Linda Blair

Linda Blair is an American actress best known for playing the demon-possessed child Regan in *The Exorcist* (1973).

Her performance—head-spinning, crucifix-wielding, spewing profanity and vomit—became iconic in horror cinema.

References to Linda Blair typically invoke demonic possession or shocking transformations: She went full Linda Blair when she found out about the affair.

Exorcist

Regan

Irish feminine name

crucifix · holy water · pea soup · head spin · Georgetown · demonic · levitation · projectile vomit · 1973 · Warner Bros

career

actress

Female stage performer

sequel · typecasting · B-movie · exploitation film · television · made-for-TV · comeback · cult following · horror icon · scream queen

activism

animal rights

Moral claims for fauna

charity · nonprofit · spokesperson · pit bull · shelter · welfare · compassion · humanitarian

Opposites
horror film iconography

Linda BlairShirley Temple

Non-alcoholic cherry drink

Julie Andrews · Mary Poppins · Doris Day · Sandra Dee · Sally Field

child performer trajectory

Linda BlairShirley Temple

Non-alcoholic cherry drink

Ron Howard · Hilary Duff

cultural association with possession/evil

Linda BlairMother Teresa

Canonized Albanian missionary

Joan of Arc · angels · saints

Family

Linda, Blair

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG