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.
Filmography 20
Movies (18)
Midnight Massacre2025Quinia Brutus
The Kill Room2023Charlene Proube
Monster Madness: The Counter Culture To Blockbusters2015(archive footage)
From Alpha to Omega: Building a Sequel2008Self
Planet of the Apes2001Woman in Cart
Behind the Planet of the Apes1998Self
Wild Bill1995Madam
Cocoon: The Return1988Susan
Cocoon1985Susan
Airport 19751974Winnie
Escape from the Planet of the Apes1971Nova (archive footage) (uncredited)
Beneath the Planet of the Apes1970Nova
Planet of the Apes1968Nova
A Guide for the Married Man1967Miss Stardust
Wonder Woman: Who's Afraid of Diana Prince?1967Wonder Woman's Reflection
Way... Way Out1966Peggy
The Fat Spy1966Treasure Hunter
Planet of the Apes Test Reel1966Dr. Zira
Shows (2)
Bracken's World1969Paulette Douglas
Batman1966Cheerleader II