Linda Harrison

Linda Harrison
Harrison ca. 1966
Born
Linda Melson Harrison

(1945-07-26) July 26, 1945 (age 79)[1]
Other namesAugusta Summerland
EducationStephen Decatur High School
OccupationActress
Years active1966–present
Notable workNova (Planet of the Apes)
Beneath the Planet of the Apes
Batman
Spouse
(m. 1969; div. 1978)
Children2; including Dean Zanuck

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. She was a regular cast member of the 1969–70 NBC television series Bracken's World. She was the second wife of film producer Richard D. Zanuck (Jaws, Cocoon, Driving Miss Daisy, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory); her youngest son is producer Dean Zanuck (Road to Perdition, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory).

  1. ^ Strodder, Chris; Phillips, Michelle (March 1, 2007). The Encyclopedia of Sixties Cool. Santa Monica Press. p. 166. ISBN 978-1-59580-017-6.