Portrait of Linda Blair

Acting

Linda Blair

Career

Active from 1968 to 2023, busiest in 1988 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
42
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score46/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Exorcist
The Exorcist
GoodWatch score81/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • Golden Globe Awards · Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture

    1974 · Won · 31st Golden Globe Awards

    The Exorcist

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Actress in a Supporting Role

    1974 · Nominated · 46th Academy Awards

    The Exorcist

    Source: Wikidata

Characters

10

The characters Linda Blair played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 43 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.7 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 3.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Linda Blair Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Wholesome
    1.7, average 3.4
  • Catharsis
    3.9, average 5.1
  • Romance
    2.7, average 3.8
  • Historical
    1.4, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Witchcraft 3
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Crime 3
  • Campy 3
  • Fast-Paced 2
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Psychological Horror 2
  • Mystery & Suspense 2
  • Legal Drama 2
  • Mystery 2
  • Revenge Thriller 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

70
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

3 titles · average score 42
Landfill
Landfill (2023)
GoodWatch score 47

as Detective Karen Atwood

The Exorcist: Believer
The Exorcist: Believer (2023)
GoodWatch score 37

as Regan MacNeil

The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault (2020)

as (archive footage)

2010s

2 titles · average score 37
Surge of Power: Revenge of the Sequel
Surge of Power: Revenge of the Sequel (2018)
GoodWatch score 48

as Helen Harris

The Green Fairy
The Green Fairy (2015)
GoodWatch score 27

as Mrs. Lanfrey

2000s

8 titles · average score 63
Teddy Scares
Teddy Scares (2006)

as Rita Mortis (voice)

The Powder Puff Principle
The Powder Puff Principle (2006)

as School Board President

Supernatural
Supernatural (2005)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Diana Ballard

Hitters Anonymous
Hitters Anonymous (2005)

as Brenda Swan

100 Greatest Kid Stars
100 Greatest Kid Stars (2005)

TV show

Monster Makers
Monster Makers (2003)
GoodWatch score 48

as Shelly Stoker

Scariest Places on Earth
Scariest Places on Earth (2000)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show

S Club 7: Artistic Differences
S Club 7: Artistic Differences (2000)

as Joni

1990s

19 titles · average score 51
The Blair Bitch Project
The Blair Bitch Project (1999)
GoodWatch score 48

as Heather

Scream
Scream (1996)
GoodWatch score 71

as Obnoxious Reporter (uncredited)

Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal
Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal (1996)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Rebecca Royce

Sorceress
Sorceress (1995)
GoodWatch score 36

as Amelia Reynolds

Gang Boys
Gang Boys (1994)
GoodWatch score 45

as Maggie Joiner

Double Blast
Double Blast (1994)

as Claudia

Phone
Phone (1992)
GoodWatch score 62

as Eve

Renegade
Renegade (1992)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show · as Teddy Ray Thompson

Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride
Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride (1992)
GoodWatch score 65

as Hannah Hawkes

Fatal Bond
Fatal Bond (1991)
GoodWatch score 37

as Leonie Stevens

Repossessed
Repossessed (1990)
GoodWatch score 37

as Nancy Aglet

Dead Sleep
Dead Sleep (1990)
GoodWatch score 38

as Maggie Healey

1980s

24 titles · average score 48
The Chilling
The Chilling (1989)
GoodWatch score 34

as Mary Hampton

Bail Out
Bail Out (1989)
GoodWatch score 38

as Annette 'Nettie' Ridgeway

Witchcraft (Evil Encounters)
Witchcraft (Evil Encounters) (1988)
GoodWatch score 36

as Jane Brooks

Grotesque
Grotesque (1988)
GoodWatch score 34

as Lisa

Savage Island
Savage Island (1985)
GoodWatch score 35

as Daly

Red Heat
Red Heat (1985)
GoodWatch score 39

as Christine Carlson

Savage Streets
Savage Streets (1984)
GoodWatch score 59

as Brenda

Night Patrol
Night Patrol (1984)
GoodWatch score 46

as Officer Sue Perman

Chained Heat
Chained Heat (1983)
GoodWatch score 43

as Carol Henderson

Imps*
Imps* (1983)
GoodWatch score 37

as Jamie

Hell Night
Hell Night (1981)
GoodWatch score 49

as Marti Gaines

Ruckus
Ruckus (1980)
GoodWatch score 55

as Jenny Bellows

1970s

13 titles · average score 52
Stranger in Our House
Stranger in Our House (1979)
GoodWatch score 34

as Rachel Bryant

Roller Boogie
Roller Boogie (1979)
GoodWatch score 36

as Terry Barkley

Wild Horse Hank
Wild Horse Hank (1979)
GoodWatch score 53

as Hank Bradford

Exorcist II: The Heretic
Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)
GoodWatch score 30

as Regan MacNeil

The Love Boat
The Love Boat (1977)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show · as Muffy

Victory at Entebbe
Victory at Entebbe (1976)
GoodWatch score 55

as Chana Vilnofsky

Born Innocent
Born Innocent (1976)
GoodWatch score 62

as Chris Parker

Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic
Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic (1975)
GoodWatch score 60

as Sarah Travis

Sweet Hostage
Sweet Hostage (1975)
GoodWatch score 68

as Doris Mae Withers

Airport 1975
Airport 1975 (1974)
GoodWatch score 46

as Janice Abbott

The Exorcist
The Exorcist (1973)
GoodWatch score 81

as Regan MacNeil

The Sporting Club
The Sporting Club (1971)

as Barby

1960s

1 title
Hidden Faces
Hidden Faces (1968)

TV show · as Allyn Jaffe