Kate Linder Biography

Fast Facts

• Has traveled to Guantanamo Bay, Korea, Afghanistan and Pakistan on behalf of the USO
• Has served as a longtime spokesperson for the ALS Association in an effort to help fight Lou Gehrig's disease
• In 2008, she was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
• Earned a degree in theatre arts from San Francisco State University
• Is widely recognized for her role as Esther Valentine on "The Young and the Restless․"
• Has served as the Governor of Daytime Programming Peer Group for the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
• Is the first daytime television actress to compete in the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach celebrity car race