Linda Manning

Linda Manning

(She/Her)
writer/actor
Linda Manning is an award winning screenwriter, playwright, and actor.

Full Bio
Linda has co-wrote and acted in two short films, "Wake Up" and "Ghost Ride". She has written three full length screenplays: "Learning to Drive" (GRAND PRIZE 2013 StoryPros Awards Screenplay Contest), "Charlotte" (WINNER – Best Feature Screenplay 2021 City of Angels Women’s Film Festival, second round of competition for the 2016 Sundance Screenwriters Lab), and "Divine Food". She received Best Supporting Actress in the 2021 Creation Int’l Film Festival for her performance in "Mina Martin". Linda has also written five full length plays, a solo show, and a one hour series pilot. She has been published by Smith and Kraus and The Dramatists Guild Blog. Linda has been seen on stage in New York and regionally, and on television and in independent films. LindaSManning.com

Professional Credits
Acting Credits: Law & Order (Ep. 22009) Alana (co-star); New Amsterdam (Ep. 408) Livonia (co-star); A Boy Like That, Esther (featured); Mina Martin, Rosie (featured); Wake Up!, Opal (lead and co-writer); The Breeding, Rachel (featured); Brooklynification, home buyer (supporting); Ghost Ride, Ava (lead and co-writer); The Groundskeeper, Night Matron (featured); Subways, Kim (featured)
Industry Awards
Best Feature Screenplay - City of Angels Women's Film Festival
Grand Prize - StoryPros Awards Screenplay Contest
Finalist - Best Dark Comedy - Los Angeles Int'l Indie Short Fest
Finalist - Filmmakers International Screenwriting Award
BRIO Award for Screenplay (Bronx Council on the Arts)
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