Lynnie Greene

{{short description|American actress, writer, director, producer}}

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|birth_place = Newton, Massachusetts, U.S.

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|education = Juilliard School

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|occupation = Actress, writer, television director and producer

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Lynnie Greene (born May 21, 1954) is an actress, writer, director and producer in the television industry. In addition to her work as a producer, she is possibly best known as an actress for appearing as Young Dorothy in The Golden Girls.{{Cite news |last=Radomsky |first=Rosalie R. |date=2022-12-02 |title=She Had It Made in Her Shades |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/02/style/bothwell-lee-lynne-greene-wedding.html |access-date=2025-02-06 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}

Early life

Greene was born and raised in Newton, Massachusetts. She went to Newton South High School where she was active in school plays.{{Cite web |last=Marder |first=Hannah |date=2021-06-25 |title=24 Times TV Shows And Movies Cast The Younger Version Of A Character So Well, I Literally Thought They Used A Time Machine |url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/hannahmarder/well-cast-younger-versions-of-characters |access-date=2025-02-06 |website=BuzzFeed |language=en}}

She was selected for Juilliard’s Drama Department in 1972, as one of only 10 women picked to study under instructors John Houseman and Marian Seldes. She finished her B.A. from New York University in 1976.{{Cite web |last=Martin |first=Michileen |date=2021-07-08 |title=What The Cast Of The Golden Girls Did After The Show Ended |url=https://www.looper.com/456226/what-the-cast-of-the-golden-girls-did-after-the-show-ended/ |access-date=2025-02-06 |website=Looper |language=en-US}}

Career

= Acting Years: 1978-1993 =

In 1977 she co-starred with another newcomer, Bess Armstrong, playing the character Maria Teresa Bonino in the short-lived CBS comedy On Our Own.{{Cite web |title=Lynnie Greene |url=https://www.filmaffinity.com/us/name.php?name-id=734807436 |website=FilmAffinity}}

She originated the role of Emma Goldman in the original off-Broadway production of Stephen Sondheim's Assassins in 1990–91, as well as recreating the role of Comrade Charlotte in the 1987 reworking of Kander & Ebb's Flora the Red Menace.{{Cite web |last=Balof |first=Brad |date=2022-02-14 |title=Flashback with Lyn Greene at Golden-Con |url=https://thankyouforbeingafan.com/flashback-with-lyn-greene-at-golden-con/ |access-date=2025-02-06 |website=GOLDEN CON: THANK YOU FOR BEING A FAN |language=en-US}}

She played a recurring role in The Golden Girls during flashbacks, as a younger version of Bea Arthur's character, Dorothy Zbornak, appearing in four episodes overall.{{Cite web|url=https://thankyouforbeingafan.com/flashback-with-lyn-greene-at-golden-con/|title=Flashback with Lyn Greene at Golden Con: Thank You for Being a Fan|first=Brad|last=Balof|date=February 14, 2022}}{{Cite web |last=Kendra |date=2024-10-03 |title=TBT: The Golden Girls |url=https://frockflicks.com/tbt-the-golden-girls/ |access-date=2025-02-06 |website=Frock Flicks |language=en-US}}

= Television Writing: 1993-Present =

Greene was previously a writer and an executive producer on the series Nip/Tuck, Boss and the ABC series Scoundrels, which is a remake of the New Zealand television series Outrageous Fortune. She was also a co-executive producer on Showtime's Masters of Sex.

Greene most recently served as an executive producer on the 2016 Amazon mini-series The Interestings, based on Meg Wolitzer's novel of the same name; and on the 2018 The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair, based on Joël Dicker's 2014 novel. All of Greene's aforementioned work was with frequent writing partner Richard Levine.{{Cite web |title=Lyn Greene & Richard Levine {{!}} nip/tuck on FX |url=https://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/nip-tuck/crew/lyn-greene-richard-levine-executive-producer |access-date=2025-02-06 |website=FX |language=en}}

Filmography

= Film =

Over the Brooklyn Bridge (1984) – Cynthia Sherman (credited as Lynnie Greene)

= Television =

== Series Roles ==

On Our Own (1977–1978) – Maria Teresa Bonino (credited as Lynnie Greene)
The Golden Girls (1987–1991) – Young Dorothy (4 episodes)
Law & Order (1991) – Meg Hennessy (Episode: "The Torrents of Greed (1)")
The Five Mrs. Buchanans (1994) – Mercedes Macomber (Episode: "Alex, Then and Now")
Baby Boom (American TV series) (1988)
Assassins (musical) (1991) (as Lyn Greene) (off-Broadway)