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Linda Blair
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Actor Born: January 22, 1959 in St. Louis, MO Biography:Although many people assume that "The Exorcist" (1974) was American actress "Linda Blair"'s film debut, she had actually been working in commercials since age six. Blair was chosen from a field of 500 hopefuls for "Exorcist" because of her resemblance to the film's star, "Ellen Burstyn". To the casual viewer, the film, which dealt with the Devil's possession of an innocent preteen girl, was hardly the sort of fare that any responsible parent would allow their child to appear in. But the "Exorcist"'s director, "William Friedkin", was careful to prearrange the special effects (head turning around, bloody body wounds, vomiting green bile) with the least amount of danger or trauma for Blair. From all reports, she handled the assignment like a trouper, though she balked at having her hair messed up for the purposes of the plot. Blair was nominated for an Academy Award for her "Exorcist" work, but this... Full Biography
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