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The MCU boasts of many actors who have either been made stars due to the franchise or were already stars and contributed their talents to the MCU. One such actress is Linda Cardellini, who fans might know as Velma in the live-actionScooby-Doofilms.
The actress has starred in two MCU outings. One was Laura Barton, the wife of Jeremy Renner’s Cliff Barton a.k.a Hawkeye; and the other reuniting with herScooby-Doowriter James Gunn inGuardians of the Galaxy Vol.3, where she voiced the character Lylla.
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Linda Cardellini In The MCU
While Linda Cardellini has made a mark with her voice acting and supporting roles in commercially successful dramas, she returned to the blockbuster genre with her short appearance as Laura Burton in the MCU. She is paired oppositeJeremy Renner’sCliff Barton, a.k.a Hawkeye, and appears in the filmsAvengers: Age of Ultron, Avengers: Endgame,and the Disney+ seriesHawkeye.
Cardellini’s Laura Barton is a former agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., with the code name Agent 19. After her marriage to Cliff, she lives with her children in a secret hiding place, as revealed inAvengers: Age of Ultron. Her prominent roles inAge of UltronandGOTG: Vol.3,have made her a part of some of the most commercially successful films, earning a combined total of $2.24 billion.
Linda Cardellini reunited with herScooby-Doowriter James Gunn in this year’sGuardians of the Galaxy: Vol.3. She voiced the character of Lylla, an anthropomorphic otter who is imprisoned along with a young Rocket after being experimented on by the High Evolutionary.
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Linda Cardellini’s Rise To Fame
Actress Linda Cardellini shot to fame with her appearance as the classic character Velma Dinkley in the two live-action adaptations of theScooby-Dooseries. She featured along with Sarah Michelle Gellar, Freddie Prinze Jr., Matthew Lillard, Isla Fisher, and Rowan Atkinson. The film was written byJames Gunn, in one of his earliest screenplays.
The film was a huge success and earned over $275 million at the box office. The success led to a sequel despite the negative reviews. The gang got back together withScooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed, which was also written by Gunn. Linda Cardellini’s Velma was explored more in the films.
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Before she became known as Velma, Linda Cardellini had her breakthrough with the short-lived but cult classic sitcomFreaks and Geeks. She joined the cast ofERin 2003 and starred in the medical drama for six seasons. Cardellini’s TV career reached its peak when she appeared inMad Men, for which she earned a Primetime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Guest Actress.
Linda Cardellini has a sprawling voice acting career, having voiced Disney’sGravity Fallsand ABC’sThe Goode Family. Cardellini has also starred in the horror filmThe Curse of La Llorona, the Best Picture Oscar winnerGreen Book, and Tom Hardy’sCapone.
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Nishanth A is a Senior Entertainment Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on TV shows with over 2,000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past two years and a scriptwriter at various corporations before that, working on educational content. With a Communications, English Literature, and Psychology triple major, Nishanth usually covers news and analyses on Star Trek, particularly Strange New Worlds and The Next Generation; Doctor Who, the DCU, and more.A Nolan fan, Nishanth spends his time exploring the filmographies of various directors with an auteurial style or can be found making short movies of his own. He has also contributed as a feature writer for Film Companion, focusing on the South division.
