2008
Search results
Linda Denise Blair (born January 22, 1959) [1] [2] is an American actress and activist. Her portrayal of Regan MacNeil in the horror film The Exorcist (1973) established her in popular culture and as a scream queen, earning her a Golden Globe and an Academy Award nomination.
Linda Blair is best known for her role as Regan in The Exorcist (1973), for which she was nominated for an Oscar. She also starred in other films, TV shows, and Broadway, and founded a non-profit organization to rescue abused animals.
- January 1, 1
- 1.57 m
- St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Oct 6, 2023 · Satan, scandal and S Club 7: The remarkable story of The Exorcist child star Linda Blair. The former actor was just 14 years old when she terrified a generation of filmgoers as a schoolgirl...
- Annabel Nugent
Linda Blair. Actress: The Exorcist. From the age of five, Linda Blair had to get used to the spotlight, first as a child model and then as an actress, when out of 600 applicants she was picked for the role of Regan, the possessed child, in The Exorcist (1973).
- January 22, 1959
- Tell Me About Faith, Child
- Life After Satan
- Goodbye, Lassie
- GeneratedCaptionsTabForHeroSec
Raised in a religion-free environment, Blair did not feel that the film had any spiritual connotations: for her it was the story of a single mother who would do anything for her daughter. Many viewers and journalists did not interpret it that way and approached her in search of answers that went beyond her remit as an actress. “To me The Exorcist w...
After The Exorcist came the television adaptation of another best-selling book, Born Innocent. On the cover of the book was the face of Linda Blair in the role of Christine Parker, a teenager abused by her parents who ended up in a scary reformatory where she suffered further abuse. It was the most watched TV movie in the United States. Off-screen,...
Her off-screen life had little to do with the seraphic image she had projected in Airport 75 (1974), in which she played a girl waiting for a kidney transplant – made famous by the parody of the film Airplane! in which the nun accidentally pulls out the wires to the life support machine. The girl who dreamed of being “a princess… in Disney movies,”...
The actress, who was 13 when she starred in the horror film, faced death threats, tabloid scrutiny and a snubbed Oscar nomination. She later became a vegan and a campaigner for animal welfare.
Oct 8, 2023 · In the classic 1973 original, Blair, now 64, played a young girl who became possessed by a demon after playing with a ouija board. The Exorcist was a critical and commercial success, earning $441...
- 3 min
- Nigel Smith
People also ask
How did Linda Blair become famous?
Did Linda Blair lick a dog in 'the Exorcist'?
Did Linda Blair play Rizzo in a slasher movie?
Who is Linda Blair in 'the Exorcist'?
Dec 8, 2023 · Linda Blair speaks about making a cameo in the Exorcist reboot, why she agreed to return to set, and her charity work with animals.
ebay.co.uk has been visited by 1M+ users in the past month
Everything You Love On eBay. Check Out Great Products On eBay. But Did You Check eBay? Find Photos Of Linda Blair On eBay.
spokeo.com has been visited by 100K+ users in the past month
Find Their Age, Phone Number & Address. See Their Online Pics And Profiles.
