This petite blonde player is capable of projecting both a delicate vulnerability and a sturdy strength. Linda Purl has had an active TV career since the early 1970s, frequently appearing in TV-movies to supplement several unsuccessful attempts at a series stardom. She is recalled as the divorcee who (temporarily) won the heart of The Fonz (Henry Winkler) on "Happy Days" (ABC, 1982-83) and more recently starred as a former assistant D.A. running a nightclub and helping offenders walk the straight and narrow in "Robin's Hoods" (syndicated, 1994-95).

Purl was born in Greenwich, Connecticut, but