Planet of the Apes
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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.
Linda Harrison. Actress: Beneath the Planet of the Apes. A native of Berlin, Maryland, Linda Harrison was Miss Berlin at 16, then a model in New York's Garment Center. Homesickness brought her back to Maryland, where she entered and won the state beauty pageant.
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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).
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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 held in ...
Nov 25, 2023 · Linda Harrison, who played Nova in the original "Planet of the Apes" as well as the sequel "Beneath the Planet of the Apes," is still alive and well at 78 years old. Harrison maintained a career...
Jul 22, 2012 · Born in Maryland, Ms. Harrison was the first runner-up in the 1965 Miss USA pageant. In November of that year, she signed a seven year deal with 20th Century Fox. Her television debut came in back-to-back episodes of Batman in 1966. She was then cast as Nova in Planet of the Apes and its sequel, Beneath the Planet of the Apes.
Linda Harrison was born on July 26, 1945, in Berlin, Maryland. She was the third of five children, all daughters, with Harrison right in the middle. Her father worked at a tree nursery and her mother was a beautician who said, “I knew she’d be a star when she was only five,” since she signed up for all sorts of art classes.
