Susan Backlinie(1946-2024)

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Susan Backlinie in Two-Minute Warning (1976)

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Jaws (1975)

Susan Backlinie was born on 1 September 1946 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. She was an actress, known for Jaws (1975), 1941 (1979) and The Great Muppet Caper (1981). She was married to Harvey Swindall, William Henry Backlinie, William Seale and Monty Cox. She died on 11 May 2024 in Ventura, California, USA.

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Known for

Jaws

8.1

Chrissie

1975

1941

5.8

Polar Bear Woman

1979

The Great Muppet Caper

7.1

Charkie's Water Ballet Performer

1981

Day of the Animals

5.3

Mandy Young

1977

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Actress

The Fall Guy
7.1
TV Series
- Tammy
- 1982
Catalina C-Lab
TV Movie
- Diver With Bends
- 1982
The Great Muppet Caper
7.1
- Charkie's Water Ballet Performer
- 1981
1941
5.8
- Polar Bear Woman
- 1979
Quark
6.9
TV Series
- Guard #1
- 1978
Day of the Animals
5.3
- Mandy Young
- 1977
A Stranger in My Forest
5.7
- Susan
- 1976
Two-Minute Warning
6.2
- Pretty Blonde Woman in Crowd (uncredited)
- 1976
The Quest
7.0
TV Series
- Girl in Brawl
- 1976
The Grizzly & the Treasure
5.0
- Eve Lambert
- 1975
Jaws
8.1
- Chrissie
- 1975

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Trivia
Ms. Backlinie is the swimmer in the opening scene who becomes the first victim of the shark in Jaws (1975). She later spoofed this scene in Spielberg's 1941 (1979) but encounters a Japanese submarine instead of a toothy fish.

Quotes
I'm not a women's libber. Having a pretty girl running down the beach, then having her torn apart by a shark, is a lot better than having a flabby guy running down the beach and getting torn up. I don't think women are exploited as much as some women think they are.