For her work on stage, Linda has been nominated for a Tony Award, received an Obie Award, the Lucille Lortel Award, an Outer Critics Circle Award, multiple Chicago Jeff Awards, and nominations for the Drama Desk, LA Drama Critics and LA Ovation Awards.

On Broadway, she appeared in Life x 3 (with John Turturro, Helen Hunt, and Brent Spiner), and in 1776 as "Abigail Adams" (opposite Mr. Spiner and Pat Hingle). Off-Broadway, she appeared opposite Al Pacino in The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, and in the premieres of pieces by Craig Lucas, Yasmina Reza, Kander and Ebb, A. R. Gurney, Peter Hedges, and Tony Kushner. Her work as "The Homebody" in Mr. Kushner's Homebody/Kabul spanned five years and three productions. She recently premiered his latest work at the Guthrie Theater: The Intelligent Homosexual's Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures.

Television film work includes Georgia O'Keeffe (with Joan Allen and Jeremy Irons), Hallmark Hall of Fame's A Dog Named Christmas (opposite Bruce Greenwood) and American Experience: John & Abigail Adams, in which she had the opportunity to portray "Abigail Adams" a second time, opposite Simon Russell Beale. Episodic work includes The Sopranos, Wonderland, Gossip Girl, and multiple episodes on all four Law & Orders.

Her recent film work includes Julie & Julia (in which she plays "Simone 'Simca' Beck" opposite Meryl Streep), The Missing Person, Stop-Loss, Trade, Across the Universe, North Country, Dark Water, The Dying Gaul, and City by the Sea with directors Nora Ephron, Julie Taymor, Kimberly Peirce, Niki Caro, Bob Balaban, Michael Caton-Jones, Ed Harris, Craig Lucas, Noah Buschel, Alan Pakula, Peter Berg, and Walter Salles.

She resides in New York City.