Linda Harrison
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1945-07-26
Place of birth: Berlin, Maryland, USA
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.
Known for
Planet of the Apes
1968Nova
Beneath the Planet of the Apes
1970Nova
Cocoon
1985Susan
A Guide for the Married Man
1967Miss Stardust
Airport 1975
1974Winnie
Midnight Massacre
2025Quinia Brutus
Planet of the Apes
2001Woman in Cart
Monster Madness: The Counter Culture To Blockbusters
2015(archive footage)
The Kill Room
2023Charlene Proube
From Alpha to Omega: Building a Sequel
2008Self
Planet of the Apes Test Reel
1966Dr. Zira
Behind the Planet of the Apes
1998Self
Way... Way Out
1966Peggy
Wonder Woman: Who's Afraid of Diana Prince?
1967Wonder Woman's Reflection
The Fat Spy
1966Treasure Hunter
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
1971Nova (archive footage) (uncredited)
Wild Bill
1995Madam