Portrait of Linda Harrison

Linda Harrison

Acting

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.

Born: July 26, 1945

Place of Birth: Berlin, Maryland, USA

Filmography

2025
Midnight Massacre

as Quinia Brutus

2023
The Kill Room

as Charlene Proube

2001
Planet of the Apes

as Woman in Cart

1995
Wild Bill

as Madam

1988
1985
Cocoon

as Susan

1974
Airport 1975

as Winnie

1971
Escape from the Planet of the Apes

as Nova (archive footage) (uncredited)

1969
Bracken's World

as Paulette Douglas

1967
1967
1966
1966
The Fat Spy

as Treasure Hunter

1966
Batman

as Cheerleader II