My Take
I'll be honest — Nova from Planet of the Apes is one of those roles that burns itself into your memory, and Linda Harrison is the reason why. She's from Berlin, Maryland of all places, a tiny shore town, and somehow she ended up at the center of one of the most iconic sci-fi films ever made, holding her own opposite Charlton Heston without speaking a single line. That takes a kind of presence you genuinely can't fake. The fact that she came back for Beneath the Planet of the Apes and then got a cameo in Tim Burton's 2001 remake tells you she was always part of the franchise's soul. Model-turned-actress-turned-producer — there's more going on with her than the spotlight ever gave her credit for.
Overview
Linda Melson Harrison (born July 26, 1945) is an American television and film actress. She played Nova 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.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- リンダ・ハリソン
- Name (Japanese)
- リンダ・ハリソン
- Reading
- りんだ・はりそん
- Born
- July 26, 1945 (age 80)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Rooster
- Origin
- Berlin, Maryland, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- model / television actor / film actor / film producer / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Stephen Decatur High School
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.