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| | character= [[Emmitt Jones|Lieutenant Emmitt "Sweetness" Jones]]<br />[[Ada's Mother]] | | | series=RDM |
| | series= RDM | | | series2=Caprica |
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| | | character= [[Emmitt Jones|Emmitt "Sweetness" Jones]], [[Ada's Mother]] |
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| | imdb= 0789295 | | | imdb= 0789295 |
| | sortkey= Sharples, Linnea | | | sortkey=Sharples, Linnea |
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| '''Linnea Sharples''' (also credited as '''Linnea Taylor Sharples''') is an actress who portrayed [[Emmitt Jones|Lieutenant Emmitt "Sweetness" Jones]] in the {{TRS|Home, Part I|prose=Y}} and [[Ada's Mother]] in {{CAP|Unvanquished|prose=Y}}.<ref group="external" name="imdb_sharples_namepage_altname">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0789295/#:~:text=Alternative%20name,-Linnea%20Taylor%20Sharples|title=Linnea Sharples|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=20 June 2026}}</ref>
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| == Career ==
| | '''Linnea Sharples''' is the actor who portrayed [[Emmitt Jones|Emmitt "Sweetness" Jones]] in {{TRS|Home, Part I|prose=Y}} and as [[Ada's mother]] in {{CAP|Unvanquished|prose=Y}}. |
| Sharples' earliest screen credit was as a group [[w:Automated dialogue replacement|automated dialogue replacement]] (ADR) director on ''[[w:Titanic (1997 film)|Titanic]]'' (1997).<ref group="external" name="imdb_sharples_titanic_sounddept">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0789295/#:~:text=group%20adr%20director|title=Linnea Sharples|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=20 June 2026}}</ref> She moved in front of the camera the following year, playing Beth in the television film ''The Falling'' (1998)<ref group="external" name="imdb_sharples_falling_beth">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0789295/?ref_=tt_cl_t8#:~:text=The%20Falling%20Beth|title=Linnea Sharples|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=20 June 2026}}</ref> and working as a stand-in on Leslie Nielsen's ''[[w:Wrongfully Accused|Wrongfully Accused]]'' (1998).<ref group="external" name="imdb_sharples_wrongfullyaccused_standin">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0789295/?ref_=tt_cl_t8#:~:text=Wrongfully%20Accused%20%286.1%29%20stand-in|title=Linnea Sharples|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=20 June 2026}}</ref> | |
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| Through 1999 she accumulated a string of single-episode guest roles on Vancouver-filmed series, including Janet in ''[[w:The New Addams Family|The New Addams Family]]'' episode "Fester, the Tycoon,"<ref group="external" name="imdb_sharples_addamsfamily_janet">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0789295/?ref_=tt_cl_t8#:~:text=Die%20neue%20Addams%20Familie,Janet|title=Linnea Sharples|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=20 June 2026}}</ref> Alicia's Mom in the ''[[w:Millennium (TV series)|Millennium]]'' episode "Nostalgia,"<ref group="external" name="imdb_sharples_millennium_aliciasmom">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0789295/?ref_=tt_cl_t8#:~:text=Alicia%27s%20Mom|title=Linnea Sharples|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=20 June 2026}}</ref> the Crying Actress in the ''[[w:Beggars and Choosers|Beggars and Choosers]]'' episode "White Woman's Burden,"<ref group="external" name="imdb_sharples_beggarschoosers_cryingactress">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0789295/?ref_=tt_cl_t8#:~:text=Crying%20Actress|title=Linnea Sharples|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=20 June 2026}}</ref> and Kate in the ''[[w:Relic Hunter|Relic Hunter]]'' episode "The Book of Love."<ref group="external" name="imdb_sharples_relichunter_bookoflove">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0207919/characters/nm0789295/#:~:text=Linnea%20Sharples%20as%20Kate|title="Relic Hunter" The Book of Love (TV Episode 1999) - Linnea Sharples as Kate|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=20 June 2026}}</ref> The same year she appeared as Mrs. Smith in the television film ''The Wonder Cabinet'' (1999)<ref group="external" name="imdb_sharples_wondercabinet_mrssmith">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0789295/?ref_=tt_cl_t8#:~:text=Mrs.%20Smith|title=Linnea Sharples|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=20 June 2026}}</ref> and a Business Woman in ''Evolution's Child'' (1999).<ref group="external" name="imdb_sharples_evolutionschild_businesswoman">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0789295/?ref_=tt_cl_t8#:~:text=Business%20Woman|title=Linnea Sharples|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=20 June 2026}}</ref>
| | As of 2023, her genre credits include Canadian-filmed ''[[W:Millennium|Millennium]], [[W:Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda|Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda]], [[W:First Wave|First Wave]], [[W:The Outer Limits|The Outer Limits]],'' and ''[[W:Stargate SG-1|Stargate SG-1]].'' Her final acting credit was in 2012's ''[[W:Fairly Legal|Fairly Legal]]'' series finale. |
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| In 2000 Sharples began a run of single-episode guest roles on genre television that continued through the mid-2000s. She played Lieutenant Clare Tobias in the ''[[w:Stargate SG-1|Stargate SG-1]]'' episode "Shades of Grey"<ref group="external" name="imdb_sharples_sg1_shadesofgrey">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0709168/characters/nm0789295#:~:text=Linnea%20Sharples%20as%20Lieutenant%20Clare%20Tobias|title="Stargate SG-1" Shades of Grey (TV Episode 2000) - Linnea Sharples as Lieutenant Clare Tobias|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=20 June 2026}}</ref> and Sandra Logan in the ''[[w:The Outer Limits (1995 TV series)|The Outer Limits]]'' episode "The Gun."<ref group="external" name="imdb_sharples_outerlimits_thegun">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0667968/characters/nm0789295#:~:text=Linnea%20Sharples%20as%20Sandra%20Logan|title="The Outer Limits" The Gun (TV Episode 2000) - Linnea Sharples as Sandra Logan|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=20 June 2026}}</ref> She also played Sabrina Blair in the ''[[w:First Wave (TV series)|First Wave]]'' episode "Legacy," credited as Linnea Taylor Sharples.<ref group="external" name="imdb_sharples_firstwave_legacy">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0579746/#:~:text=Sabrina%20Blair,-(as%20Linnea%20Taylor%20Sharples)|title="First Wave" Legacy (TV Episode 2000)|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=20 June 2026}}</ref> Further single-episode work that year included a production assistant in the television film ''Best Actress'' (2000) and a credit on the series ''Hollywood Off-Ramp'' (2000).<ref group="external" name="imdb_sharples_bestactress_pa">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0789295/?ref_=tt_cl_t8#:~:text=Best%20Actress%20%28TV%20Movie%29%20Production%20Assistant|title=Linnea Sharples|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=20 June 2026}}</ref>
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| | | [[Category:Actors in Various Galactica-Related Roles]] |
| Sharples returned to ''The Outer Limits'' the following year as Kamala Shastri in "Think Like a Dinosaur"<ref group="external" name="imdb_sharples_outerlimits_thinklikedinosaur">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0667991/characters/nm0789295#:~:text=Linnea%20Sharples%20as%20Kamala%20Shastri|title="The Outer Limits" Think Like a Dinosaur (TV Episode 2001) - Linnea Sharples as Kamala Shastri|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=20 June 2026}}</ref> and took the role of Taylor in the ''Big Sound'' episode "Jam Session" (2001).<ref group="external" name="imdb_sharples_bigsound_taylor">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0789295/?ref_=tt_cl_t8#:~:text=Big%20Sound%20%28TV%20Series%29%20Taylor|title=Linnea Sharples|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=20 June 2026}}</ref> She also guest-starred as Yvaine, a fisherwoman sheltering an amnesiac Tyr Anasazi, in the ''[[w:Andromeda (TV series)|Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda]]'' episode "Music of a Distant Drum" (2001).<ref group="external" name="imdb_sharples_andromeda_musicofdistantdrum">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0512256/characters/nm0789295#:~:text=Linnea%20Sharples%20as%20Yvaine|title="Andromeda" Music of a Distant Drum (TV Episode 2001) - Linnea Sharples as Yvaine|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=20 June 2026}}</ref> That year she also worked as a stand-in for [[w:Vanessa_Angel|Vanessa Angel]] on [[w:Leslie_Nielsen|Leslie Nielsen]]'s ''[[w:Camouflage (film)|Camouflage]]'' (2001).<ref group="external" name="imdb_sharples_camouflage_standin">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0789295/?ref_=tt_cl_t8#:~:text=stand-in%3A%20Ms.%20Angel|title=Linnea Sharples|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=20 June 2026}}</ref>
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| In 2002 she played Cheryl in the "Who Was I" segment of ''[[w:Beyond_Belief:_Fact_or_Fiction|Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction]]''<ref group="external" name="imdb_sharples_beyondbelief_cheryl">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0789295/?ref_=tt_cl_t8#:~:text=Cheryl%20%28segment%20%22Who%20Was%20I%22%29|title=Linnea Sharples|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=20 June 2026}}</ref> and an uncredited New Annie in the revived ''[[w:The Twilight Zone (2002 TV series)|The Twilight Zone]]'' episode "Upgrade."<ref group="external" name="imdb_sharples_twilightzone_newannie">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0789295/#:~:text=New%20Annie%20%28uncredited%29|title=Linnea Sharples|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=20 June 2026}}</ref> The following year, footage of her "Shades of Grey" performance as Lieutenant Clare Tobias was reused, credited as archive footage, in the clip-based ''Stargate SG-1'' episode "Disclosure" (2003).<ref group="external" name="imdb_sharples_sg1_disclosure_archive">{{cite web|url=https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0709072/fullcredits/#:~:text=Linnea%20Sharples%20%C2%B7%20Lieutenant%20Clare%20Tobias%28archive%20footage%29|title="Stargate SG-1" Disclosure (TV Episode 2003) - Full cast & crew|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=20 June 2026}}</ref>
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| Sharples returned to series television in 2005, playing [[Emmitt Jones|Lieutenant Emmitt "Sweetness" Jones]] in the {{TRS|Home, Part I|prose=Y}}. The following year she played Tech 1 in the ''[[w:Masters of Horror|Masters of Horror]]'' episode "Sounds Like"<ref group="external" name="imdb_sharples_mastersofhorror_soundslike">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0817400/fullcredits/#:~:text=Linnea%20Sharples%20%C2%B7%20Linnea%20Sharples%20%C2%B7%20Tech%201|title="Masters of Horror" Sounds Like (TV Episode 2006) - Full cast & crew|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=20 June 2026}}</ref> and Leslie in the ''[[w:Saved (TV series)|Saved]]'' episode "Triage" (2006).<ref group="external" name="imdb_sharples_saved_triage">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0789295/#:~:text=Saved%20%28TV%20Series%29%20Leslie,Triage|title=Linnea Sharples|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=20 June 2026}}</ref>
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| In 2007 she played Charlie in the ''[[w:Exes & Ohs|Exes & Ohs]]'' episode "Cutthroat"<ref group="external" name="imdb_sharples_exesandohs_cutthroat">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0789295/#:~:text=Exes%20%26%20Ohs%20%28TV%20Series%29%20Charlie,Cutthroat|title=Linnea Sharples|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=20 June 2026}}</ref> and Teacher #1 in ''Chaos Theory'' (2007), starring Ryan Reynolds.<ref group="external" name="imdb_sharples_chaostheory_teacher">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0789295/#:~:text=Chaos%20Theory%20Teacher%20%231|title=Linnea Sharples|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=20 June 2026}}</ref> She had a recurring part as Gretchen and Nina across four episodes of ''[[w:The L Word|The L Word]]'' in 2008: "Loyal and True," "Lunar Cycle," "Lights! Camera! Action!," and "Lookin' at You, Kid."<ref group="external" name="imdb_sharples_lword_gretchennina">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0789295/#:~:text=The%20L%20Word%20Gretchen%20%2F%20Nina|title=Linnea Sharples|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=20 June 2026}}</ref> In 2009 she played Lisa in the ''[[w:Supernatural (American TV series)|Supernatural]]'' episode "The Rapture."<ref group="external" name="imdb_sharples_supernatural_rapture">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0789295/#:~:text=Supernatural%20Lisa|title=Linnea Sharples|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=20 June 2026}}</ref>
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| In 2010 Sharples played [[Ada's Mother]], the mother of a [[Soldiers of the One]] suicide bomber in a [[holoband]] [[Apotheosis|simulation]], in the {{CAP|Unvanquished|prose=Y}}.<ref group="external" name="imdb_sharples_caprica_unvanquished">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1484574/fullcredits/#:~:text=Linnea%20Sharples%20%C2%B7%20Linnea%20Sharples%20%C2%B7%20Ada%27s%20Mother|title="Caprica" Unvanquished (TV Episode 2010) - Full cast & crew|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=20 June 2026}}</ref> Her most recent acting credit to date is Nora in the series finale of ''[[w:Fairly Legal|Fairly Legal]]'' (2012).<ref group="external" name="imdb_sharples_fairlylegal_finale">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2188420/#:~:text=Linnea%20Sharples%20%C2%B7%20Nora|title="Fairly Legal" Finale (TV Episode 2012)|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=20 June 2026}}</ref>
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| == Personal life ==
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| Sharples is based in Vancouver, British Columbia.<ref group="external" name="linkedin_sharples_vancouver_location">{{cite web|url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/linnea-sharples-50943b18/|title=Linnea Sharples|publisher=LinkedIn|accessdate=20 June 2026}}</ref>
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