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name: "Linara Washington"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/linara-washington"
roles: []
born: "28 August 1977"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 73
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-17T12:20:24.462401+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Linara Washington

Actor. Born 28 August 1977 in Beaufort, South Carolina, USA.

## Details

- **Born:** 28 August 1977, Beaufort, South Carolina, USA
- **Active:** 2006–2012
- **Also known as:** Linara Emilia da Rosa Washington 
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 78 (1), 2010s 68 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1555781/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/155520

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Killing Them Softly*](https://film.one/film/killing-them-softly.md) (68)

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## Biography

Linara Washington is an American actress, also credited as Linara Emilia da Rosa Washington. Born on 28 August 1977 in Beaufort, South Carolina, she began her career with stage work at Chicago theatres including the Steppenwolf, Lookingglass, Northlight and Victory Gardens.

She moved to Los Angeles after a supporting role as Keisha in *Barbershop 2: Back in Business* (2004). Washington has appeared in films such as *Stranger Than Fiction* (2006), *Kings of the Evening* (2008), *Killing Them Softly* (2012) and *The Little Things* (2021). Her television credits include guest and recurring roles in *Grey's Anatomy* (2016), *Prison Break* (2005), *Criminal Minds* (2005), *The Rookie* (2018), *Shameless* (2011), *NCIS* (2003) and *Castle* (2009).

*Sources: imdb.com, azmovies.net.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Killing Them Softly* (2012), Fi1m 68, as Hooker — [page](https://film.one/film/killing-them-softly.md)
- *Stranger Than Fiction* (2006), Fi1m 78, as Bakery Employee #2 — [page](https://film.one/film/stranger-than-fiction.md)

## Complete filmography (31)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Little Things* (2021), as Waitress
- *9-1-1: Lone Star* (2020), series, as Beverly Gordon
- *Dirty John* (2018), series, as Dr. Saavedra
- *The Rookie* (2018), series, as Alice Hicks
- *Darkness Reigns* (2018), as Vanessa, Executive Producer
- *Station 19* (2018), series, as Mary
- *Madam Secretary* (2014), series, as Bertilde Kalanga
- *Haunting of Cellblock 11* (2014), as Kate
- *Masters of Sex* (2013), series, as Lini — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/masters-of-sex.md)
- *Killing Them Softly* (2012), as Hooker — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/killing-them-softly.md)
- *Touch* (2012), series, as Yarah
- *Shameless* (2011), series, as Benyon — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/tv/shameless-2011.md)
- *The Defenders* (2010), series, as Lacy Whitten
- *NCIS: Los Angeles* (2009), series, as Nurse Constance Harper
- *Castle* (2009), series, as Christina Marx
- *The Express* (2008), as Gloria Baker
- *Kings of the Evening* (2008), as Lucy Waters
- *Private Practice* (2007), series, as Tracy Woods
- *Stranger Than Fiction* (2006), as Bakery Employee #2 — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/stranger-than-fiction.md)
- *Ghost Whisperer* (2005), series, as Devon
- *Criminal Minds* (2005), series, as Jayne Archer
- *Close to Home* (2005), series, as Cassandra
- *Prison Break* (2005), series, as Jenae Conlin
- *Grey's Anatomy* (2005), series, as Gretchen McKay — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/greys-anatomy.md)
- *Veronica Mars* (2004), series, as Pauline Elliot — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/veronica-mars.md)
- *Barbershop 2: Back in Business* (2004), as Keisha
- *NCIS* (2003), series, as Lara Morgan
- *American Dreams* (2002), series, as Cynthia
- *CSI: Crime Scene Investigation* (2000), series, as Grace Powell
- *ER* (1994), series, as Young Woman On Train, Rena — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/er.md)
- *General Hospital* (1963), series, as Dr. Caldwell

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