Linda Harrison
Acting Born Jul 26, 1945 Berlin, Maryland, USA 20 credits
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.
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Full filmography
- Batman (1966) as Cheerleader II
- Planet of the Apes (1968) as Nova
- Planet of the Apes (2001) as Woman in Cart
- Bracken's World (1969) as Paulette Douglas
- Planet of the Apes Test Reel (1966) as Dr. Zira
- Airport 1975 (1974) as Winnie
- Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970) as Nova
- Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971) as Nova (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Cocoon (1985) as Susan
- Wild Bill (1995) as Madam
- Cocoon: The Return (1988) as Susan
- The Kill Room (2023) as Charlene Proube
- A Guide for the Married Man (1967) as Miss Stardust
- Behind the Planet of the Apes (1998) as Self
- Way... Way Out (1966) as Peggy
- The Fat Spy (1966) as Treasure Hunter
- Midnight Massacre (2025) as Quinia Brutus
- From Alpha to Omega: Building a Sequel (2008) as Self
- Monster Madness: The Counter Culture To Blockbusters (2015) as (archive footage)
- Wonder Woman: Who's Afraid of Diana Prince? (1967) as Wonder Woman's Reflection