The role earned her a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress and an Academy Award nomination. ![]() Blair was selected from a field of 600 applicants for her most notable role as Regan in The Exorcist. Her first film role was in 1971's The Sporting Club. She began her career as a six year old child model and started acting with a regular role on the short-lived "Hidden Faces" in 1968. She reprised her role in 1977's Exorcist II: The Heretic, a controversial sequel which had a poor response with both audiences and critics.īlair was raised in Westport, Connecticut. ![]() ![]() Blair is best known for her role as the possessed child, Regan, in the 1973 acclaimed blockbuster The Exorcist, for which she was nominated for an Academy Award and two Golden Globes, winning one. Linda Denise Blair (born January 22, 1959) is an American actress.
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