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Name : | Linda Blair | Birth Name : | Linda Denise Blair | Profession : | Actress, Model, Producer | Date of Birth : | January 22, 1959 | Place of Birth : | St. Louis, Missouri, USA | Height : | 5' 2%22 | Claim to fame : | As Regan MacNeil in The Exorcist (1973). |
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Brown-eyed, brunette former child model Linda Blair debuted in the feature %22The Way We Live Now%22 (1969) and followed with %22The Sporting Club%22 (1970) before her breakthrough role as the sweet but possessed teenager in %22The Exorcist%22 (1973) brought her national recognition and ended her dream of veterinary school. Nominated for a Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for her head-turning performance, she segued into strong TV vehicles, starring first in the sensationally-promoted movie about juvenile delinquency, %22Born Innocent%22 (NBC, 1974), which included a graphic broom-handle rape of Blair that the network subsequently deleted. She then acted the title role in %22Sarah T....
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