Linda Thompson stands at a height of 5 feet 9 inches (1.75 m) tall.
The American songwriter, former actress, and beauty pageant winner Linda Thompson commenced her acting career as a “Hee Haw Honey” on the American television variety show Hee Haw.
Born May 23, 1950, in Memphis, Tennessee, Thompson is the daughter of Margie White Thompson and Sanford Abel Thompson.
Following her breakthrough role in the 1977 television series Hee Haw, Thompson later earned small roles in television series such as CHiPs, Starsky & Hutch, Vega$, Fantasy Island, The Fall Guy, and Beverly Hills, 90210.
As a songwriter, Thompson has collaborated with several stars including composer Richard Marx on Josh Groban’s first hit record, “To Where You Are”, composer Steve Dorff on the Celine Dion hit “Miracle”, Andreas Carlsson for “Drowning” by the Backstreet Boys, and composer David Foster on many compositions, such as “No Explanation” for the film Pretty Woman (1990), and “I Have Nothing” for the film The Bodyguard (1992), for which they were nominated both for the Academy Award for Best Song in 1993.