Linda Blair Linda Blair Linda Denise Blair (born January 22, 1959) is an American actress, film producer and animal rights activist. Blair is best known for her role as the possessed child, Regan, in the film "The Exorcist" (1973), for which she was nominated for an Academy Award and won a Golden Globe. She reprised her role in "" (1977), for which she was nominated for a Saturn Award. Blair would go on to star in numerous controversial dramatic television films, such as "Born Innocent" (1974) and "Sarah T. – Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic" (1975) before establishing herself as a sex
The Exorcist (film series) house-of-cards plot that is constantly collapsing." Kevin Thomas of "Los Angeles Times" gave a mixed review, saying "Exorcist III" "doesn't completely work but offers much more than countless, less ambitious films." "The Exorcist" was nominated for a total of ten Academy Awards in 1973. At the 46th Annual Academy Awards ceremony, the film won two statuettes. The film was nominated for: "The Exorcist" was nominated for a total of five Golden Globes in 1973. At the Golden Globes ceremony that year, the film won four awards. The film was nominated for American Film Institute recognition In 1991, "The Exorcist III"