Linda Blair

Linda Linda LindaAt the age of five, Linda Blair had to get used to public attention, initially as child models and later acting as a actress. When from a pool of over 600 candidates, she was picked for the role in the role of Regan, the child that was possessed as seen as seen in The Exorcist (1973). Linda rapidly gained international fame, won the Golden Globe, and seemed likely to receive her first Academy Award for that role, but when it leaked about the fact that some aspects of the character were not performed by her (the demonic voice was dubbed in the voice of Mercedes McCambridge, and eight seconds of a stunt dummy were utilized) that dream broke and, with it, likely came the first blow in what seemed to be the beginning of an A-list career. Her success was evident when she was offered the lead role in a range of movies, including Born Innocent (#1 TV film of 1974) and Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic(1975) and The Exorcist II sequel Exorcist II : The Heretic. She was arrested and given three years' probation when she the pressure of her friends forced her to buy cocaine at the age of age 18. The much-publicized drug bust caused Linda to be banned from Hollywood and her acting work was eventually reduced to B-movies with occasional guest appearances only

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