What is Lynn Carlin?
{{Infobox person | name = Lynn Carlin | image = | caption = | birth_name = Mary Lynn Reynolds | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1938|01|31}} | birth_place = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], U.S. | occupation = [[Actor|Actress]] | years_active = 1968–1987 | spouse = {{marriage|Peter Hall|1958|1960|end=divorced}} <br> {{marriage|Ed Carlin|1963|1974|end=divorced}} <br> {{marriage|John Wolfe|1983|1999|end=his death}} | children = 2, including [[Dan Carlin]] }} '''Mary Lynn Carlin''' (née '''Reynolds'''; born January 31, 1938) is an [[Americans|American]] actress. She is best known for her debut role in the movie ''[[Faces (1968 movies)|Faces]]'' (1968), for which she was nominated for an [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]]. Carlin was born in [[Los Angeles]]. Her career lasted between 1968 and 1987. Before acting, she was a professional secretary. She is the first nonprofessional to be nominated for an Academy Award.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Harford |first1=Margaret |title=Lynn Carlin: Memo Taker May Take Home an Oscar |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/42437762/lynn_carlin/ |access-date=January 17, 2020 |work=The Los Angeles Times |date=April 8, 1969 |location=California, Los Angeles |page=Part IV - 1|via = [[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * {{IMDb name|0137524}} {{US-actor-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Carlin, Lynn}} [[Category:1938 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:American movie actors]] [[Category:American television actors]] [[Category:Actors from Los Angeles]]