Person
Linda Harrison
Acting · Born 1945-07-26 · Berlin, Maryland, USA
Biography
Linda Melson Harrison (born July 26, 1945) is an American television and film actress. She is best remembered for portraying Nova alongside co-star Charlton Heston in Planet of the Apes and Beneath the Planet of the Apes. She went on to appear in many films and then made a cameo in 2001's Planet of the Apes film directed by Tim Burton. She retired from acting for family reasons until returning to co-star in 2018's Midnight Massacre, a modern day version of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar directed by Travis Bowen. Linda is considered Hollywood royalty as her family created 20th Century Fox.
Known for
Batman
Cheerleader II
Planet of the Apes
Nova
Planet of the Apes
Woman in Cart
Bracken's World
Paulette Douglas
Beneath the Planet of the Apes
Nova
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
Nova (archive footage) (uncredited)
Cocoon
Susan
The Kill Room
Charlene Proube
Cocoon: The Return
Susan
Airport 1975
Winnie
Filmography
- 2025Midnight MassacreQuinia Brutus
- 2023The Kill RoomCharlene Proube
- 2015Monster Madness: The Counter Culture To Blockbusters(archive footage)
- 2008From Alpha to Omega: Building a SequelSelf
- 2001Planet of the ApesWoman in Cart
- 1998Behind the Planet of the ApesSelf
- 1995Wild BillMadam
- 1988Cocoon: The ReturnSusan
- 1985CocoonSusan
- 1974Airport 1975Winnie
- 1971Escape from the Planet of the ApesNova (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1970Beneath the Planet of the ApesNova
- 1969Bracken's WorldPaulette Douglas
- 1968Planet of the ApesNova
- 1967A Guide for the Married ManMiss Stardust
- 1967Wonder Woman: Who's Afraid of Diana Prince?Wonder Woman's Reflection
- 1966Way... Way OutPeggy
- 1966The Fat SpyTreasure Hunter
- 1966Planet of the Apes Test ReelDr. Zira
- 1966BatmanCheerleader II
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