Linda Blair

Actress + Producer + Animal Rights Activist

Female

Born Jan 22, 1959

Age 54

Hometown St. Louis, Missouri

Other Names Blair, Linda Denise

Linda Denise Blair is an American actress. Blair is best known for her role as the possessed child, Regan, in the film The Exorcist (1973), for which she was nominated for an Academy Award and two Golden Globes, winning one. She reprised her role in Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977).… Read More

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Wings Hauser
Dating 1990 - Present
Rick James
Dated 1980 - 1981
Rick Springfield
Dated 1975 - 1977

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Artist Paints Pop Culture Icons On Junk Food Packaging
Huffington Post - Feb 25, 2013

Who knew the Les Misérables Broadway banner image of Cosette could look so satanic with a McDonald’s logo in the middle of her forehead? Ben Frost, apparently. Website Who Killed Bambi? introduced us to the artist who paints pop culture characters on different kinds of packaging. Junk food, cereal boxes, tiny pharmaceutical containers, and more are covered in Frost’s cheeky redesigns. The artist imagined Linda Blair from The Exorcist as the “hostes...
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Film Shorts
The Portland Mercury - Nov 01, 2012

In which we hit it and quit it. 2012 Election Huh. This should be fun. Bagdad Theater, Laurelhurst Theater, Mission Theater, St. Johns Theater and Pub. B-Movie Bingo The Hollywood's series features B-movies, with the audience marking down clichés on a custom-made bingo card. This time around: SFX Retaliator, starring Chris "Son of Robert" Mitchum and Linda Blair. Hollywood Theatre. Back to the F...
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See The Exorcist's Linda Blair Nearly 40 Years Later!
US Magazine - Oct 27, 2012

The actress and animal right activist, 53, tells Us "people are getting kinder" about her role in the terrifying horror classic
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Exorcist's Linda Blair A Disney Princess?
Wall Street Journal - Oct 25, 2012

Linda Blair, star of 1973 Halloween film staple "The Exorcist," visits The Wall Street Journal to discuss the role's impact on her life, why she dreamed of being a Disney Princess and her dog rescue work. Plus, hear Blair's 5 best horror flick picks. With Off Duty Host Wendy Bounds
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Timeline

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CHILDHOOD

1959 Birth Born on January 22, 1959.

TEENAGE

1978 19 Years Old She reprised her role in the sequel, Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977), garnering a Saturn Award nomination for Best Actress of 1978. … Read More

THIRTIES

1997 38 Years Old … In 1997, she appeared in a Broadway revival of Grease. … Read More

FORTIES

2008 49 Years Old In 2008 she appeared at the 18th annual Malaga Fantasy and Horror Film Festival to accept a lifetime achievement award for her work in the horror genre.

FIFTIES

2009 50 Years Old She appeared in the 2009 documentary Confessions of a Teenage Vigilante, discussing her role as Brenda in Savage Streets (1984). … Read More

2010 51 Years Old In 2010 she appeared as herself on the cable series Pit Boss and Jury Duty.

2011 52 Years Old She appears in the 2011 Rick Springfield documentary Affair of the Heart, and was a panelist in a 2011 episode of The Joy Behar Show. … Read More

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