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Susan Backlinie

Actress / Stunt Performer / Film Actress | * 09/01/1946 (77) | Ventura (United States of America (USA))
Susan Jane Backlinie (born September 1, 1946) is an American former actress and stuntwoman. She is best-known for her role as Chrissie Watkins, the first shark victim in Steven Spielberg's blockbuster Jaws (1975). ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Documentaries | Horror | Kids & Family

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Kermit and Fozzie are newspaper reporters sent to London to interview Lady Holiday, a wealthy fashion designer whose priceless diamond necklace is stolen. Kermit meets and falls in love with her secre ...

The Great Muppet Caper

G

1981 | 3.4/5 | 1h 35min
Kids & Family, Crime, Comedy, Mystery, Music
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When an insatiable great white shark terrorizes the townspeople of Amity Island, the police chief, an oceanographer and a grizzled shark hunter seek to destroy the blood-thirsty beast. ...

Jaws

Certification unknown

1975 | 3.8/5 | 2h 4min
Horror, Thriller, Adventure
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The depletion of the earth's ozone layer causes animals above the altitude of 5000 feet to run amok, which is very unfortunate for a group of hikers who get dropped off up there by helicopter just bef ...

Day of the Animals

PG

1977 | 2.6/5 | 1h 37min
Science Fiction, Horror, Thriller
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In the days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, panic grips California, where a military officer leads a mob chasing a Japanese sub. ...

1941

PG

1979 | 2.9/5 | 1h 58min
Action, Comedy, War
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Movies with Susan Backlinie as Actress(10)

as herself2009 The Shark Is Still Working: The Impact & Legacy of 'Jaws'
as herself1995 The Making of 'Jaws'
as Chrissie Watkins (archive footage) (uncredited)1984 Terror in the Aisles
as Charkie's Water Ballet Performer1981 The Great Muppet Caper
as Polar Bear Woman1979 1941
as Mandy Young1977 Day of the Animals
as Pretty Blonde Woman in Crowd1976 Two-Minute Warning
as Susie1976 A Stranger in My Forest
as Eve1975 The Grizzly and the Treasure
as Christine 'Chrissie' Watkins1975 Jaws

TV Shows/Series with Susan Backlinie as Actress(2)

as Tammy1981 The Fall Guy
as Guard #11977 Quark

Full Name: Susan Swindall
Born: Sunday, 09/01 1946 (September) in Ventura (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 77 years + 238 days)
Zodiac sign: Virgo (Chinese zodiac sign: Dog)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Other names for Susan Backlinie (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Susan Jane Swindall"
Susan Backlinie frequently works together with these people:
Steven Spielberg (5x, Crew)
Lorraine Gary (5x, Actress)
Peter Benchley (5x, Crew)
John Williams (4x, Crew)
Sid Haig (4x, Actor)
Laurent Bouzereau (4x, Crew)
Carl Gottlieb (4x, Crew)
Ted Grossman (4x, Actor)
Joe Alves (3x, Crew)
Bill Butler (3x, Crew)
James Gelet (3x, Crew)
Erik Hollander (3x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:193963, Added: 07/20/2018, Last updated: 04/21/2024