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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 .
May 12, 2024 · Susan Backlinie was born on Sept. 1, 1946. At age 10, when she was living in West Palm Beach, Fla., she swam for miles off the coast and in local pools, The Post reported. In high school, she was ...
Susan Backlinie is best known for playing Chrissie, the first victim of the shark in Jaws (1975). She also appeared in 1941 (1979), The Great Muppet Caper (1981) and other films and TV shows.
- January 1, 1
- 1.73 m
- Ventura, California, USA
May 12, 2024 · Susan Backlinie, the stuntperson and actress who as a young skinny-dipper out for a nighttime swim off the coast of Amity Island became the shark’s first victim in Steven Spielberg ’s Jaws ...
May 13, 2024 · In Steven Spielberg’s 1975 spine-tingling movie, Backlinie’s Chrissie rises from a beach campfire party at dusk to go skinny-dipping with a drunk guy who comically collapses in the sand. But her carefree swim is soon interrupted from below as the great white shark pulls her writhing and screaming into the depths.
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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 ...
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 ...
