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Linda Blair Movies In Order, The Exorcist, Exorcist Images, Net Worth

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Linda Denise Blair is an American actress and activist. She played Regan MacNeil in the horror film The Exorcist (1973), for which she won a Golden Globe Award and received a nomination for an Academy Award.

The film established her as a horror icon and scream queen; she reprised the role in the sequel Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977), for which she earned a nomination for a Saturn Award.

The 1980s had her starring in numerous horror and exploitation films, including the slasher Hell Night (1981), the prison drama Chained Heat (1983), and the grindhouse cult thriller Savage Streets (1984).

Throughout the 1990s, Blair appeared in various independent films and B movies, as well as several television credits. She was the host of the Fox Family reality series Scariest Places on Earth (2000–2006) and had regular appearances on the Animal Planet series Pit Boss (2010–2012).

Blair is a prominent activist for the animal rights movement. In 2004, she founded the Linda Blair WorldHeart Foundation, a nonprofit organization that serves to rehabilitate and adopt rescue animals. A vegan, she co-authored the book Going Vegan! in 2001.

Linda Blair Movies In Order

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1970 The Way We Live Now Sara Aldridge
1971 The Sporting Club Barby
1973 The Exorcist Regan MacNeil
1974 Airport 1975 Janice Abbott
Born Innocent Chris Parker Television film
1975 Sarah T. – Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic Sarah Travis
Sweet Hostage Doris Mae Withers
1976 Victory at Entebbe Chana Vilnofsky
1977 Exorcist II: The Heretic Regan MacNeil
1978 Stranger in Our House Rachel Bryant Television film; also known as: Summer of Fear
1979 Wild Horse Hank Hank Bradford
Roller Boogie Terry Barkley
1980 Ruckus Jenny Bellows
1981 Hell Night Marti Gaines
1983 Chained Heat Carol Henderson
1984 Night Patrol Officer Sue Perman
Savage Streets Brenda
Terror in the Aisles Regan MacNeil Archive footage
1985 Red Heat Christine Carlson
Savage Island Daly
1987 SFX Retaliator Doris Also known as: The Heroin Deal
Nightforce Carla
1988 Moving Target Sally Tyler
Grotesque Lisa
Silent Assassins Sara
Witchery Jane Brooks
1989 Up Your Alley Vickie Adderly
The Chilling Mary Hampton Also known as: Gamma 693
Aunt Millie’s Will Unknown Short film
W.B., Blue and the Bean Annette Ridgeway Also known as: Bailout
Linda Blair’s How To Get Revenge Herself Direct to VHS film
1990 Zapped Again! Miss Mitchell
Repossessed Nancy Aglet
Dead Sleep Maggie Healey
1991 Bedroom Eyes II Sophie Stevens
Fatal Bond Leonie Stevens
1992 Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer?: The Bambi Bembenek Story Jane Mder Television film
Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride Hannah Hawkes
1993 Bad Blood Evie Barners
Phone Unknown Short film
1994 Skins Maggie Joiner
Double Blast Claudia Television film
1995 Sorceress Amelia Reynolds
1996 Prey of the Jaguar Cody Johnson
Scream Obnoxious Reporter Uncredited
1997 Marina Marina Short film
2003 Monster Makers Shelly Stoker Television film
2005 Diva Dog: Pit Bull on Wheels Unknown Short film
Hitters Anonymous Brenda
2006 All Is Normal Barbara
The Powder Puff Principle School Board President Short film
2009 IMPS* Jamie Filmed in 1983
2012 An Affair of the Heart Herself Documentary
2016 Surge of Power: Revenge of the Sequel Helen Harris

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1968–1969 Hidden Faces Allyn Jaffe Unknown episodes
1974 What’s My Line? Herself Mystery Guest
1982 Fantasy Island Sarah Jean Rollings Episode:”King Arthur in Mr Rourke’s Court”
The Love Boat Muffy Episode: “Isaac Gets Physical”
1985 Murder, She Wrote Jane Pascal Episode: “Murder Takes the Bus”
1989 Monsters La Strega Episode: “La Strega”
1990 MacGyver Jenny Larson Episode: “Jenny’s Chance”
1992 Married… with Children Ida Mae Episode: “The Magnificent Seven”
1994 Robin’s Hood’s Carla Patelle Episode: “Old Friends, Dead Ends”
1996 Renegade Teddy Rae Thompson Episode: “Self Defense”
1998 Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal Rebecca Royce Episode: “All Hallow’s Eve”
1999 Godzilla: The Series Alexandra Springer Episode: “S.C.A.L.E.”
2000 L.A. 7 Joni Witherspoon 9 episodes
2000 Artistic Differences TV Special
2000–2003 Hollywood Squares Herself 10 episodes
2001–2006 Scariest Places on Earth Herself / Host 41 episodes
2001 Intimate Portrait Herself 1 episode
2002 History’s Mysteries 2 episodes
2006 Supernatural Detective Diana Ballard Episode: “The Usual Suspects”
2010–2012 Pit Boss Herself 12 episodes
2012 Celebrity Ghost Stories 1 episode
2013 Battling Darkness TV documentary
2014 RuPaul’s Drag Race Episode: “Scream Queens”
2018 Eli Roth’s History of Horror 1 episode
American Rescue Dog Show Guest judge
2019 E! True Hollywood Story Episode: “Horror Movies: Cursed or Coincidence?”
2020 JJ Villard’s Fairy Tales Various Voice roles; 2 episodes
Cursed Films Herself Episode: “The Exorcist”
2022 The Masked Singer “The Scarecrow” 1 episode

Linda Blair The Exorcist

Despite The Exorcist being Linda Blair’s first major film role, director William Friedkin didn’t cut the young actress any slack. The role was physically demanding to the point that Blair was put in uncomfortable, and even dangerous, situations.

For example, during the exorcism scenes, Regan is bedridden, only wearing a nightgown. Regan’s costume is notable because the temperature on-set would often drop below zero.

According to an Intimate Portrait episode highlighting Linda Blair, the extremely low temperatures were a result of the air conditioning units used to achieve the visible cold breath during the nightmarish scenes.

Crew members would be wearing appropriate protective gear against the cold. Blair, on the other hand, was freezing cold.

Linda Blair Exorcist Images

Linda Blair Net Worth

Linda Blair is an American actress and producer who has a net worth of $2 million.

Linda Blair Is best known for her Golden Globe-winning and Oscar-nominated performance as Regan MacNeil in the 1973 horror film “The Exorcist.”

Linda hosted the Fox Family/ABC Family paranormal reality show “Scariest Places on Earth” from 2001 to 2006, and she starred as Joni Witherspoon on the BBC series “L.A. 7” (2000).