Janice Lynde
# Janice Lynde

Janice Lynde is an American actress.

The Houston-born, Lake Charles, Louisiana-reared Lynde began her career with the Dallas Symphony, both as a pianist and as a vocal soloist. The child of German parents Marvin and Sophia Zoch, she had to learn English in kindergarten.

She attended Indiana University and the University of Pennsylvania, studying music at both institutions.

Lynde's performances at Indiana University brought her to the attention of musician Fred Waring, which led to her being a soloist with Waring and his Pennsylvanians choir for two years.

After she graduated from college, she began a career in acting in New York City, where her Broadway credits include Applause, The Me Nobody Knows, and Butterflies Are Free.

In 1973, she moved to Los Angeles, where she was among the original cast members of the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless, playing "Leslie Brooks". She left the series in early 1977. Two years later, Lynde joined Another World as "Tracy DeWitt"; she left the role in 1981. In 1984, she starred as Laurel Chapin Wolek in One Life to Live, which she left in 1986.

She appeared in several film and television programs, including a notable role in the episode "A Hand for Sonny Blue" of Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected (1977) as well as Match Game. Lynde also appeared on an episode of the game show Tattletales along with her Young and the Restless co-star William Gray Espy.

## Filmography

### Film

| Year | Title | Role |
| - | - | - |
| 1980 | Beyond Evil | Alma Martin |
| 1991 | Missing Pieces | Marion |
| 1994 | In the Living Years | Erika Donahue |
| 1996 | Subterfuge | Newscaster |
| 2002 | The Marriage Undone | Alice |
| 2009 | 2 Dudes and a Dream | Mrs. Stevenson |
| 2009 | A Letter to Dad | Erika Donahue |
| 2010 | Father vs. Son | Ruth Coletti |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1973 | Griff | Lynette | "The Framing of Billy the Kid" |
| 1973 | Mannix | Maria Vaughn | "Sing a Song of Murder" |
| 1973–1977 | The Young and the Restless | Leslie Brooks | Continuing role |
| 1974 | The Odd Couple | Phyllis | "Cleanliness Is Next to Impossible", "Vocal Girl Makes Good" |
| 1974 | Lucas Tanner | Vicki | "Thirteen Going on Twenty" |
| 1974 | The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One | Bernice Griffiths | TV film |
| 1974 | Barnaby Jones | Edna Triplett | "Odd Man Loses" |
| 1975 | Get Christie Love! | Eva | "I'm Your New Neighbor" |
| 1975 | Tattletales | Herself (panelist) | 5 daytime episodes with The Young And The Restless co-star William Gray Espy |
| 1976 | Barnaby Jones | Samantha Yates / Alice Caldwell | "Silent Vendetta", "The Fatal Dive" |
| 1976 | Match Game | Herself (panelist) | 5 daytime episodes, 1 in syndication |
| 1976 | Roxy Page | Roxy Hagopian | TV film |
| 1977 | Tales of the Unexpected | Brenda Jackson | "A Hand for Sonny Blue" |
| 1978 | Quincy, M.E. | Tracy Boulder | "Ashes to Ashes" |
| 1978 | Escapade | Paula Winters | TV film |
| 1979 | 240-Robert | Mrs. Kline | "The Apology" |
| 1980 | Top of the Hill | Josie | TV film |
| 1980 | Nightside | Lilly | TV film |
| 1980 | Another World | Tracy Matthews / Tracy DeWitt | TV series |
| 1981 | Love, Sidney | Karen | "The Party" |
| 1984 | One Life to Live | Laurel Chapin | 1 episode |
| 1986 | Family Ties | Monica | Episode 96: 'My Back Pages' |
| 1986 | Sledge Hammer! | Evelyn Collins | "Magnum Farce" |
| 1987 | 9 to 5 | Suzanne | "Judy's Dream" |
| 1987 | Night Court | Toni Corbin | "No Hard Feelings" |
| 1987 | Who's the Boss? | Joan | "Just Mona and Me" |
| 1989 | Baywatch | Mary Porter | "The Cretin of the Shallows" |
| 1989 | Dear John | Dr. Davenport | "The Dilemma with Emma" |
| 1990 | Sister Kate | Mrs. Ferguson | "Kandid Kate" |
| 1990 | ABC Afterschool Specials | Nina | "A Question About Sex" |
| 1990 | Adam-12 | Annette Collier | "Escapees" |
| 1990 | General Hospital | Gloria | TV series |
| 1992 | Doing Time on Maple Drive | Judy | TV film |
| 1997 | Promised Land | Aunt Anne | "St. Russell" |
| 1998 | Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction | Ms. Wiseman | "The Hooded Chair" |
| 1998 | Touched by an Angel | Phyllis | "An Angel on the Roof" |
| 1999 | Air America | Valentina | "Red Sub" |
| 2000 | One Kill | Evelyn Gray | TV film |
| 2002 | Another Pretty Face | Dr. Devaughn | TV film |
| 2002 | Great Performances | Zozo | "The Merry Widow" |
| 2005 | Six Feet Under | Loretta Smith Sibley | "Hold My Hand" |
| 2009–2011 | Diary of a Single Mom | Peggy | Main role |
| 2010 | Deal O'Neal | Mrs. Bittlemen | TV film |
| 2018 | The Young and the Restless | Leslie Brooks | Guest role |
| 2021 | The Young and the Restless | Leslie Brooks | Guest role |
