Linda Edna Cardellini (born June 25, 1975) is an American actress.
In television, she is known for her leading roles in the teen drama Freaks and Geeks (1999β2000), the medical drama ER (2003β09), the drama thriller Bloodline (2015β17), and the dark tragicomedy Dead to Me (2019βpresent).
She also guest starred in the period drama Mad Men (2013β15), for which she received an Emmy Award nomination.
Cardellini's voice work includes the animated series Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated (2010β13), Regular Show (2012β15), Gravity Falls (2012β16), and Sanjay and Craig (2013β16).
In film, Cardellini is known for her portrayal of Velma Dinkley in Scooby-Doo (2002) and its sequel Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004), and for her supporting roles in Brokeback Mountain (2005), Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), Green Book (2018), and Avengers: Endgame (2019).
She has also starred in the drama Return (2011), earning an Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead nomination, the comedies Daddy's Home (2015) and Daddy's Home 2 (2017), and the horror film The Curse of La Llorona (2019).