Actor
Linda Harrison
81 years · Berlin, Maryland, USA · 18 films
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.
Best known for
Filmography 18
Midnight Massacre
2025 · Quinia Brutus
The Kill Room
2023 · Charlene Proube
On Plex
Monster Madness: The Counter Culture To Blockbusters
2015 · (archive footage)
From Alpha to Omega: Building a Sequel
2008 · Self
Planet of the Apes
2001 · Woman in Cart
On Hulu
Behind the Planet of the Apes
1998 · Self
Wild Bill
1995 · Madam
On Plex
Cocoon: The Return
1988 · Susan
Cocoon
1985 · Susan
Airport 1975
1974 · Winnie
On Artiflix
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
1971 · Nova (archive footage) (uncredited)
On fuboTV
Beneath the Planet of the Apes
1970 · Nova
On fuboTV
Planet of the Apes
1968 · Nova
A Guide for the Married Man
1967 · Miss Stardust
Wonder Woman: Who's Afraid of Diana Prince?
1967 · Wonder Woman's Reflection
Way... Way Out
1966 · Peggy
The Fat Spy
1966 · Treasure Hunter
On Plex
Planet of the Apes Test Reel
1966 · Dr. Zira