- In the mid-'50s she was for a time a showgirl and then a singer at the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas.
- Semi-retired, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
- When she was three, her family moved to Fontana, California and she began singing while still a child and, by the end of her teen years, she'd turned professional.
- She was named Miss Fontana of 1953. She then went to Las Vegas and became a showgirl and singer. In 1955, she was officially crowned "Miss Cue," a reference to nuclear testing done in Nevada that year under the name "Operation Cue." Her crown was a mushroom cloud and she posed with several members of the military in a swimsuit and her crown.
- Perhaps best known for her starring role in the cult classic feature film Night Tide, shot on the Santa Monica pier, where she played Mora, a mysterious mermaid opposite Dennis Hopper.
- Linda's "house was always filled with animals, from rescued dogs and cats, to lizards and found birds who needed to be rehabilitated. Animals were Linda's lasting passion and influenced her decision to become a vegetarian and to donate to animal charities as often as she could," the Los Angeles Times explained.
- The youngest of three children, born to Italian immigrant parents, Maria Cataldi and Edward Spaziani.
- While working as a studio messenger at MGM, she was "discovered" in an elevator and given a screen test.
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