
Actor
Lina’s theatre credits include BAD APPLES (premier at Circle X Theatre), WIDOW OF NO IMPORTANCE (East West Players), THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST, IKEBANA (Pasadena Playhouse), PRIVATE LIVES, HENRY IV (Globe Theatres), PENTECOST, TIMON OF ATHENS (Oregon Shakespeare Festival). Her television guest appearances include, Will Trent, 24, CSI. Lina has narrated several audiobooks for Random House and Penguin, including Faulkner’s As I Lay Dying and I Am an Executioner, an Audie Award Finalist, and Jeanne Sakata’s adaptation of Secret Garden, Winner of the 2024 AudioFile Earphone Award.
Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.
- Anton Chekhov
RICE BOY
Center Theatre Group
"The . . . performance to truly transcend ... is Patel's luminous portrayal of Tina. There is an uncontainable glow that emanates from her as Tina sees her imprisoned femininity and beauty reflected in Tommy's eyes."
- Variety
BAD APPLES
Circle X Theatre
WIDOW OF NO IMPORTANCE
East West Players
As for Patel and Malhotra’s romantic chemistry, the heat they generate can likely be felt way up in the balcony’s back row.
Stage Scene, LA



IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST
Pasadena Playhouse