Kate Linder (born November 2, 1947) is an American actress, best known
for her role as Esther Valentine on The Young and the Restless, which
she has played since 1982.Linder was born in Pasadena, California, and
graduated with a BA in theatre arts from San Francisco State
University. During that time, she also began working as a flight
attendant for Transamerica Airlines. After graduation, Linder found
work on television, including roles on Archie Bunker's Place and Bay
City Blues.In 1982 she was cast as Esther Valentine on CBS soap opera
The Young and the Restless. In addition to her work on television,
Linder serves as a flight attendant for United Airlines. Linder has
been starring on The Young and the Restless for more than 35 years and
is also one of two Daytime Governors at the Academy of Television Arts
and Sciences, who present the Emmys. Linder is also the national
spokesperson for The ALS Association and is active with TV Cares,
ATAS's AIDS fundraising and awareness organization, the Make-a-Wish
Foundation, and national spokesperson for March of Dimes Canada's
Conductive Education Program.For her contributions in television,
Linder earned a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She is the third
actor to earn a star on the Walk of Fame solely on the merits of
acting on a soap opera, after Jeanne Cooper and 2005 honoree Susan
Lucci. In the 2000s, after 30 years in daytime, Linder made her film
debut, starring in a number of independent productions such as
Hysteria and Erased. On April 30, 2018, Kate Linder appeared in a 30
minute television interview talk show with Host Ken Boxer on "Ken
Boxer Live," taped in Santa Barbara, California.
for her role as Esther Valentine on The Young and the Restless, which
she has played since 1982.Linder was born in Pasadena, California, and
graduated with a BA in theatre arts from San Francisco State
University. During that time, she also began working as a flight
attendant for Transamerica Airlines. After graduation, Linder found
work on television, including roles on Archie Bunker's Place and Bay
City Blues.In 1982 she was cast as Esther Valentine on CBS soap opera
The Young and the Restless. In addition to her work on television,
Linder serves as a flight attendant for United Airlines. Linder has
been starring on The Young and the Restless for more than 35 years and
is also one of two Daytime Governors at the Academy of Television Arts
and Sciences, who present the Emmys. Linder is also the national
spokesperson for The ALS Association and is active with TV Cares,
ATAS's AIDS fundraising and awareness organization, the Make-a-Wish
Foundation, and national spokesperson for March of Dimes Canada's
Conductive Education Program.For her contributions in television,
Linder earned a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She is the third
actor to earn a star on the Walk of Fame solely on the merits of
acting on a soap opera, after Jeanne Cooper and 2005 honoree Susan
Lucci. In the 2000s, after 30 years in daytime, Linder made her film
debut, starring in a number of independent productions such as
Hysteria and Erased. On April 30, 2018, Kate Linder appeared in a 30
minute television interview talk show with Host Ken Boxer on "Ken
Boxer Live," taped in Santa Barbara, California.
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