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Linda Shayne
★ Directing

Linda Shayne

· Active 1980–2003

Linda Shayne graduated from UC Berkeley, worked in mental hospitals and has written articles about San Quentin Prison ex-offenders, before she became a writer and director in film and TV. Shayne has written movies for IMAGINE, SHOWTIME and DISNEY and directed for PARAMOUNT, NICKELODEON and WARNER BROS. Recently. Shayne wrote & directed a documentary about a Thai transwoman billionaire. American/Canadian, dual citizen, Linda Shayne created a dramedy TV series for QUINCY JONES and QDE, two animated TV series for WARNER BROS. and in 2022 Shayne created a dramedy TV series to film in Asia. Shayn...

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Screwballs

Screwballs

1983 ★ 5.1
as Bootsie Goodhead

Welcome to T & A High, where the entire student body including campus virgin Purity Busch, chronic masturbator Melvin Jerkovski, repressed Principal Stuckoff and blonde bombshell Bootsie Goodhead all must rise to the challenges of freshman breast exams, bikini cheerleader attacks, inappropriate uses of bowling ball holes and much more.

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Filmography

29 credits
1990s 4 credits
1995
Movie ★ 5.8
1994
Munchie Strikes Back as Band Member
Movie ★ 3.2
1992
Munchie as Band Member
Movie ★ 3.9
1990
TV ★ 7.4
1980s 13 credits
1988
Not of This Earth as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Movie ★ 4.7
1988
Daddy's Boys as Nanette
Movie ★ 2.0
1988
Movie ★ 4.8
1987
Movie ★ 6.0
1987
Big Bad Mama II as Bank Teller
Movie ★ 4.8
1986
Out of Bounds as Chris Cage
Movie ★ 5.3
1985
Movie ★ 6.5
1984
The Lost Empire as Cindy Blake
Movie ★ 4.7
1983
Screwballs as Bootsie Goodhead
Movie ★ 5.0
1981
Movie ★ 2.9
1981
Graduation Day as Paula Brentwood
Movie ★ 5.2
1981
Hill Street Blues as Sherry Marie
TV ★ 7.7
1980
Humanoids from the Deep as Sandy, Miss Salmon
Movie ★ 5.8
Crew Credits
2000s 3 credits
2003
Movie ★ 3.5
2003
Flyin' Ryan Director
Movie ★ 3.5
2003
Flyin' Ryan Producer
Movie ★ 3.5
1990s 2 credits
1997
Movie ★ 3.5
1997
Movie ★ 5.7
1980s 7 credits
1988
Movie ★ 4.8
1988
The Nest Casting
Movie ★ 5.2
1988
Movie ★ 4.8
1987
Big Bad Mama II Second Unit Director
Movie ★ 4.8
1986
Crystal Heart Screenplay
Movie ★ 6.3
1983
Screwballs Creative Consultant
Movie ★ 5.0
1983
Screwballs Screenplay
Movie ★ 5.0