Linda Harrison
Actor
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.
Filmography
Planet of the Apes
as Nova 1968
Beneath the Planet of the Apes
as Nova 1970
Cocoon
as Susan 1985
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
as Nova (archive footage) (uncredited) 1971
Cocoon: The Return
as Susan 1988
Airport 1975
as Winnie 1974
The Kill Room
as Charlene Proube 2023
Wild Bill
as Madam 1995
Behind the Planet of the Apes
as Self 1998
A Guide for the Married Man
as Miss Stardust 1967
Way... Way Out
as Peggy 1966
The Fat Spy
as Treasure Hunter 1966
Wonder Woman: Who's Afraid of Diana Prince?
as Wonder Woman's Reflection 1967
Midnight Massacre
as Quinia Brutus 2025
Monster Madness: The Counter Culture To Blockbusters
as (archive footage) 2015
From Alpha to Omega: Building a Sequel
as Self 2008