- In 1994, she won a fireplace on The Price is Right (1972).
- Gave birth to her first child at age 36, a daughter Lilah-Rose Rodriguez on February 29, 2012. Child's father is her boyfriend, Steve Rodriguez.
- Delivered her daughter Lilah-Rose via emergency Caesarean section after the umbilical cord became wrapped around the baby's neck.
- She attended Loyola Marymount University. Other students attending at the same time were Colin Hanks, Sarah Vato and Busy Philipps.
- Though she was born in Redwood City, California, her family has lived in San Francisco for 5 generations.
- Loves art, especially that of Margaret Keane.
- Her last name means "goldfinches" in Italian.
- Returned to work 3 months after giving birth to her daughter Lilah-Rose in order to begin recording Gravity Falls (2012).
- Enjoyed taking martial arts classes.
- As of 2019, she has been in 2 films that were Oscar nominated for Best Picture: Brokeback Mountain (2005) and Green Book (2018), with the latter winning in the category.
- Was born on the same day (four years apart) as close friend and Freaks and Geeks (1999) co-star Busy Philipps.
- Named #93 in FHM magazine's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2006" supplement. (2006).
- Linda's paternal grandfather was of Italian descent, and Linda's paternal grandmother was of German, English, and Scottish ancestry. Linda's maternal grandparents were both from Irish immigrant families.
- Daughter of Lorraine and Wayne Cardellini.
- She has appeared in one film that has been selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant": Brokeback Mountain (2005).
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