At the mere age of 14, Linda Blair became an Oscar nominee for her superb performance in William Friedkin's inimitable horror classic The Exorcist, playing Regan, the young girl who becomes possessed by a demon and causes a lot of trouble for her mother and two local clergymen. Aided by a cracking make-up department, Blair gives a truly terrifying performance well beyond her years, and has become an iconic staple of pop culture...despite the fact that this is the only major role she's ever taken up. Though she has had brief appearances in a number of popular films including Red Heat and Scream (she cameos as a reporter), Blair has shied away from an acting career and is mostly relegated to making brief cameos that tip the hat to her famed role.
