Linda Blair
Linda Denise Blair (born January 22, 1959 in St. Louis , Missouri ) is an American actress .
Life
Blair started riding at the age of six . After a few minor roles in film and television , she was selected from among 600 candidates for the role of the demon Pazuzu- possessed child in the spectacularly successful horror film The Exorcist (1973). Blair earned an Oscar nomination for her performance, received the Golden Globe Award and became a world star. The Oscar nomination only stayed because it became known too late that it was in reality Eileen Dietz who was seen in the toughest scenes as obsessed Regan. In addition, Regan was dubbed in the said scenes by Mercedes McCambridge. In Germany, Blair received the bronze award in 1974 and the silver Bravo Otto in 1975 from the youth magazine BRAVO.
However, she escaped the shadow of this role with great difficulty. From then on, she was often used in films of the horror genre, as a demonic or sexually abused woman. After recording Exorcist II - The Heretic (1977), Blair took a sabbatical and competed in national horse shows under the pseudonym Martha McDonald. In 1978 she returned to acting, directed by Wes Craven , in the horror television film Stranger in Our House, based on the novel by Lois Duncan . In 1979 she took on the lead role in the Canadian production Wild Horse Hank , in which she could bring her talent as a rider. She plays a brave cowgirl who saves mustangs from poachers.
In 1990, she starred alongside Leslie Nielsen in the horror comedy Obsessed With All Ghosts! to see.
In 1992 she made a guest appearance with Bobcat Goldthwait in A Terribly Nice Family . She played Peggy's cousin Ida Mae and Bobcat Goldthwait her husband Zemus. She also had a guest appearance in MacGyver (season 5, episode 16 "The Money Launders" as Jenny Larson)
After being convicted of drug possession , Linda Blair was able to assert herself as an actress in humble films and TV productions to this day.
Filmography
- 1967: Invasion of Vega ( The Invaders , an episode: "The Ransom")
- 1968: Hidden Faces (TV series)
- 1970: The Way We Live Now
- 1971: The Sporting Club
- 1973: The Exorcist (The Exorcist)
- 1974: Born Innocent (TV movie)
- 1974: Giants in the sky (Airport 1975)
- 1975: Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic (TV movie)
- 1975: Beloved Geisel ( Sweet Hostage , TV movie)
- 1976: Entebbe Company ( Victory at Entebbe , TV movie)
- 1977: Exorcist II - The Heretic (Exorcist II: The Heretic)
- 1978: A Deadly Menace ( Summer of Fear , Movie made for TV)
- 1979: Roller Boogie
- 1979: Horse Lady (Wild Horse Hank)
- 1980: Ruckus
- 1981: Paranoia (Hell Night)
- 1982: Fantasy Island (TV series, episode)
- 1982: Love Boat ( The Love Boat , TV series, an episode)
- 1982: Laugh Trax (TV series, episode)
- 1983: The Women's Camp (Chained Heat)
- 1984: Savage Street (Savage Streets)
- 1984: Police Patrol - The Chaotic Patrol from the Nachtrevier (Night Patrol)
- 1985: Murder is Her Hobby ( Murder, She Wrote , TV series, an episode)
- 1985: Red Heat - innocence behind bars (Red Heat)
- 1985: Savage Island
- 1986: Born innocent (TV)
- 1987: Nightforce - Terror Squad (Nightforce)
- 1987: SFX Man (SFX Retaliator)
- 1988: Commando Silent Assassins (Silent Assassins)
- 1988: Grotesque
- 1988: Brood of Witches (Witchcraft)
- 1988: Bersaglio sull'autostrada
- 1989: Modern Love (Up Your Alley)
- 1989: Monsters (TV series, an episode)
- 1989: Bad Blood
- 1989: Wings of Freedom (WB, Blue and the Bean)
- 1989: Eyes of Lust (Bedroom Eyes II)
- 1989: Hope on Ice (The Chilling)
- 1989: Aunt Millie's Will (short film)
- 1990: MacGyver (TV series, an episode)
- 1990: The guy with the crazy look II (Zapped Again!)
- 1990: possessed by all ghosts! (Repossessed)
- 1991: Fatal Bond - The Deadly Principle of Chance (Fatal Bond)
- 1992: A Doctor Under Suspicion (Dead Sleep)
- 1992: In the Heart of Lies ( Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story , TV movie)
- 1992: A Terribly Nice Family ( Married ... with Children , TV series, an episode)
- 1992: Perry Mason and the Deadly Wedding ( Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride , movie made for TV)
- 1993: Phone (short film)
- 1994: Double Blast
- 1994: Robins Club (TV series, episode)
- 1994: Skins
- 1995: Magical Forces of Evil (Sorceress)
- 1996: Renegade ( Renegade , TV series, an episode)
- 1996: Prey of the Jaguar
- 1996: Scream! (Scream)
- 1997: Extreme Ghostbusters (TV series, episode, voice)
- 1997: Marina (short film)
- 1998: PSI Factor - It Happens Every Day ( PSI Factor - Chronicles of the Paranormal , television series, an episode)
- 1999: Godzilla: The Series (TV series, episode, voice)
- 1999: The Blair Bitch Project starring Linda Blair (short film)
- 2000: Chicken Soup for the Soul (TV series, one episode)
- 2000: S Club 7: Artistic Differences
- 2000: LA 7 (TV series, nine episodes)
- 2003: Monsters Among Us ( Monster Makers , TV Movie)
- 2005: Hitters Anonymous
- 2006: The Powder Puff Principle (short film)
- 2006: Teddy Scares (short film)
- 2006: Supernatural (TV series, episode 2x07: The Usual Suspects )
- 2008: All Is Normal
- 2012: An Affair of the Heart
- 2013: Whoa! (TV movie)
- 2013: WHOA! Comedy Short (short film)
Moderation
- 2000–2006: X-Factor: The True Dimension of Fear
Web links
- The actress site (English)
- Linda Blair in theInternet Movie Database(English)
- Linda Blair in the Internet Broadway Database (English)
- Linda Blair at filmreference.com (English)
- Linda Blair in the German dubbing file
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lea, Tony Clayton: Linda Blair . In: The Irish Times . January 6, 2001. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
- ^ The Devil Can't Make Her , Robin Leach, July 11, 1977
- ↑ Wild Horse Hank , IMDB
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Blair, Linda |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Blair, Linda Denise (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-american actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 22, 1959 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | St. Louis , Missouri , United States |