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Linda Purl (born September 2, 1955) is an American actress. She is 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 ...
The first season of Matlock originally aired in the United States on NBC from September 20, 1986 – May 12, 1987. The two-part episode "The Don" served as a backdoor pilot for Jake and the Fatman . Cast
Benjamin Leighton "Ben" Matlock is a renowned, folksy yet cantankerous defense attorney who charges a fee of $100,000 to take a case. He is known for visiting crime scenes to discover overlooked clues, as well as his down-home style of coming up with viable, alternative theories of the crime in question (usually murder) while sitting in his office playing the banjo or polishing his shoes.
Kathy Bates' character, Madeline "Matty" Matlock, was introduced during the sneak peek of the series, which aired on Sunday, September 22. Despite sharing the same last name as the iconic Matlock ...
Madeline “Matlock” was back on the case this Thursday, as CBS’ freshman drama served up Episode 2 after a nearly month-long break. “Rome, in a Day” opened with a literal nightmare ...
(Warning: The following contains spoilers for the "Matlock" pilot that airs in an encore episode on Oct. 10.) Kathy Bates is getting high praise for breathing new life into "Matlock."
Lethin starred as Charlene Matlock in the 1986 Matlock pilot film, Diary of a Perfect Murder. [4] She was replaced by Linda Purl in the subsequent series. [ 4 ] She later starred in the comedy horror film Return to Horror High (1987), playing multiple roles. [ 3 ]
Original cast (from left): Kene Holliday, Andy Griffith and Linda Purl. The series premiered with Ben Matlock (played by Andy Griffith) having a law practice with his daughter, Charlene (played by Lori Lethin in the pilot movie; Linda Purl took over the role when the series went to air). Matlock also employed stock market whiz Tyler Hudson ...