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Aliases: Augusta Summerland , Linda Melson Harrison

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Berlin, Maryland, USA

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Movie Involvements: 12

TV Involvements: 1


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Biography

Linda Melson Harrison (born July 26, 1945) is an American television and film actress. She is best remembered for portraying Nova alongside co-star Charlton Heston in Planet of the Apes and Beneath the Planet of the Apes. She went on to appear in many films and then made a cameo in 2001's Planet of the Apes film directed by Tim Burton. She retired from acting for family reasons until returning to co-star in 2018's Midnight Massacre, a modern day version of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar directed by Travis Bowen. Linda is considered Hollywood royalty as her family created 20th Century Fox.

Most Famous Work

Bracken's World
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5

Bracken's World

(1969) Paulette Douglas
Planet of the Apes
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8

Planet of the Apes

(1968) Nova
Planet of the Apes
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6

Planet of the Apes

(2001) Woman in Cart
Beneath the Planet of the Apes
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6
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
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6

Escape from the Planet of the Apes

(1971) Nova (archive footage) (uncredited)
Wild Bill
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6

Wild Bill

(1995) Madam
Behind the Planet of the Apes
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7
Airport 1975
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6

Airport 1975

(1974) Winnie

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