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.

Known For

Hill Street Blues

Sherry Marie

Parker Lewis Can't Lose

Mrs. Steiner

Leprechaun 3

Nurse

My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn

Girl on Train #1

Munchie Strikes Back

Band Member

No Man's Land

Peggy

Out of Bounds

Chris Cage

The Lost Empire

Cindy Blake

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
1995	Leprechaun 3	Nurse
1994	Munchie Strikes Back	Band Member
1992	Munchie	Band Member
1988	Not of This Earth	Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
1988	Daddy's Boys	Nanette
1988	Purple People Eater	Nurse
1987	No Man's Land	Peggy
1987	Big Bad Mama II	Bank Teller
1986	Out of Bounds	Chris Cage
1985	My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn	Girl on Train #1
1984	The Lost Empire	Cindy Blake
1983	Screwballs	Bootsie Goodhead
1981	Lovely But Deadly	Barb
1981	Graduation Day	Paula Brentwood
1980	Humanoids from the Deep	Sandy, Miss Salmon

Year	TV Show	Role
1990	Parker Lewis Can't Lose	Mrs. Steiner
1981	Hill Street Blues	Sherry Marie