Linda Harrison

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

as Woman in Cart

Planet of the Apes

as Nova

Beneath the Planet of the Apes

as Nova

Cocoon

as Susan

Escape from the Planet of the Apes

as Nova (archive footage) (uncredited)

Cocoon: The Return

as Susan

Batman

as Cheerleader II

Airport 1975

as Winnie

The Kill Room

as Charlene Proube

Wild Bill

as Madam