Beth Dover

Beth Dover
Born	(1978-08-29) August 29, 1978 (age 46)
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1991–present
Spouse	Joe Lo Truglio ​ (m. 2014)​
Children	1

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Dover in 2012

Beth Dover (born August 29, 1978) is an American actress best known for her role of Linda Ferguson on the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black.[1][2] She also appears in Comedy Central's Another Period and Netflix's Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later.[3]

Career

Regarding her performance as Linda Ferguson in the comedy-drama series Orange Is the New Black (2015–2019), Dover describes her character as a villain or an antihero remarking, "It's really fun to play a person that lives by a different code of ethics than I do."[3][4]

Dover starred as Kate in the psychological horror Outpost (2022), a film by her husband Joe Lo Truglio.[5] Filmed in northern Idaho, it tells the story of a woman who takes a job at an outpost in the mountains to escape her abusive relationship.[5]

Personal life

Dover has been married to actor Joe Lo Truglio since 2014.[3] They have one son, Eli, who was born in 2016.[6][3]

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1991	Welcome Freshmen	Tandy	Episode: "The Election"
1996	Kenan & Kel	LeAnne	Episode: "Duh Bomb"
2001	Guiding Light	Fan	1 episode
2005	LAX	Missy	Episode: "Mixed Signals"
2007	Criminal Minds	Angela Miller	Episode: "Identity"
2009	Party Down	Cramsey	Episode: "Sin Say Shun Awards Afterparty"
	Hot Sluts	Nikki	5 episodes
	Secret Girlfriend	Confused lesbian	Episode: "You Hang with Some Lesbians"
2010–2016	Childrens Hospital	Nurse Beth / Melinda Waller	20 episodes
2010	Big Time Rush	Amy	Episode: "Big Time Sneakers"
2011	Unleashed	Rita	2 episodes
	Whitney	Madeline	Episode: "Up All Night"
2012–2013	Burning Love	Lexie	20 episodes
2013–2015	Newsreaders	Sadee Deenus	7 episodes
2013	You're Whole	Dr. Wendy Talmuch	Episode: "Attitude"
	Dads	Sarah	Episode: "The Glitch That Stole Christmas"
	We Are Men	Lauren	Episode: "We Are Carpe Pontiac" (unaired)
2014	Brooklyn Nine-Nine	Janice	Episode: "Fancy Brudgom"
	The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail	Herself	Episode: "The One with the Betrayal"
	Garfunkel and Oates	Fertility nurse	Episode: "Eggs"
2014–2015	Chasing Life	Morgan	3 episodes
2015	Comedy Bang! Bang!	Barbara Aukerman	Episode: "Jesse Tyler Ferguson Wears a Brown Checked Shirt and Stripey Socks"
	Fresh Off the Boat	Kim	Episode: "License to Sell"
	Big Time in Hollywood, FL	Rehab nurse	TV miniseries (2 episodes)
2015–2018	Another Period	Blanche	27 episodes
2015–2019	Orange Is the New Black	Linda Ferguson	33 episodes
2015	Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp	Shari	2 episodes
	Difficult People	Kathy	Episode: "Library Water"
	Truth Be Told	Devorah Goldman	2 episodes
2016	New Girl	Cynthia	Episode: "Bob & Carol & Nick & Schmidt"
	Dice	Andrew Dice Clay's ex-girlfriend	Episode: "Ego"
	Son of Zorn	Bridget	Episode: "A Tale of Two Zorns"
2016, 2020	Bob's Burgers	Caitlin / Annie	Voice role; 2 episodes
2017	@midnight	Herself	Episode #4.119
	Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later	Shari	3 episodes
	Adam Ruins Everything	Jersey Shore-acle	Episode: "Adam Ruins Halloween"
	Do You Want to See a Dead Body?	Beth	Episode: "A Body and an Actor"
2018	Swedish Dicks	Janane Love-Jones	Episode: "Till Dicks Do Us Part"
	Rob Riggle's Ski Master Academy	C.A.R.O.L. / Goody	2 episodes
2019	American Housewife	Ms. Belt	Episode: "American Idol"
	Spirit Riding Free	Judge	Voice role; Episode: "Lucky and the Dressage Sabotage"
2020	Medical Police	Nurse Beth	3 episodes
2021	Tacoma FD	CeeCee	Episode: "Eddie's Exes"
2024	Nobody Wants This	Talia	Episode: "WAGS"

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	G	Nancy
2004	The Specs	Bar girl	Short film
2005	The Accident	Jessi	Short film
	Darcy's Off-White Wedding	Assistant	Short film
2006	Dr. Miracles	Detective Miller	Short film
2007	The Ten	Sheila Contiella
	The Shadows	Executive
2014	Leonard in Slow Motion	Sheryl	Short film
	Life Partners	Jenn
	The All-Nighters	Porch girl	Short film
2018	Little Bitches	Kelly's mother	Uncredited
	The Oath	Kerry Nance
2021	Good on Paper	Leslie
2022	Scrap	Esther
	Outpost	Kate
2023	The Donor Party	Joyce
	Helen's Dead	Molly

Web

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	Wainy Days	Beth	Web series (Episode: "Plugged")
2011	A Guy Walks Into a Bar	Girl	Web series (Episode: "Rub Daily")
2012	Some Study That I Used to Know	Teacher	Short film (CollegeHumor Original)
	Batman Blows His Cover	Rachel	Short film (CollegeHumor Original)
	Ringo Wants to Sing More	Teacher	Short film (CollegeHumor Original)
2013	Batman: The Outtakes	Rachel	Short film (CollegeHumor Original)
2014	Next Time on Lonny	Gina	Web series (Episode: "The End of Lonny")
2017	Kevin Pollak's Chat Show	Herself	Guest (1 episode)

References

1. Glennon, Jen (July 7, 2018). "Beth Dover Talks 'Orange Is the New Black' Season 6, (Maybe) Shaving Her Head and Becoming More Politically Active". Newsweek. Dev Pragad. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
2. Berman, Judy (July 26, 2018). "What to Remember Before You Watch 'Orange Is the New Black' Season 6". The New York Times. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
3. Menta, Anna (August 2, 2018). "Will Linda Be In 'Orange Is The New Black' Season 6? Beth Dover Talks Details". Elite Daily. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
4. Napoli, Jessica (August 10, 2018). "'OITNB' Star Beth Dover on Her Character's Behavior in Season 6". TV Insider. TVGM Holdings, LLC. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
5. "Joe Lo Truglio & Beth Dover Interview: Outpost". ScreenRant. 2023-05-19. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
6. "Actor Joe Lo Truglio is a first-time dad". Hollywood.com. Retrieved August 31, 2018.

External links

• Beth Dover at IMDb