Barbara Stanwyck, her TV mother in "The Big Valley" (1965), always called her "Audra" after he character Audra Barkley, even after the show ended. She claims she learned much about acting from Stanwyck.
Joan Rivers once said that Linda Evans "is one of the only people in the business I've never heard anything negative about.".
As a teenager, she guest starred in a 1960 episode of TV's "Bachelor Father: A Crush on Bentley (#4.5)" (1960) as a girl who develops a crush on John Forsythe's character. Some twenty years later, she co-starred on the hit TV series "Dynasty" (1981) as John Forsythe's wife.
Attended Hollywood High School with Stefanie Powers.
Best known by the public for her starring role as Krystle Carrington on "Dynasty" (1981).
Due to her character's name on "Dynasty" (1981), she starred in an ad campaign for Crystal Light beverages, starting in 1984.
Engaged to Patrick Curtis (1960-1962).
Ex-stepmother of Sean Catherine Derek.
Former Miss Golden Globe.
Friend of Bo Derek.
Her real last name, Evanstad, is of Norwegian origin.
In 1959, she was voted an "Honorary Colonel" at the Hollywood Legion Post 43 on a gala night that featured upcoming female stars. Another girl in the group that same night was Barbara Parkins.
In 2006, Evans reunited with her "Dynasty" (1981) castmates for the non-fiction reunion special, Dynasty Reunion: Catfights & Caviar (2006) (TV).
In 2009, she won the fourth series of UK reality series "Hell's Kitchen" (2004).
Measurements: 34-24-34 (self-described 1968), (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine)
Owner of Linda Evans Fitness Centers (15 locations)
Published the "Linda Evans Beauty and Exercise" book in 1983.
Regularly listed as one of the most beautiful women in America, she appeared in Playboy magazine at the behest of then-husband John Derek in 1971. Those photos were published a second time in 1982 when she was turning forty.
She was one of the guests at Prince Charles' and Camilla Parker-Bowles' wedding.