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Linda Shayne‌

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Linda Shayne

Linda Shayne

Gender

Female

Birthday

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Popularity

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Biography

Linda Shayne graduated from UC Berkeley, worked in mental hospitals and has written articles about San Quentin Prison ex-offenders, before she became a writer and director in film and TV. Shayne has written movies for IMAGINE, SHOWTIME and DISNEY and directed for PARAMOUNT, NICKELODEON and WARNER BROS. Recently. Shayne wrote & directed a documentary about a Thai transwoman billionaire. American/Canadian, dual citizen, Linda Shayne created a dramedy TV series for QUINCY JONES and QDE, two animated TV series for WARNER BROS. and in 2022 Shayne created a dramedy TV series to film in Asia. Shayne is an award-winning writer director. Shayne won a Best Feature Screenplay award for her newest crime thriller at the FLORENCE FILM AWARDS in 2022, and she won Best Thriller award at HRIFF 2022, a Best Director award at the FREEDOM FESTIVAL in 2019 as well as a Top 10 Feature Screenplay Finalist at CINEQUEST 2020. Shayne developed a dramatic film for MUSE ENT. of Montreal and X-FILME of Germany and she wrote a romantic comedy for PATRIOT ENTERTAINMENT of Los Angeles. Shayne first directed a film starring Ned Beatty, Neil Patrick Harris, Thora Birch and Shelley Winters. PURPLE PEOPLE EATER garnered actress Thora Birch a Youth in Film Award. Shayne also directed UNDERCOVER KID release by WARNER BROS. and aired on HBO Family and she directed LITTLE GHOST for KUSHNER-LOCKE, released by PARAMOUNT. Shayne won a TELLY AWARD for her writing on the HARD HAT HARRY kids’ series and she recently wrote a children’s book that was illustrated by Emmy Award winning animator, Art Leonardi. Shayne wrote the English translation of Dord Krstic’s non-fiction book: “Mileva and Albert Einstein: Their Love and Scientific Collaboration” sold at the Einstein Museum House in Switzerland.

Movie Credits

Screwballs

Screwballs‌
star5.1
calendar 1983

Humanoids from the Deep

Humanoids from the Deep‌
star5.8
calendar 1980

The Lost Empire

The Lost Empire‌
star4.8
calendar 1984

Lovely But Deadly

Lovely But Deadly‌
star3.2
calendar 1981

Out of Bounds

Out of Bounds‌
star5.5
calendar 1986

Graduation Day

Graduation Day‌
star5.2
calendar 1981

Munchie

Munchie‌
star4.0
calendar 1992

Leprechaun 3

Leprechaun 3‌
star5.9
calendar 1995

Munchie Strikes Back

Munchie Strikes Back‌
star3.2
calendar 1994

No Man's Land

No Man's Land‌
star6.0
calendar 1987

Not of This Earth

Not of This Earth‌
star4.8
calendar 1988

Big Bad Mama II

Big Bad Mama II‌
star4.7
calendar 1987

Daddy's Boys

Daddy's Boys‌
star2.5
calendar 1988

My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn

My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn‌
star0.0
calendar 1985

Purple People Eater

Purple People Eater‌
star4.9
calendar 1988

Tv Credits

Parker Lewis Can't Lose

Parker Lewis Can't Lose‌
star7.2
calendar 1990

Hill Street Blues

Hill Street Blues‌
star7.6
calendar 1981