Regan MacNeil Regan MacNeil Regan Teresa MacNeil (born November 11, 1961; adaptations: c. September 1963) is a fictional character from William Peter Blatty's horror novel and film adaptation "The Exorcist" as a supporting character and its first sequel, "" and the sequel television series, "The Exorcist", as one of the main protagonists in season one. In both films, she was portrayed by Linda Blair and in the television series, she was played by Geena Davis. Regan MacNeil is a 12-year-old girl and the daughter of actress Chris MacNeil. Regan is caught between her mother's grueling working schedule and the fact that her
The Exorcist III voice in the climax is deliberately similar to that of Mercedes McCambridge, who did the uncredited voice of the demon in "The Exorcist", and the role is essayed in "The Exorcist III" by Colleen Dewhurst, who was uncredited (actress Dewhurst was twice married to, and twice divorced from, actor George C. Scott). One shot missing from the re-filmed climax - but which appears in the trailer - shows Karras/the Gemini "morphing" through a variety of faces. It was left out of the film because Blatty was not happy with the special effects work. On the climactic exorcism scene, Blatty later