
Linda Blair, who was barely five when she was born, needed to get used to being at the center of attention. At first, as a child model or actor, she was selected for the role of Regan the demonized girl among 600 hopefuls, for The Exorcist, (1973). Linda Blair quickly rose to notoriety and was awarded her first Golden Globe. She was expected to also win the Academy Award. But when the news leaked out that a few scenes were dubs and a stunt-dummy was filmed for 8 seconds in the movie, the dream fell apart. Through the years she was able to secure leads in a wide range of movies, including the wildly successful television series Born Innocent (1974) (the number one TV show of that year) as well as Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic (1975) in addition to the Exorcist sequel Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977). However, when she was pressured by peers to buying cocaine at the age of 18 years old, it resulted in being arrested and later sentenced to three years ' probation. The widely-publicized bust for drugs caused Linda to be banned from Hollywood as well as her professional film career soon slowed down to B-movies, and occasionally TV guest appearances only
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