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.

Linda Harrison

Acting Born July 26, 1945 Berlin, Maryland, USA

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.

Known For

Batman

Cheerleader II

Planet of the Apes

Woman in Cart

Planet of the Apes

Nova

Beneath the Planet of the Apes

Nova

Bracken's World

Paulette Douglas

The Kill Room

Charlene Proube

Escape from the Planet of the Apes

Nova (archive footage) (uncredited)

Cocoon

Susan

Cocoon: The Return

Susan

Airport 1975

Winnie

Wild Bill

Madam

A Guide for the Married Man

Miss Stardust