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Bloodline

Bloodline may very well be the best show on Netflix, and that’s in huge thanks to its superb cast. The show features Kyle Chandler, Ben Mendelsohn, and Sissy Spacek, but its hidden treasure might be Linda Cardellini. Linda Cardellini is one of those actresses who can pretty much do it all. She can do high comedy and serious drama, and she’s appeared in both cult classics and runaway hits.

If Bloodline has left you wanting more Linda Cardellini, then we’ve compiled the five titles that on streaming just for you. It’s kind of like a “meet cute” in a romantic comedy, but because it’s all streaming, we’re calling it your “meet queue.”

Freaks and Geeks (1999 – 2000)

Linda Cardellini is one of the few actresses working today to be able to boast that she played an actual icon. In a lot of ways, Lindsay Weir is the heart and soul of Judd Apatow’s critically-acclaimed and universally-beloved Freaks and Geeks. She’s the one who decides to stray from being a “geek” and embrace what makes her a “freak,” and in doing so, she becomes the thread that connects all the characters. Weir might have been an ’80s character created in the late ’90s, but she’s influenced an entire generation of millenials who are itching for something more. [Watch Freaks and Geeks]

Scooby-Doo (2002)

It’s one thing to help create a television icon, as Cardellini did on Freaks and Geeks, but it’s quite another to breathe life into an iconic television character. Cardellini got to play Velma in the technicolor live action adaptation of Scooby-Doo. Sure, she wears the glasses in the gang, but Cardellini’s performance proved that Velma was the coolest member of the Mystery, Inc. gang. [Where to Stream Scooby-Doo]

ER (2003 – 2009)

Cardellini cut her teeth as an actress in comedies like the aforementioned Freaks and Geeks and Scooby-Doo, but she also has a flair for drama. We mean that in the best possible sense. In 2003, she joined the cast of one of the most beloved primetime dramas of all time: ER. Cardellini played Samantha “Sam” Taggart, a single mom and RN. She also got involved in one of the show’s many sexy love stories. [Where to Stream ER]

Mad Men: Season 6 (2013)

Mad Men‘s Don Draper’s had a lot of mistresses, but viewers were still surprised to discover that he was having an affair with housewife Sylvia Rosen (Cardellini) at the start of season six. For whatever reason, everyone had presumed that Don had finally kicked his philandering ways after he married the seductive Megan. Instead, he kept stepping out, but as Sylvia showed us, extramarital affairs in the height of the swinging sixties were going to be a little different than they had ever been before. [Watch Mad Men]

New Girl: Season 3 (2014)

Cardellini returned to sitcom comedy with a splashy — and polarizing — turn as Jess’s wild and crazy sister, Abby, on New Girl. Cardellini had a three episode arc wherein she caused mayhem, drama, and a few giggles. The jury is still out on whether the character added a dose of energy or overwhelmed the cast’s chemistry, but it was delightful seeing Cardellini giving comedy her all once again. [Watch New Girl]

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