Linda Blair was born on 22nd January 1959 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. She is an American actress. She is the daughter of Elinore a real estate agent and James Fredrick Blair, an executive recruiter.

Biography and Career:

Linda Blair shifted to Westport, Connecticut along with her parents when he was 2 years old. At a very young age she started modeling for commercials. She did a commercial for Gulden’s Mustard which was quite a long commercial. Linda Blair always wanted to become a Veterinary surgeon which she could not complete.

In 1973 Linda Blair was one among the six hundred contestants who was selected for the movie “The Exorcist”. In this movie she played the role of a possessed child, Regan. She had done role with utmost perfection. She did the role so well that s he felt that she would win the Academy Award but which she did not get her dream was shattered.

Though she failed it was not hard for her to get leading roles in most of the movies. She got movies where she had to play the role of abused child i.e. she had to play the role of a 13 year drug addict, rape victim etc… Linda Blair received death threats after her movie The Exorcist was released in 1973.

Apart from acting Linda Blair runs a clothes line in the name Linda Blair's Wild West Collection and she has also written a book about Vegetarian called “Going Vegan”.

She has won several awards for her work as an animal rights activist. She received this award from the P.E.T.A organization. She is also the founder of “The Linda Blair World Heart Foundation”, which helps to rescue and adopt animals.

Linda got addicted to drugs and alcohol because of which her career cam to an end. Later Linda Blair was treated for drug addiction and alcoholism.

Short Facts:

Birth name: Linda Denise Blair
Height: 5’2” (1.57 m)
Hobbies: Loves pets
She was born on 22nd January 1959 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. She is American actress. She has a brother Jimmy and a sister Debbie.

Why do we like Linda Blair?

We like Linda Blair because she acts very naturally, she is a very bold person and she loves pets.

Why is Linda Blair Famous?

She is famous because of the role she played in the movie “The Exorcist” and its series Exorcist II: the Heretic.

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Linda Blair Movies
The Way We Live Now The Sporting Club The Exorcist Airport 1975 Exorcist II: The Heretic Roller Boogie Hell Night Ruckus Chained Heat Night Patrol savage_streets_picture.jpg Savage Streets Terror in the Aisles Red Heat Savage Island Nightforce
Linda Blair Filmography

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Category: Actresses  - ( Actresses Archive)

Date Added: 19 May '08

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