Linda Kerns

About Linda

• Adjunct Assistant Professor
• Office: 1327 Macgowan
• Phone: 310-206-1222

Biography

Ms. Kerns made her Broadway debut in the original cast of Nine: The Musical, directed by Tommy Tune, and starring Raul Julia. Among her numerous theatre credits: Big River (also on Broadway) and the National Tour of Les Miserables, as Madame Thenardier, the Inn Keeper’s Wife. Off-Broadway work includes the original production of Smoke on the Mountain, as Vera. She currently resides in LA, where she has appeared in Sweeny Todd, at the Ahmanson, and various productions for The Actor’s Co-op in Hollywood, where she is a company member. Ms. Kerns is also an accomplished musical director, having recently served in that capacity on Little Shop of Horrors, Side by Side by Sondheim, and The 1940’s Radio Hour. Her film and television credits include Titanic, Rat Race, Mrs. Santa Claus, Gepetto, ER, Chicago Hope, Ally McBeal, and Frasier. She studied Music Education, majoring in voice and minoring in piano at Temple University in Philadelphia. She is a graduate of The American Academy of Dramatic Arts in NYC. Ms. Kerns has been teaching both privately and in school and university settings for over 20 years, and is delighted to join the faculty of UCLA.