Lynda Boyd
Lynda Boyd (born January 28, 1965) is a Canadian actress, singer, dancer, musician, and writer. She is perhaps best known for her roles in the films Final Destination 2 (2003), An Unfinished Life (2005), She's the Man (2006), and On Thin Ice, with Diane Keaton. She had minor roles in I Spy (2002), About A Girl (2007/08), The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006), and Intern Academy (2004). She was also the voice of Cologne in Ranma ½, and the voice of Viv the Bunny on the Sunbow cartoon series Littlest Pet Shop. A prolific television actress, Boyd was a series regular on the Canadian comedy-drama police procedural Republic of Doyle (2010-2014). She was also a series regular on the British crime drama Tin Star (2017-2020). From 2018-2022 she had a recurring role on the Netflix romantic drama series Virgin River.

Career
She played the lead role for four seasons in WTN's You, Me, and the Kids. Boyd also wrote three of the episodes.

Boyd appeared as recurring villainess Dana Whitcomb in six episodes of SyFy Channel's Sanctuary from 2008-2009.

Boyd has garnered Gemini Award nominations for ABC Family Channel's Falcon Beach and Republic of Doyle.

A singer for many years, Boyd has starred in such musicals as The Rocky Horror Show, Guys and Dolls, and Little Shop of Horrors. She also sang and toured with The Blenders in the 1980s.

From 2010-2014 Boyd starred in the Canadian drama/comedy series Republic of Doyle as the character Rose Miller. In 2010, she was nominated for a Gemini Award in the category of Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role for her role on the show.

On August 3, 2011, Boyd rowed in the legendary Royal St. John's Regatta for the Republic of Doyle sponsored women's crew. They came in second. Boyd said she rowed on a Vancouver team in the spring in order to prepare for the race.

From 2017-2020 Boyd was also a series regular on the western television series Tin Star, opposite Christina Hendricks and Tim Roth.

Filmography

References

External links

 Lynda Boyd's Official Site

1965 births
Living people
20th-century Canadian actresses
20th-century Canadian women singers
21st-century Canadian actresses
21st-century Canadian women singers
Actresses from Vancouver
Canadian female dancers
Canadian film actresses
Canadian musical theatre actresses
Canadian stage actresses
Canadian television actresses
Canadian voice actresses
Musicians from Vancouver