Linda Bove

By: Amanda Hunt

Background Information
Born: November 30
th

1945 in Garfield New
Jersey

Both of her parents were
Deaf

Attended Gallaudet
University- Majored in
Library Science in 1968
Soon after she graduated, she got
into the acting profession
Bove preformed on many
Broadway plays

Performed at the National
Theatre of the Deaf (NTD) in
1967

In 1970 she married a fellow
performer, Ed Waterstreet

She was on the show Happy
Days as Fonzies girlfriend in
1980

In 1972 Bove made her debut on
Sesame Street!

Her character was
Linda the Librarian

Her role on Sesame
Street continued until
2003 ( the longest
role on TV for a Deaf
Person in history!)


More on Sesame Street
In addition to the
televisions show,
Bove wrote Sesame
Street books

Sesame Street Sign
Lanuage ABC with
Linda Bove

Sign Language Fun
Additional Accomplishments

In 1991 Bove and her
husband founded the
DeafWest Theatre
Non Traditional
Casting Project
Soap Opera Seach
for Tomorrow
Bibilography
http://www.start-american-sign-
language.com/linda_bove.html
http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Linda_Bove
street wise. Advertiser, The: Newspaper
Source Plus
Weinert, Laura. True West at Deaf West
Theatre
Horvath, Joan. Sign-me-a-story