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Susan Jane Backlinie (September 1, 1946 – May 11, 2024) was an American actress and stuntwoman. She was known for playing Chrissie Watkins, the shark attack victim in the opening scene of Steven Spielberg's 1975 film Jaws.
Susan Backlinie was born on 1 September 1946 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. She was an actress, known for Jaws (1975), 1941 (1979) and The Great Muppet Caper (1981). She was married to Harvey Swindall, William Henry Backlinie, William Seale and Monty Cox.
- January 1, 1
- 1.73 m
- Ventura, California, USA
May 13, 2024 · Susan Backlinie was an actress and stunt performer best known for playing Chrissie Watkins, the first person attacked by a shark in the 1975 blockbuster film, “Jaws.”
May 12, 2024 · Susan Backlinie, the actress and stuntwoman whose portrayal of a violent death as the first shark attack victim in the opening scene of the blockbuster movie “Jaws” terrified moviegoers, died...
Jun 20, 2015 · Backlinie reprised her “Jaws” work for laughs in “1941,” Spielberg’s 1979 war parody, when she played a skinny-dipper surprised by a Japanese submarine. She retired from stunt work in the...
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May 12, 2024 · Backlinie went back into the water naked and in the dark for Spielberg in 1941 (1979) — there was that ominous music again — only this time she encountered a Japanese submarine.
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...
