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

Batman

1966•TV Series•

7.3

Planet of the Apes

1968•Movie•

7.7

Planet of the Apes

2001•Movie•

5.8

Planet of the Apes Test Reel

1966•Movie

Bracken's World

1969•TV Series•

7.5

Cocoon

1985•Movie•

6.6

Escape from the Planet of the Apes

1971•Movie•

6.4

Beneath the Planet of the Apes

1970•Movie•

6.1

Filmography