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Linda Melson Harrison is an American television and film actress, and director and producer, who is internationally known for her role as Nova, Charlton Heston's mute mate in the science fiction film classic Planet of the Apes (1968) and the first sequel, Beneath the Planet of the Apes; she also had a cameo in Tim Burton's 2001 remake of the original. She was a regular cast member of the 1969-70 NBC television series Bracken's World. She was the second wife of film producer Richard D. Zanuck ; her youngest son is producer Dean Zanuck.
Born
Thursday, 26 July 1945
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film | Self | 2020 |
| Greatest Sci-Fi Movies | Self | 2015 |
| Monster Madness: The Counter Culture to Blockbusters | (archive footage) | 2015 |
| Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck | Self - Wife of Richard Zanuck | 2013 |
| Inside Edition | Self | 2003 |
| Planet of the Apes | Woman in Cart | 2001 |
| Behind the Planet of the Apes | Herself / Self | 1998 |
| Wild Bill | Madam | 1995 |
| Cocoon: The Return | Susan | 1988 |
| Cocoon | Susan | 1985 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film | Self | 2020 |
| Greatest Sci-Fi Movies | Self | 2015 |
| Monster Madness: The Counter Culture to Blockbusters | (archive footage) | 2015 |
| Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck | Self - Wife of Richard Zanuck | 2013 |
| Inside Edition | Self | 2003 |
| Planet of the Apes | Woman in Cart | 2001 |
| Behind the Planet of the Apes | Herself / Self | 1998 |
| Wild Bill | Madam | 1995 |
| Cocoon: The Return | Susan | 1988 |
| Cocoon | Susan | 1985 |
| Switch | Jill Martin | 1975 |
| Airport 1975 | Winnie | 1974 |
| Barnaby Jones | Dori Calder / Jan Redbow | 1973 |
| Beneath the Planet of the Apes | Nova | 1970 |
| Bracken's World | Paulette Douglas | 1969 |
| Planet of the Apes | Nova | 1968 |
| A Guide for the Married Man | Miss Stardust | 1967 |
| Way... Way Out | Peggy | 1966 |
| The Fat Spy | Treasure Hunter | 1966 |
| Batman | Cheerleader II / Miss Gotham City | 1966 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Herself | 1962 |
