Cardellini racked up acting credits with parts in film and television before landing a breakthrough role as an honor student in the midst of an identity crisis on NBC's acclaimed high school drama "Freaks and Geeks" (1999-2000) and while the much admired show was short-lived, she parlayed the critical accolades into a thriving career in film and television. The attractive and talented actress came across as strong-willed, smart and sassy on screen, separating her from the sea of homogenized young adult performers inundating film and television in the late 1990s.Cardellini
