Linda Melson Harrison (born July 26, 1945) is an American television and film actress. She played in the science fiction film classic (1968) and the first sequel, ; she also had a in 's of the original. She was a regular cast member of the 1969–70 television series . She was the second wife of film producer (, , , ); her youngest son is producer (, ).
Heston noted in his diary on June 16, 1967 that "Linda H. has problems, but Frank's keeping her nearly immobile in her scenes, which works." Harrison noted that as Heston knew it was her "first big picture", he took it upon himself to coach her. Harrison was admittedly still "camera-shy", so Heston "taught me to favour the camera. Don't look right into it. Look off to the side, don't look too far, you know, not to turn my head this way. And he would say turn it just here. Don't go all the way back. And he held my hand for a lot of things." Their off-screen relationship, Harrison said, tended to reflect their on-screen relationship.
premiered in February 1968. The film was a hit upon its release, as well as a critical and commercial success. In the opening credits, Harrison was billed under the tag "introducing Linda Harrison"; although she had appeared in three previous films. Zanuck wanted to draw attention to Harrison because he felt the role would catapult her to stardom. Harrison impressed audiences with her hourglass figure, long dark hair, and large brown eyes, which, in the absence of spoken dialogue, did most of her acting, though some critics were unimpressed. Renata Adler of the dismissed Harrison as “Heston's Neanderthal flower girl. She wiggles her hips when she wants to say something." The success of spawned four sequels, an animated cartoon series, a live-action TV series, a remake by Tim Burton, and a reboot that spawned four films. Heston and Harrison appeared in the first sequel, . Three decades later, Harrison had a brief cameo in the , which also featured Heston.
Linda Harrison's second outing in her most famous role was in the first sequel to . She admitted "it wasn't as good as the first", saying that the original "had a top director and cinematographer. You couldn't beat Franklin J. Schaffner. In the second film we made it for less."
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