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One of the child actresses who stood out the most in the 70s was linda blairwho is turning 64 today and who shone thanks to his performance as Regan MacNeil in the movie “The Exorcist” at age 14 in 1973.
One of the most beloved, popular and chilling films of the genre of terror It has marked several generations thanks to the famous possessed girl.
Thanks to his interpretation, he gotOscar nomination as ‘Best Supporting Actress’, in addition to having been awarded a Golden Globes award.
Although it seemed that this film would mark a path full of successes for Blair, the reality was far away, as it was her only great protagonist.
The star returned to reprise her role as Regan on two more occasions, one of them was “The Exorcist 2: The Heretic”, which was not well received by the public, as well as “And where is the exorcist?”, a parody of the original.
Is Linda Blair part of the curse of The Exorcist?
It has long been said that the film directed by William Friedkin is one of the “cursed” tapes like “Poltergeist”, “The Prophecy”, “The Raven”, among others.
Many involved in this tape they lost their lives in strange circumstances, there was a fire on the recording set where the only thing that was saved was the minor’s room, as well as other injuries.
It should be noted that in one of the scenes where he is levitating and falls on the bed, he left spinal sequelae who suffers so far.
“At that time I did not receive medical attention, they did not call a doctor. They believed that he was acting, ”he said in the series” Cursed Movies “.
So the famous child star suffers from scoliosis thanks to a technical failure that occurred at the time of filming said scene. “I had a very difficult time living with the aftermath of The Exorcist. The back injury was much more serious than I ever imagined and it really negatively affected my health for a long time.”
It was also harassed by religious for her role, since many did not know how to separate her character from her as an actress and she even received threats.
Since then, it is said that she is part of this curse, in which her career could not have prospered and ended in addictionsas well as with depression.
The actress was arrested in 1977 for drug possessionas well as for distributing amphetamines and cocaine, for which he had to enter a detoxification center, as well as a psychiatric hospital.
Although he did not have such an outstanding career, he had several participations as a guest star in the movie “scream” from 1996, as well as the “Supernatural” series, among other projects.
After his recovery, he became vegan and has since addressed this issue of eating in her own book and launched her own clothing line called Linda Blair’s Wild West Collection.
In addition to having his own foundation for protect animal rights and rescue those who have been neglected and abused thanks to her Linda Blair WorldHeart Foundation.
The love for animals is undeniable, as the famous takes advantage of her reach on social networks to invite others to see for them, mainly dogs and horses, which are the ones she constantly uploads photos with.
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