{"id":2324478,"date":"2026-03-12T10:18:35","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T10:18:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2324478"},"modified":"2026-03-12T10:18:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T10:18:35","slug":"linda-blair-67-looks-beautiful-52-years-after-the-exorcist-made-her-a-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/linda-blair-67-looks-beautiful-52-years-after-the-exorcist-made-her-a-star\/","title":{"rendered":"Linda Blair (67) Looks Beautiful 52 Years After The Exorcist Made Her a Star"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Ask any horror fan to name the gold standard and The Exorcist usually tops the list. When it hit cinemas in 1973, audiences fainted, argued, then lined up again. The setting felt wrong in the best way. The effects still hold up. Rumors of a curse kept tabloids busy. And Linda Blair, just 14 at the time, delivered a performance that still unsettles you decades later.<\/p>\n

Though she was really young when she starred in the most iconic horror film of all time, Blair has enjoyed a fulfilling life that has made her a cultural landmark five decades after the release of The Exorcist. From horror flicks to animal rights advocacy, Linda Blair is just getting started.<\/p>\n

How The Exorcist Turned Linda Blair Into a Horror Icon<\/strong><\/h2>\n
\n\"LindaImage Credit: Warner Bros.\n<\/div>\n

Featuring a rather taboo topic for a horror film of the era, The Exorcist shocked audiences with its diabolical imagery and unsettling atmosphere. To top things off, the movie\u2019s co-star was just a child actor with limited acting experience.<\/p>\n

Blair\u2019s take on the possessed Regan MacNeil was praised by critics and beloved by fans. Despite the heavy makeup and special effects, everyone could see that the real star of the show was Blair\u2019s earnest performance. Suddenly, the world knew who Linda Blair was\u2014and that\u2019s both a blessing and a curse for such a young performer.<\/p>\n

Linda Blair\u2019s Struggles After The Exorcist: Typecasting, B-Movies and Controversy<\/strong><\/h2>\n
\n\"LindaImage Credit: Warner Bros.\n<\/div>\n

Escaping the shadow of a movie like The Exorcist is no easy feat. Before she knew it, every studio exec wanted Blair in their films\u2014as long as those films were shocking. She was quickly typecast in exploitation B-movies, like Hell Night and Chained Heat. The massive flop of Exorcist II: The Heretic didn\u2019t help her career, either.<\/p>\n

Things spiraled in 1977, when she was arrested on drug-related charges. It seemed as if Blair was destined to follow the tragic path of many child stars in Hollywood. Thankfully, she was just getting ready for a surprising comeback.<\/p>\n

How Linda Blair Embraced Her Horror Legacy in TV, Film and Pop Culture<\/strong><\/h2>\n
\n\"Linda-Blair-Teen\"Image Credit: Instagram \/ @thereallindablair\n<\/div>\n

While many child celebrities would rather hide the things that made them famous, Blair embraced her horror roots. In 2000, Blair would host Scariest Places on Earth, after having a surprising Broadway stint with Grease.<\/p>\n

The fact that she even parodied her most iconic character in the 1990 movie Repossessed shows that Blair was comfortable embracing the cultural legacy of The Exorcist. Cameos in Married\u2026 with Children and Supernatural cemented her image as a cultural powerhouse\u2014and she didn\u2019t even need big blockbuster roles to do so.<\/p>\n

Inside Linda Blair\u2019s Animal Rescue Mission and the WorldHeart Foundation<\/strong><\/h2>\n
\n\"LindaImage Credit: Instagram \/ @thereallindablair\n<\/div>\n

In 2004, the actress founded the Linda Blair WorldHeart Foundation, a non-profit organization specializing in rescuing and rehabilitating abused animals. Blair also went fully vegan, and described the experience as finally finding purpose and peace after the pressure of the Hollywood lifestyle.<\/p>\n

At her 66 years, Blair looks stunning. She stays young at heart and looks genuinely happy working with animals. After a brief return to acting in 2023\u2019s The Exorcist: Believer, Blair has expressed interest in a possible return to Hollywood\u2014but she\u2019s made it clear that her beloved animals and her upcoming memoir (which promises some shocking revelations surrounding The Exorcist) come first.<\/p>\n

Linda Blair Reveals Her Graves\u2019 Disease Diagnosis After Life-Threatening Illness<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Linda Blair spent 2023 fighting for her life, and it wasn\u2019t a movie stunt. Parade<\/a> says the 67-year-old told Billy Corgan on The Magnificent Others that pneumonia and sepsis landed her in hospital after months of sliding health. \u201cI started feeling really bad, and getting sicker and sicker,\u201d Blair said. Doctors ran 28 tests before a name finally showed up: Graves\u2019 disease. \u201cI have Graves\u2019 disease. It attacks your immune system,\u201d she explained.<\/p>\n

Blair said her weight dropped to 91 pounds. \u201cThe challenge to recover, and I\u2019m still in it, is extreme,\u201d she added. If you\u2019ve ever waited for answers while your body misbehaves, you know the drill, the calendar keeps moving.<\/p>\n

Deadline notes the Exorcist franchise rolls on with Scarlett Johansson and Mike Flanagan. Could Linda Blair have a cameo?<\/p>\n

RELATED: How Days of Our Lives Delivered The Last Great Exorcist Story<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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