Linda Harrison
Known for ActingBorn 1945-07-26Berlin, Maryland, USA
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.
Known for
Planet of the Apes
1968 · as Nova
Planet of the Apes
2001 · as Woman in Cart
Cocoon
1985 · as Susan
The Kill Room
2023 · as Charlene Proube
Beneath the Planet of the Apes
1970 · as Nova
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
1971 · as Nova (archive footage) (uncredited)
Airport 1975
1974 · as Winnie
Planet of the Apes Test Reel
1966 · as Dr. Zira
Wild Bill
1995 · as Madam
Cocoon: The Return
1988 · as Susan
A Guide for the Married Man
1967 · as Miss Stardust
Way... Way Out
1966 · as Peggy
Midnight Massacre
2025 · as Quinia Brutus
Behind the Planet of the Apes
1998 · as Self
The Fat Spy
1966 · as Treasure Hunter
From Alpha to Omega: Building a Sequel
2008 · as Self
Monster Madness: The Counter Culture To Blockbusters
2015 · as (archive footage)
Wonder Woman: Who's Afraid of Diana Prince?
1967 · as Wonder Woman's Reflection