Linda Powell

Linda Margaret Powell is an American actress born on April 16, 1965, in Fort Benning, Georgia. She is the daughter of Alma and Colin Powell, the former United States Secretary of State, National Security Advisor, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Due to her father's military career, she grew up on various military bases and attended four different high schools. Powell graduated from the College of William and Mary in 1987 with a B.A. in English literature and studied theater at the Circle in the Square Theatre School. Throughout her career, Powell has played supporting roles in film and television, including notable appearances as Ingrid Mills on Chicago Fire, Pauline Samson in the TV mini-series Political Animals, and a lawyer in the film Blue Caprice.