Linda O'Neil

Linda O'Neil
Born (1974-08-12) August 12, 1974
Sacramento, California, U.S.
Occupation Spokesmodel, actress, TV personality
Years active 1996–2007
Website lindaoneil.com

Modeling information

Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) [1]
Hair color Brunette
Eye color Brown

Linda O'Neil (born August 12, 1974) is an American spokesmodel, actress, and television personality.

Biography

Early life

O'Neil was born near Sacramento, California, U.S. on Mather Air Force Base.[2] She is 1.70 m or 5' 7" tall.[3] Her family moved several times and lived in Guam as well. Her father was a pilot[2] in the Vietnam War. She is the second of three daughters. Her father is half French and half Irish and met O'Neil's mother in Vietnam. O'Neil divided her time in high-school between athletics and modeling.[2]

Career

O'Neil began her modeling career at age fifteen.[2] She has appeared as a bikini and fitness model in numerous hotrod and dirtbike calendars and magazines.[4]

O'Neil has also appeared in television commercials for MCI, Nike, Marriott Resorts,[4] FX Channel, Heineken, Virgin Cola, Mercedes-Benz, Vonage[5] as well as print ads and/or articles for the likes of Sony, Coors Light and Ironman Magazine[6] amongst others. O'Neil plays the ditzy blonde who wants to swim with the sharks in the Vonage commercial that began airing in September 2006.

She gained widespread popularity on the Internet after appearing on Lisa Boyle's website,[7] Foxes, Mystique Magazine, and on BlueNudes where she appeared in artistic nudes taken by photographer Tom Ruddock.[8] Linda still maintains her modeling career, but has become increasingly selective about the work she takes on.

O'Neil also appeared in the video game Street Racing Syndicate as one of the unlockable models in 3 video clips dancing.

Filmography

References

  1. ↑ IMDb Personal Details
  2. 1 2 3 4 Linda O'Neil Official Site – via Archive.org, January 2, 2007. Web.archive.org (2007-01-02). Retrieved on 2011-12-26.
  3. ↑ Internet Movie Database
  4. 1 2 Linda O'Neil Official Site – Resume – via Archive.org January 2, 2007. Web.archive.org (2006-12-10). Retrieved on 2011-12-26.
  5. ↑ Vonage Commercial. Splendad.com (2007-06-18). Retrieved on 2011-12-26.
  6. ↑ Ironman Magazine Online Store. Home-gym.com. Retrieved on 2011-12-26.
  7. ↑ Bio. Lisaboyle.com on web.archive.org
  8. ↑ Blue Nudes Linda O'Neil Photo Credits. Bluenudes.com. Retrieved on 2011-12-26.

External links

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