Linda Dvorah Friedman was born 8 March, 1934 in Los Angeles, California, to Solman and Libe Lipson Friedman. She was the third child out of five. She married Gerald Gordon Goldwyn on 14 July 1954 in Los Angeles and had 3 children in Los Angeles. She emigrated to Israel with her family in 1970.
She died on 30 March, 2020 in Israel.