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Linda Purl (born September 2, 1955) is an American actress known for her roles as Ashley Pfister (Fonzie's girlfriend) on Happy Days (she originally played Gloria as Richie’s date in season 2 episode 6), Sheila Munroe in the 1982 horror film Visiting Hours, Pam Beesly's mother Helene in The Office, and Ben Matlock's daughter Charlene Matlock for the first season of the television series Matlock.
Actress: Mighty Joe Young. Linda Purl was born in Greenwich, Connecticut, and raised in Japan, becoming the only foreigner to train at the Toho Geino Academy. At the Imperial Theatre in Tokyo, she played the role of "Louis" in "The King and I" (in Japanese), "Bet" in "Oliver" and the role of "Helen Keller" in "The Miracle Worker".
- January 1, 1
- 1.65 m
- Greenwich, Connecticut, USA
Linda Purl, born September 2, 1955) played the recurring role of Gloria, Richie's steady girlfriend, in Season 1 of Happy Days, and then returned to the series in Season 10 to play the role of Ashley Pfister, a single divorcee and mother who becomes Fonzie's steady girlfriend on the series during that season. Linda, in one of her most recent notable roles, played the role of Barbara Pelt on ...
Linda Purl plays Ashley Pfister, a girl who dates Don the dentist's son, in the Happy Days episode Affairs of the Heart. This is her only appearance in the show, which aired on March 22, 1983.
- (80)
- Comedy, Family, Music
- Jerry Paris
- 1983-03-22
Happy Days: Created by Garry Marshall. With Henry Winkler, Marion Ross, Tom Bosley, Erin Moran. The Cunningham family live through the 1950s with help and guidance from lovable and almost superhuman greaser Fonzie.
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- 33 sec
- TV-G
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