Lynnie Greene

Lynnie Greene
Lynnie Greene
Born	Newton, Massachusetts, U.S.
Other names	Lyn Greene
Education	Juilliard School
Occupation(s)	Actress, writer, television director and producer

Lynnie Greene is an actress, writer, director and producer in the television industry. In addition to her work as a producer, she is possibly best known as an actress for appearing as Young Dorothy in The Golden Girls.

Career

Greene grew up in Newton, Massachusetts.^{[citation needed]} In 1977 she co-starred with another newcomer, Bess Armstrong, in the short-lived CBS comedy On Our Own.^[1]

She played a recurring role in The Golden Girls during flashbacks, as a younger version of Bea Arthur's character, Dorothy Zbornak, appearing in four episodes overall.^[2]

She originated the role of Emma Goldman in the original off-Broadway production of Stephen Sondheim's Assassins in 1990–91, as well as recreating the role of Comrade Charlotte in the 1987 reworking of Kander & Ebb's Flora the Red Menace.

Writing and producing

Greene was previously a writer and an executive producer on the series Nip/Tuck, Boss and the ABC series Scoundrels, which is a remake of the New Zealand television series Outrageous Fortune. She was also a co-executive producer on Showtime's Masters of Sex.^[2]

Greene most recently served as an executive producer on the 2016 Amazon mini-series The Interestings, based on Meg Wolitzer's novel of the same name; and on the 2018 The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair, based on Joël Dicker's 2014 novel. All of Greene's aforementioned work was with frequent writing partner Richard Levine.