ACTOR
Linda Blair
Known for Supernatural · Married... with Children · MacGyver
Linda Denise Blair (born January 22, 1959) is an American actress. Blair is best known for her role as the possessed child, Regan, in the 1973 acclaimed blockbuster The Exorcist, for which she was nominated for an Academy Award and two Golden Globes, winning one. She reprised her role in 1977's Exorcist II: The Heretic, a controversial sequel which had a poor response with both audiences and critics.
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- Born
- Jan 22, 1959
- Birthplace
- Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
- Known For
- Acting
Biography
Linda Denise Blair (born January 22, 1959) is an American actress. Blair is best known for her role as the possessed child, Regan, in the 1973 acclaimed blockbuster The Exorcist, for which she was nominated for an Academy Award and two Golden Globes, winning one. She reprised her role in 1977's Exorcist II: The Heretic, a controversial sequel which had a poor response with both audiences and critics.
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Known For
TV
SupernaturalDiana Ballard · 2005
★ 8.3
★ 8.3
TV
Married... with ChildrenIda Mae · 1987
★ 7.7
★ 7.7
TV
MacGyverJenny Larson · 1985
★ 7.7
★ 7.7
TV
Murder, She WroteJane Pascal · 1984
★ 7.5
★ 7.5
TV
RuPaul's Drag RaceSelf - Guest Judge · 2009
★ 7.5
★ 7.5
TV
The Love BoatMuffy · 1977
★ 6.2
★ 6.2
TV
The Merv Griffin ShowSelf · 1962
★ 6.8
★ 6.8
TV
Hollywood SquaresSelf - Panelist · 1998
★ 7.6
★ 7.6
Filmography
Movies
The Way We Live NowSara Aldridge
1970
The Sporting ClubBarby
1971
The ExorcistRegan MacNeil
1973
Airport 1975Janice Abbott
1974
Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage AlcoholicSarah Travis
1975
Sweet HostageDoris Mae Withers
1975
Born InnocentChris Parker
1976
Victory at EntebbeChana Vilnofsky
1976
Exorcist II: The HereticRegan MacNeil
1977
US Against the WorldSelf
1977
Roller BoogieTerry Barkley
1979
Stranger in Our HouseRachel Bryant
1979
Wild Horse HankHank Bradford
1979
RuckusJenny Bellows
1980
Hell NightMarti Gaines
1981
Chained HeatCarol Henderson
1983
Imps*Jamie
1983
Night PatrolOfficer Sue Perman
1984
Savage StreetsBrenda
1984
Red HeatChristine Carlson
1985
Savage IslandDaly
1985
NightforceCarla
1987TH
The Heckling
1987
Bad BloodEvie Barnes
1988
GrotesqueLisa
1988GrotesqueAssociate Producer
1988
Moving TargetSally Tyler
1988
SFX RetaliatorDoris
1988
Silent AssassinsSara
1988
Witchcraft (Evil Encounters)Jane Brooks
1988
Bail OutAnnette 'Nettie' Ridgeway
1989
Bedroom Eyes IISophie Stevens
1989HO
Hollywood on HorsesSelf
1989
How to Get RevengeSelf - Host
1989
The ChillingMary Hampton
1989
Up Your AlleyVickie Adderly
1989
Dead SleepMaggie Healey
1990
Nickelodeon Studios Opening Day Celebration!
1990
RepossessedNancy Aglet
1990
Zapped Again!Miss Mitchell
1990
Fatal BondLeonie Stevens
1991
Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek StoryJane Mader
1992
Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken BrideHannah Hawkes
1992
PhoneEve
1992
Double BlastClaudia
1994
Gang BoysMaggie Joiner
1994Gang BoysAssociate Producer
1994
SorceressAmelia Reynolds
1995
Didn't You Used to Be Satan?
1996
Prey of the JaguarCody Johnson
1996
ScreamObnoxious Reporter (uncredited)
1996
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des ErfolgsSelf
1998
The Fear of God: 25 Years of The ExorcistSelf - Regan
1998
The Blair Bitch ProjectHeather
1999SC
S Club 7: Artistic DifferencesJoni
2000
Monster MakersShelly Stoker
2003
UnConventionalSelf
2004HA
Hitters AnonymousBrenda Swan
2005
Rollerboogie III
2005
The Perfect Scary MovieSelf
2005TS
Teddy ScaresRita Mortis (voice)
2006
The Powder Puff PrincipleSchool Board President
2006
Found Footage Festival Volume 5: Live in MilwaukeeSelf (archive footage)
2010
Raising Hell: Filming the ExorcistSelf
2010
The Exorcist Locations: Georgetown Then and NowSelf
2010
Celebrity Nude Revue: Easy 80's Volume 1Self (archive footage)
2011CS
Cousin Sarah
2011
Blood of 1000 VirginsSelf (archive footage)
2013
Satan LivesSelf
2015
The Green FairyMrs. Lanfrey
2015
Surge of Power: Revenge of the SequelHelen Harris
2018
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #1Self
2020
Skin: A History of Nudity in the MoviesSelf
2020
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault(archive footage)
2020
LandfillDetective Karen Atwood
2023
Spooktacular!Self
2023
The Exorcist: BelieverRegan MacNeil
2023
Airports
2025
Boorman and the DevilSelf
2026
Mineshaft: The Cruising MurdersSelf (archive footage)
2026
Battling DarknessSelf
Undershorts
Television
The Merv Griffin ShowSelf · 2 eps
1962HF
Hidden FacesAllyn Jaffe · 129 eps
1968
The Love BoatMuffy · 1 eps
1977
Murder, She WroteJane Pascal · 1 eps
1984
Puttin' on the HitsJudge · 1 eps
1984
MacGyverJenny Larson · 1 eps
1985
Married... with ChildrenIda Mae · 1 eps
1987
MonstersLia · 1 eps
1988
RenegadeTeddy Ray Thompson · 1 eps
1992
Intimate PortraitSelf · 1 eps
1993
E! True Hollywood Story3 eps
1996
Psi Factor: Chronicles of the ParanormalRebecca Royce · 1 eps
1996
Behind the MusicSelf · 1 eps
1997
Extreme GhostbustersSelene (voice) · 1 eps
1997
Godzilla: The SeriesAlexandra Springer (voice) · 1 eps
1998
Hollywood SquaresSelf - Panelist · 5 eps
1998
S Club 7Joni Witherspoon · 9 eps
1999
Scariest Places on Earth45 eps
2000
Good Day LiveSelf · 1 eps
20011G
100 Greatest Kid Stars4 eps
2005
SupernaturalDiana Ballard · 1 eps
2005CS
Child Star ConfidentialSelf · 1 eps
2006
I Love the '70s: Volume 2Self · 1 eps
2006
Celebrity Ghost StoriesSelf · 1 eps
2009
RuPaul's Drag RaceSelf - Guest Judge · 1 eps
2009
Eli Roth's History of HorrorSelf · 1 eps
2018
The Masked SingerScarecrow · 1 eps
2019The Masked SingerScarecrow (archive footage) · 1 eps
2019
Cursed FilmsSelf - Actor · 1 eps
2020
100 Years of Warner Bros.Self · 1 eps
2023
Celebrity Weakest LinkSelf - Contestant · 1 eps
2025
The Friday the 13th MurdersSelf – Actress, The Exorcist (archive footage) · 1 eps
2025Photos
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