Linara Washington

Most recently, Linara can be seen as a series regular in the new sci-fi series “Salvage Marines” opposite star and executive producer Casper Van Dien, as well as starring in the “Casting the Net” on UrbanflixTV.

Linara graduated from the prestigious University of Chicago and worked at a number of Chicago’s most acclaimed theaters including The Steppenwolf, Lookingglass, Northlight, and the Tony Award winning Victory Gardens. A supporting role as Keisha in ”Barbershop 2” motivated her move to Los Angeles where she immediately landed recurring roles on ”American Dreams,” and ”E.R.” Linara has since guest starred on ”Grey’s Anatomy,” ”Private Practice,” ”Madame Secretary,” ”NCIS,” ”Station 19,” ”Code Black,” ”CSI,” ”The Rookie,” ”Shameless,” ”9-1-1-: Lonestar,” and many others. Feature film credits include ”Stranger Than Fiction,” “The Express,” and ”Killing Them Softly” where she played opposite James Gandolfini and Brad Pitt. She also starred in the award winning, ”Kings of the Evening” with Lynn Whitfield, Glynn Turman, and Tyson Beckford.

As co-owner of Picture Palace Films, Linara produced two feature films, “Haunting of Cellblock 11,” and “Darkness Reigns,” and is actively developing several other series and features.