Linda Gaye Scott, a pert and blond actress, brought excitement to numerous iconic science fiction shows and movies of the 1960s and 1970s. Her remarkable talent for portraying exotic characters has made her a lasting figure in the industry.
Some of her most notable roles include Moth, the feisty sidekick of Frank Gorshin's Riddler, in two episodes of the classic TV series Batman in 1966. She also appeared as Vama, a silver-clad alien, in The Green Hornet the same year. In 1965, she took on the unusual role of an alien space hippie in Lost in Space.
On the big screen, Linda Gaye Scott starred as Arlette, a robot prostitute who seduces Richard Benjamin in the groundbreaking futuristic thriller Westworld in 1973.
Born in Los Angeles, Linda is the daughter of advertising man Milton Bradley Scott and his wife, Jeanne Juliet Otto. Her mother's mother, Martha Wentworth, was a veteran character actress known as the 'Woman of a Hundred Voices' during the 1940s.
Linda was raised in the Bel-Air neighborhood of Los Angeles, situated in the foothills of the Santa Monica Mountains. The family later moved to Encino in the San Fernando Valley and then to Coldwater Canyon, near downtown Beverly Hills. She attended Emerson Junior High School in West Los Angeles.
Linda began her acting career in 1961 and made regular guest appearances on television until her retirement from acting 22 years later. Currently, she is dedicated to philanthropic pursuits and has established a rescue and adoption facility to care for homeless and abused animals.
