Lynne Elaine Margulies was born on February 28, 1957 in San Fernando, California. She's the younger sister of actor, wrestling manager, rockabilly singer, and trash film historian Johnny Legend. Lynne portrayed nuclear war holocaust survivor Sarah in the gritty end-of-the-world science fiction movie "The Aftermath." She edited and produced TV commercials for a few years in the early 80s. Margulies met legendary avant-garde comic Andy Kaufman while playing a small part in the offbeat comedy feature "My Breakfast with Blassie" and remained Kaufman's girlfriend right up till his untimely death from lung cancer at the tragically young age of 35 on May 16, 1984. Lynne not only was a creative consultant for the Kaufman bio film "Man on the Moon," but also co-directed the Kaufman documentaries "I'm from Hollywood" and "Andy Kaufman's Really Big Show." A talented artist, Margulies has a BFA in painting and drawing from the Academy of Art College in San Francisco, where she has taught classes on and off since 1995. Moreover, Lynne runs the DVD label Legendhouse with her brother Johnny.
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Biography from IMDb.
- February 28, 1957 (69)
- San Fernando, California, USA
- Actor, producer, director, editor and writer
- 3 on MovieCove · 7 credits in all
What are Lynne Margulies' films like?
Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
A split, not a type: Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 2
Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 0
Grounded 3 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
Gentle 2 · Charged 1 · Intense 0
Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 2
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 3 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 0
Resolved 0 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Lynne Margulies' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 3 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (2).
Subscription and free streaming for Lynne Margulies' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
7 credits, 3 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Thank You Very Much(2023)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Andy Kaufman World Inter-Gender Wrestling Champion: His Greatest Matches (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Comic Relief 2006 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
I'm from Hollywood(1989)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
The Aftermath (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Young, Hot 'n Nasty Teenage Cruisers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
Career shape
Star power in the 32nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 6 titles from 1977 to 2010.
Biggest box office
Thank You Very Much (2023)
Highest rated
Thank You Very Much (2023)
Most popular right now
I'm from Hollywood (1989)
Film career
- 1982Screen debut· The Aftermath
How do Lynne Margulies' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 86th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 80th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th1
Shape of the crowd
2 of their 3 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser2
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Lynne Margulies work with?
People who share at least 2 of Lynne Margulies' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Andy Kaufman shares the most, 3.
Actors
- Andy KaufmanShared titles: Thank You Very Much (2023), I'm from Hollywood (1989), My Breakfast with Blassie (1983)See all 3 shared titles with Andy Kaufman
- Bob ZmudaShared titles: Thank You Very Much (2023), I'm from Hollywood (1989), My Breakfast with Blassie (1983)See all 3 shared titles with Bob Zmuda
- Marilu HennerShared titles: Thank You Very Much (2023), I'm from Hollywood (1989)See all 2 shared titles with Marilu Henner
