Linda Blair Bio, Wiki, Age, Married, Kids, Net Worth, Height, Movies, Supernatural and The Exorcist

Linda Blair Biography

Linda Blair is an American actress who was born in St. Louis, Missouri, the United States as Linda Denise Blair. She performed the possessed child, “Regan” in the film “The Exorcist”(1973), for which Blair was chosen for an Academy Award and won a Golden Globe.

Linda reprised her role in Exorcist II: The Heretic “1977”, for which she was nominated for a Saturn Award. She would go on to star in numerous controversial dramatic television films, such as “Born Innocent”, 1974, and Sarah “T. – Representation of a Teenage Alcoholic”, “1975” prior to establishing herself as a sex symbol in the musical Roller Boogie in 1979.

Blair starred in numerous exploitation and horror films in the 1980s saw, which included the slasher film Hell Night “1981”, the prison drama Chained Heat “1983” and the Grindhouse cult thriller Savage Streets “1984”.

Throughout the Nineties, Linda emerged in Several independent films and B movies, as well as several television credits: From 2001 to 2003, She hosted the Fox Family reality series “Scariest Places on Earth” and in 2006 had a guest role on the series Supernatural.

Blair also performed the role of herself on the Animal Planet series “Pit Boss” from 2010 to 2012. More also to her acting credits, she has publicly supported various charitable causes, specifically animal rights. In 2004, she established “the Linda Blair WorldHeart Foundation”, which serves to rehabilitate and adopt rescue animals.

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10 Quick Facts About Linda Blair

1. Name: Linda Blair
2. Age: 63 years
3. Birthday: 22 January
4. Zodiac Sign: Aquarius
5. Height: 5 feet 2 inches
6. Nationality: American
7. Occupation: Actress
8. Marital Status: Married
9. Salary: $2.69 Million
10. Net worth: $16 million

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Linda Blair Age

Linda Blair is 63 years old as of 2022, she was born on 22 January 1959 in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. She celebrates her birthday on January 22 every year and her birth sign is Aquarius.

Linda Blair Height

Linda Blair stands at a height of 5 feet 2 inches and Weighs 52 kg. She also appears to be quite tall in stature in her photos. She has both light brown eyes and hair color.

Linda Blair Education

Blair got enrolled at the Hollywood Professional School, there is no much information about her education. She formally began her career as a child model at age five, performing in Sears, J.C. Penney, and Macy’s catalogs, and in over 70 commercials for Welch’s grape jams and various other companies.

She secured a contract at age six for a series of print ads in The New York Times. From the age of six onward, Blair began riding horses, becoming a trained equestrian.

Linda Blair Family

Blair was born to James Frederick (father) and Elinore (née Leitch) Blair. Linda grew up together with her older sister, Debbie, and an older brother, Jim. When Blair was two years old, her father was a Navy test pilot-turned-executive recruiter, took a job in New York City and the family relocated to Westport, Connecticut. Her mother, Elinore Blair, worked as a real estate agent in Westport.

Linda Blair Husband

Linda’s husband details are not currently clear to the public. However, when she was fifteen years old she dated Australian singer Rick Springfield, whom she met during a concert at the Whisky a Go-Go. She also dated Deep Purple bassist Glenn Hughes.

Within late 1979 and mid-1981, Brairwas in a love relationship with Styx guitarist, Tommy Shaw and in the early 1990s, she got involved in a relationship with actor Wings Hauser. In a 1982 interview accompanying a topless pictorial in Oui magazine, Linda revealed that she found Rick James “very sexy.” James, who was shown the piece by a member of his retinue, returned the compliment through an intermediary.

After staying together as a couple for a period of 2 years, James wrote his hit song “Cold Blooded” about her. Talking on their involvement in his book Glow: The Autobiography of Rick James, he says “Linda was incredible. A free spirit. A beautiful mind. A mind-blowing body.

Linda Blair and Rick Springfield

Linda Blair dated Australian singer Rick Springfield, whom she met during a concert at the Whisky a Go-Go. Rick Springfield, born Richard Lewis Springthorpe is an Australian musician and actor. He was a member of the pop-rock group Zoot from 1969 to 1971, then began his solo career with his debut single “Speak to the Sky” reaching the top 10 in Australia in mid-1972, when he moved to the United States.

Springfield was born Richard Lewis Springthorpe on 23 August 1949 in South Wentworthville, an outer western suburb of Sydney. He is the son of Eileen Louise (Evennett) and Norman James Springthorpe, an Australian Army career officer. His maternal grandparents were English. When he was young, he resided at the army camp alongside his family in Broadmeadows, Victoria, Australia. At fourteen, he saw the Beatles perform at Festival Hall, Melbourne.

Linda Blair Kids

Linda is said to have grown children although she has not shared any information about her children, she has confided her personal life.

Linda Blair Salary

Linda Blair’s annual salary is estimated to be $2.69 Million dollars as of 2020. She has accumulated her money from her successful career as an actress.

Linda Blair Net Worth

Linda Blair has an estimated net worth of $16 million dollars as of 2022. This includes her Assets, Money and Income. Her primary source of income is her career as an actress. Through her various sources of income, Linda has been able to accumulate a good fortune but prefers to lead a modest lifestyle.

Linda Blair Measurements and Facts

Here are some interesting facts and body measurements you should know about Linda Blair.

Linda Blair Wiki

• Full Names: Linda Denise Blair
• Popular As: The Exorcist
• Gender: Female
• Occupation / Profession: Actress
• Nationality: American
• Race / Ethnicity: White
• Religion: To be updated
• Sexual Orientation: Straight

Linda Blair Birthday

• Age / How Old?: 63 years old as of 2022
• Zodiac Sign: To be updated
• Date of Birth: 22 January 1959
• Place of Birth: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
• Birthday: January 22

Linda Blair Body Measurements

• Body Measurements: 37-26-38 inches
• Height / How Tall?: 1.52 m
• Weight: 128 lbs
• Eye Color: Light Brown
• Hair Color: light brown
• Shoe Size: 6.5
• Dress Size: 8 (US)
• Breast Size: 34C
• Waist Size: 26 inches
• Hip Size: 38 inches

Linda Blair Family and Relationship

• Father (Dad): James Frederick
• Mother: Elinore (née Leitch) Blair
• Siblings (Brothers and Sisters): Debbie Blair(sister) and Jimmy Blair(brother)
• Marital Status: Married
• Husband/Spouse: To be updated
• Dating / Boyfriend: Wings Hauser
• Children:  To be updated

Linda Blair Net worth and Salary

• Net Worth: $16 million
• Salary: $2.69 Million
• Source of Income: Actress

Linda Blair House and Cars

• Place of living: Coto de Caza, California
• Cars: Car Brand to be Updated

Linda Blair The Exorcist

Linda Blair got to be chosen from a field of 600 applicants for her notable role as Regan in the movie, The Exorcist, in 1973. That role made her receive a Golden Globe and People’s Choice Award for Best Supporting Actress, also an Academy Award nomination. Linda delivered an exceptional performance in the sequel, Exorcist II: The Heretic, in 1977.

Her career took a new turn in 1980, she played a role in a film in 1980, entitled Ruckus with actor Dirk Benedict. She was also featured in some successful low-budget exploitation and horror films, including Hell Night, Savage Streets, and Chained Heart.

She later played the role in numerous films, inclusive of comedy movies, like Exorcist send-up Repossessed in 1990, and in ‘Scream.’ In 1997, she also appeared in a Broadway revival of Grease. Blair was as well also cast in the BBC television show, L.A. 7.

Blair as well swells appeared in a guest role on the television series, Supernatural, portraying the part of Detective, Diana Ballard and aided Sam & Dean Winchester in the Episode: ‘The Unusual Suspects”, broadcasted on 9th November 2006. Linda was featured in a comedy web series, Whoa! in 2013, and has made her appearance in the 2016 feature ‘The Green Fairy”.

Linda Blair Supernatural

Throughout the 1990s, Linda Blair appeared in various independent films and B movies, as well as several television credits: From 2001 to 2003, she was the host of the Fox Family reality series Scariest Places on Earth, and in 2006 had a guest role on the series Supernatural.

Supernatural is an American dark fantasy television series created by Eric Kripke. It was the first broadcast on September 13, 2005, on The WB, and subsequently became part of successor The CW’s lineup.

Starring Jared Padalecki as Sam Winchester and Jensen Ackles as Dean Winchester, the series follows the two brothers as they hunt demons, ghosts, monsters, and other supernatural beings.

The series is produced by Warner Bros. Television, in association with Wonderland Sound and Vision. Along with Kripke, executive producers have been McG, Robert Singer, Phil Sgriccia, Sera Gamble, Jeremy Carver, John Shiban, Ben Edlund and Adam Glass. Former executive producer and director Kim Manners died of lung cancer during the production of the fourth season.

Linda Blair Death

Blair received death threats after The Exorcist in 1973 premiered. Warner Brothers had released the film, hired the police to stay with the Blair family 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for 6 months. The original culprit was never caught.

Once her’s promotional job on the movie was done and the studio stopped paying for security, threats from fanatics and religious zealots continued, such as after the release of the film’s sequel. Her family ultimately had to take matters into their own hands and hide her out with friends in Vermont, Connecticut, and New Jersey.

Linda Blair Worldheart Foundation

The animal and human welfare organization, “Linda Blair Worldheart Foundation”. Its mission is to alleviate suffering, while rescuing, rehabilitating, and rehoming abused neglected, and abandoned animals.

Linda Blair Awards

Linda Blair is the winner of the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress. 1972 Blair was picked from a field of 600 applicants for her most notable role as Regan, the possessed daughter of a famous actress, in William Friedkin’s The Exorcist “1973”. She received a Golden Globe and People’s Choice Award for Best Supporting Actress as well as an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress.

1977 reprised her role as Regan in the Exorcist sequel, Exorcist II: The Heretic “1977”, garnering a Saturn Award nomination for Best Actress of 1978.

This era of her’s career between 1980 and 1985 was marked by some critical backlash, with Blair earning a total of five Razzie Award nominations and being awarded two Razzie Awards for Worst Actress. In the years 2010, Linda performed as herself on the cable series Pit Boss and Jury Duty.

2011 she appeared in the Rick Springfield documentary Affair of the Heart and was a panelist in a 2011 episode of The Joy Behar Show. Also In late 2011, she performed at the pre-taped Governors Awards for the 84th Academy Awards ceremony, honoring makeup artist Dick Smith, who had created the iconic makeup for Blair in The Exorcist.

Linda Blair As A Child and House

Linda Blair, branded by her role as the devil child Regan in William Friedkin’s 1973 classic, The Exorcist,was at the grand opening of Darkness Haunted House on Seventh Avenue. Blair signed autographs from 7 to 11 p.m. Darkness Haunted House is located at the corner of Seventh Avenue and 20 Street. Admission was $12 for adults and $9 for children.

Linda Blair Nominations

• Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role

1974 · The Exorcist

• Golden Globe Award for Best New Star of the Year – Actress

1974 · The Exorcist

• TV Land Blockbuster Movie of the Week Award

2006 · Born Innocent

Linda Blair Movies and TV shows

• The Exorcist 1973
• Exorcist II: The Heretic 1977
• Repossessed 1990

• Savage Streets 1984
• Born Innocent 1974
• Hell Night 1981

• Roller Boogie 1979
• Chained Heat 1983
• Airport 1975 1974

• Stranger in Our House 1978
• Sarah T. – Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic 1975
• Savage Island 1985

• Witchery 1988
• Red Heat 1985
• Sweet Hostage 1975

• Sorceress 1995
• Night Patrol 1984
• Ruckus 1981

• Scariest Places on Earth 2000 – 2006
• Fatal Bond 1991
• Nightforce 1987

• Grotesque 1988
• Victory at Entebbe 1976
• The Chilling 1989

• Bail Out 1989
• Double Blast Silent Assassins 1988
• Bedroom Eyes II Monster Makers 2003

• Wild Horse Hank 1979
• The Sporting Club 1971
• Surge of Power: Revenge of the Sequel 2016

• The Way We Live Now 1970
• The Blair Bitch Project 1999
• Up Your Alley 1989

• Hitters Anonymous Zapped Again! 1990
• Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride 1992
• Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story 1992

• Prey of the Jaguar 1996
• Dead Sleep 1992
• The Green Fairy 2016

• L.A. 7 2000 All Is Normal Bad Blood Moving Target 1990
• Imps* 2009 Skins 1994
• JJ Villard’s Fairy Tales Since 2020

• Hidden Faces 1968 – 1969
• Teddy Scares Search Results Web results

Frequently Asked Questions About Linda Blair

Who is Linda Blair?

Linda Blair is a famous actress. She performed the possessed child, “Regan” in the film “The Exorcist”(1973), for which Blair was chosen for an Academy Award and won a Golden Globe. Linda Denise Blair,

How old is Linda Blair?

Linda Blair is an American national born on 22 January 1959 in St. Louis, Missouri, United States.

How tall is Linda Blair?

Linda Blair stands at a height of 5 feet 2 inches’

Is Linda Blair married?

Linda’s husband details are not currently clear to the public. However, when she was fifteen years old she dated Australian singer Rick Springfield, whom she met during a concert at the Whisky a Go-Go. She also dated Deep Purple bassist Glenn Hughes.

How much is Linda Blair worth?

Blair has an estimated net worth of $16 Million dollars. She has accumulated her wealth from er successful career as an actress.

How much does Linda Blair make?

Blair’s annual salary is estimated to be $2.69 Million dollars.

Where does Linda Blair live?

She is a resident of Coto de Caza, California., we shall upload pictures of her house as soon as we have them.

Is Linda Blair dead or alive?

Blair is still alive and in good health. There have been no reports of her being sick or having any health-related issues.

Where is Linda Blair now?

Actress: Blair is still an active participant in the creative entertainment industry.

Did Linda Blair break her back?

In some notorious scenes, Blair violently trashes around on a levitating bed. Blair says she’s never been the same since she starred in the film. Due to a mechanical failure, while filming the scene, she sustained a slight fracture of the spine that later developed into scoliosis.

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