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Linda Melson Harrison (born July 26, 1945) is an American television and film actress. She played Nova in the science fiction film classic Planet of the Apes (1968) and the first sequel, Beneath the Planet of the Apes; she also had a cameo in Tim Burton 's 2001 remake of the original.
- Actress
- Linda Melson Harrison, July 26, 1945 (age 78), Berlin, Maryland, U.S.
- Augusta Summerland
- Stephen Decatur High School
May 26, 1970 · With James Franciscus, Kim Hunter, Maurice Evans, Linda Harrison. The sole survivor of an interplanetary rescue mission searches for the only survivor of the previous expedition. He discovers a planet ruled by apes and an underground city run by telepathic humans.
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- Ted Post
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- Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Throughout her acting years at Fox, and amidst movie roles in Planet of the Apes (1968), Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970) and others, she dated studio boss Richard D. Zanuck and married him in 1968. They were divorced in 1978, but she's appeared in three of his movies since then.
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- Berlin, Maryland, USA
The film is the sequel to Planet of the Apes (1968) and the second installment in the original Planet of the Apes film series. It stars James Franciscus , Kim Hunter , Maurice Evans , and Linda Harrison , and features Charlton Heston in a supporting role.
- May 26, 1970
- Arthur P. Jacobs
Feb 25, 2024 · Linda Harrison (Nova) Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images. Even without speaking a word, Linda Harrison's Nova remains a permanent fixture in the minds of sci-fi movie fans. The character is...
Feb 11, 2018 · Linda Harrison will always be remembered as the beauty among the beasts. She left an indelible impression on 1960s moviegoers as the mute Nova, opposite Charlton Heston’s lost astronaut, Taylor, in the classic sci-fi films, Planet of the Apes (1968) and Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970).
She played Nova in both Planet of the Apes (1968) and Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970). Of those nine actors, she is the last one still living as of 2020, with Trundy being the last of the others to die in 2019.
