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Linda Blair

Linda Blair

Actor, also producer · Born January 22, 1959 (67) · Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

Linda Denise Blair (born January 22, 1959) is an American actress. Blair is best known for her role as the possessed child, Regan, in the 1973 acclaimed blockbuster The Exorcist, for which she was nominated for an Academy Award and two Golden Globes, winning one. She reprised her role in 1977's Exorcist II: The Heretic, a controversial sequel which had a poor response with both audiences and critics.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 22, 1959 (67)
From
Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
39 on MovieCove · 78 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Down 13% in 30 days

What are Linda Blair's films like?

Across their 29 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Genres

Action9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 17th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Horror7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 7th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 16th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 97th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
27%
Morality
24%
Society
18%
Bonds
11%
Power
9%
Self
8%
Ideas
3%
Survival9 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFaith3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 29 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 12 · Serious 7 · Dark 10

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 14 · Stylized 11 · Heightened 4

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 4 · Charged 16 · Intense 9

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 16 · Shifting 12 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 16 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 5

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 12 · Even-paced 12 · Relentless 5

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 14 · Engaged 14 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 25 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

16 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 9 of 16 analyzed roles.

Hero
9 of 16
Shadow
4 of 16
Ally
2 of 16
Shapeshifter
1 of 16
Show the 16 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
21
Dread
10
Absurd
8
Thrilling
8
Melancholic
8
Other
18

How their films linger

Fun12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy12
  • Bittersweet11
  • Ambiguous6

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Linda Blair's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 23 of their 39 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (14).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Linda Blair's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

78 credits, 39 with a MovieCove page; 33 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Airports (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • Landfill(2021)

    as Detective Karen Atwood

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The Exorcist: Believer(2023)

    as Regan MacNeil

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as (archive footage)

  • The Masked Singer(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Scarecrow · as Scarecrow (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • Surge of Power: Revenge of the Sequel(2016)

    as Helen Harris

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Green Fairy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Mrs. Lanfrey

  • Cousin Sarah (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Actor

  • Teddy Scares (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Rita Mortis (voice)

  • The Powder Puff Principle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as School Board President

  • Supernatural(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Diana Ballard

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • 100 Greatest Kid Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 4 episodes · Actor

  • Hitters Anonymous (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Brenda Swan

  • Rollerboogie III (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Actor

  • Monster Makers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Shelly Stoker

  • Scariest Places on Earth(2000)

    Show 45 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • S Club 7: Artistic Differences (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Joni

  • The Blair Bitch Project (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Heather

  • S Club 7 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 9 episodes · as Joni Witherspoon

  • Godzilla: The Series (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Alexandra Springer (voice)

  • Extreme Ghostbusters(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Selene (voice)

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Scream(1996)

    as Obnoxious Reporter (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Prey of the Jaguar(1996)

    as Cody Johnson

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Didn't You Used to Be Satan? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Actor

  • PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Rebecca Royce

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • E! True Hollywood Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • Sorceress(1995)

    as Amelia Reynolds

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Double Blast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Claudia

  • Gang Boys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Associate Producer · as Maggie Joiner

  • Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride(1992)

    as Hannah Hawkes

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Renegade(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Teddy Ray Thompson

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows

  • Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story(1992)

    as Jane Mader

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Phone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Eve

  • Fatal Bond (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Leonie Stevens

  • Repossessed(1990)

    as Nancy Aglet

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Nickelodeon Studios Opening Day Celebration! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Actor

  • Zapped Again!(1990)

    as Miss Mitchell

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Dead Sleep(1990)

    as Maggie Healey

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Bedroom Eyes II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Sophie Stevens

  • W.B., Blue and the Bean(1989)

    as Annette 'Nettie' Ridgeway

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Up Your Alley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Vickie Adderly

  • The Chilling(1989)

    as Mary Hampton

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Witchery(1989)

    as Jane Brooks

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Bad Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Evie Barnes

  • Monsters(1988)

    Show 1 episode · as Lia

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Grotesque(1987)

    Associate Producer · as Lisa

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Silent Assassins(1988)

    as Sara

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • SFX Retaliator (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Doris

  • Moving Target (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Sally Tyler

  • The Heckling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Actor

  • Nightforce(1987)

    as Carla

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Married... with Children(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Ida Mae

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • MacGyver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Jenny Larson

  • Savage Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Daly

  • Red Heat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Christine Carlson

  • Night Patrol(1984)

    as Officer Sue Perman

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Murder, She Wrote(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Jane Pascal

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Puttin' on the Hits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Judge

  • Savage Streets(1984)

    as Brenda

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Imps* (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Jamie

  • Chained Heat(1983)

    as Carol Henderson

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Hell Night(1981)

    as Marti Gaines

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Ruckus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Jenny Bellows

  • Roller Boogie(1979)

    as Terry Barkley

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Summer of Fear(1978)

    as Rachel Bryant

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Wild Horse Hank (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Hank Bradford

  • The Love Boat(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Muffy

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • Exorcist II: The Heretic(1977)

    as Regan MacNeil

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Victory at Entebbe(1976)

    as Chana Vilnofsky

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Born Innocent(1974)

    as Chris Parker

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Sweet Hostage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Doris Mae Withers

  • Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic(1975)

    as Sarah Travis

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Airport 1975(1974)

    as Janice Abbott

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Exorcist(1973)

    as Regan MacNeil

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Sporting Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Barby

  • The Way We Live Now (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Sara Aldridge

  • Hidden Faces (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 129 episodes · as Allyn Jaffe

  • Undershorts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 78 titles, 77 of them dated from 1968 to 2025; peak year 1984.

Biggest box office

The Exorcist (1973)

$431M worldwide

Highest rated

The Exorcist (1973)

Midcredits 97th

Film career

19682025

Peak 1984 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 8 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting78 of 78: 76 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score21stProducing2 of 78: 0 only producing, 2 with another role

By decade

1960s1 · acting1970s13 · acting1980s25 · 25 acting · 1 crew1990s21 · 21 acting · 1 crew2000s9 · acting2010s4 · acting2020s4 · acting

Billing

usually 1st · top billed in 60% of 20 roles
737888

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Linda Blair's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 16th percentile, the median of all 29; across their 29 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 21st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

21stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 29

Approval · how many liked their films

24thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 29

Reach · how many have seen their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 29

Midcredits score across 39 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th22

Shape of the crowd

21 of their 39 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Universally Panned3
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed21

Most divisive · actor

Surge of Power: Revenge of the Sequel (2016)

87th percentile spread · 32% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Exorcist (1973)

Midcredits 97th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the acting 49/100 in their films, across 28 reviewed titles; fans 63, detractors 30. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Linda Blair's work okay for kids?

Across up to 12 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore8 titles60–81 · median 72 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity12 titles24–69 · median 43 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles36–91 · median 53 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 39 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles59–86 · median 67 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Linda Blair work with?

People who share at least 2 of Linda Blair's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Max von Sydow shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles