Born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, raised in California, Linda Lawson began singing and dancing while still a child and had turned professional by the end of her teen years. She first appeared on screen in 1958 with guest appearances in episodes of Tales of the Texas Rangers, Man with a Camera and Peter Gunn, and is perhaps best known for her role as the mysterious mermaid in the 1961 film Night Tide.
Linda Lawson died of natural causes at age 86.
