Linda Denise Blair is an American actress. Blair is best known for her role as the possessed child, Regan, in the film The Exorcist , for which she was nominated for an Academy Award and two Golden Globes, winning one. She reprised her role in Exorcist II: The Heretic . Blair was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and was raised in Westport, Connecticut. She began her career as a six-year-old child model and started acting with a regular role on the short-lived Hidden Faces day time soap. Her first theatrical film appearance was in The Way We Live Now . Blair was selected from a field of 600... applicants for her most notable role as Regan in The Exorcist . The role earned her a Golden Globe and People's Choice Award for Best Supporting Actress as well as an Academy Award nomination. She reprised her role in the sequel, Exorcist II: The Heretic , garnering a Saturn Award nomination for Best Actress of 1978. Between these two films, she appeared in the TV movies Born Innocent , Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic , and Sweet Hostage opposite Martin Sheen.
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| Birthdate: | January 22, 1959 |
| Birthplace: | St. Louis, Missouri |
| Age: | 53 |
| Height: | 5' 0" |
| Also known as: | Linda Denise Blair |