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Jan 31, 2023 · 1 year ago. UPDATED 1/31/2023. You may know Susan Backlinie from the hit 1975 thriller Jaws as the very first shark attack victim at the beginning of the film. Her character’s name was Chrissie Watkins, and Backlinie herself is a former stuntwoman, so she was perfect for this role. In addition to being a stuntwoman who specialized in swimming ...
May 12, 2024 · Susan Backlinie, whose gruesome death in Jaws scared millions from swimming in the ocean, died Saturday at 77 in her home in Ventura, CA. Her death was confirmed by Matthew Templeton, the agent ...
May 11, 2024 · Susan Backlinie former actress and stuntwoman best-known for her role as Chrissie Watkins, the first shark victim in Steven Spielberg's blockbuster JAWS (1975), died early Saturday morning at her home in Ventura, CA. She was 77. The news was confirmed by Backlinie’s convention agent, Matthew Templeton. Backlinie's shoot for her appearance in ...
May 13, 2024 · (NEXSTAR) – Susan Backlinie, perhaps best known to cinephiles as the first victim in the 1975 blockbuster “Jaws,” has died. She was 77. Sean Clark of Convention All Stars, of which Backlinie ...
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May 13, 2024 · Susan Backlinie, an actress and stuntwoman who famously played the first shark attack victim in the opening scene of “Jaws,” has died. She was 77. Susan’s husband, Harvey Swindall, told TMZ ...
May 13, 2024 · Susan Backlinie, who starred in Steven Spielberg's 1975 film 'Jaws,' died on May 11 of a heart attack, her representative Sean Clark has said. She was 77.
May 12, 2024 · Susan Backlinie, who played the first shark attack victim in Steven Spielberg’s “Jaws,” has died. She was 77. Backlinie died Saturday morning at her California home due to a heart attack ...
