Linda Carola

Early in her acting career, Linda (actor, singer and harmonica player landed a movie role directed by Gillian Armstrong's in Mrs. Soffel opposite Diane Keaton, and a supporting role in Ron Howard's film Gung Ho, opposite Michael Keaton, joining Screen Actors Guild. Her most recent credit in 2019, Linda worked on an Annie Clark/St Vincent and Carrie Brownstein film, The Nowhere Inn. Other credits include, The Farrelly Brother's film Kingpin, opposite Bill Murray and Woody Harrelson, and the PBS American Playhouse film Darrow opposite Kevin Spacey, and she worked opposite Keanu Reeves in The Prince of Pennsylvania.

Linda worked as a part time Outreach Associate, (fundraiser) for Equality California , the largest statewide civil rights, human rights and LGBTQ advocacy organization in the country, from 2013 to 2018. Linda is a wedding officiant and officiated on of the first gay marriages in Los Angeles in 2008. Also, her name appears on the Amicus Brief with the California Council of Churches to help overturn Proposition 8 in California.

She was cast in a Sean Lennon and Yoko Ono production in 2006.

She is related to Robert J. Steinmiller Jr.who played Jack in Jack the Bear (1993), and the lead role Jesse Chasseur in The Ref (1994).

Linda's original song, "No More Runnin", a song of empowerment was chosen in a statewide search in Pennsylvania for a large candlelight vigil and concert for Pittsburgh Aids Task Force in the 1990's. After that, she was asked to perform it for local fundraisers, marches and rallies that included Pittsburgh Action Against Rape (PAAR).

She was an extra in Fatal Attraction (1987) & Working Girl (1988).

She was personal assistant for Nastassja Kinski and Robert Mitchum on Maria's Lovers (1984), her first feature film job that got her hooked on the movies. and have assisted many others industry players.

Her brother Larry Carola, in his late teens in 1973, when playing guitar at a dinner club in Niles, Ohio, was discovered by Grammy Award Winning Maureen McGovern who was in the audience while visiting her hometown, Youngstown. The next morning, she called their mom (a jazz singer, and dad, a jazz guitarist), to ask permission to take him on a 2 year World Tour, which ended at the Tokyo Film Festival, an acclaimed International Festival and contest for vocalists. She won best vocalist that year. Shortly upon his return home to Pittsburgh, he moved to New York City where he landed a house band contract at Radio City Music Hall for 2 years, and became a regular working Broadway musician for shows such as the original "Sweeney Todd" with Angela Lansbury and Len Cariou, "They're Playing Our Song", and "Platinum" (1978) starring Alexis Smith and by Bruce Vilanch. And was guitarist for Eartha Kitt and Lorna Luft shows. , as well as recorded with Phoebe Snow on a Paula Lockheart LP. Later, he built and opened a recording studio, Hometown Recording in the Village. Larry got 3rd row, center orchestra seats for Sweeney Todd, opening week. After seeing Angela Lansbury in the show, she decided to be an actor.