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Susan Backlinie Helps Make ‘Jaws’ One of the Scariest Movies Ever Made

Susan Backlinie had grown up in Florida where she excelled as a competitive swimmer. Fresh out of high school, she performed as a mermaid at Weeki Wachee Springs State Park before moving to California ...
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Susan Backlinie, who played shark victim Chrissie Watkins in 'Jaws,' dies at 77: Reports

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Susan Backlinie, best known for her role as shark victim Chrissie Watkins in Steven Spielberg's "Jaws," reportedly died Saturday ...
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R.I.P. Susan Backlinie: ‘Jaws’ Actress Dead At 77

Jaws actress and stuntwoman Susan Backlinie, best known for her iconic performance in the Steven Spielberg classic, has passed away. She was 77. Her agent confirmed the news to TMZ. A cause of death ...
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Susan Backlinie, Who Played the First Shark Attack Victim in ‘Jaws,’ Dies at 77

Susan Backlinie, who played the first shark attack victim in Steven Spielberg’s “Jaws,” has died. She was 77. Backlinie died Saturday morning at her California home due to a heart attack, Convention ...
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‘Jaws’ actress dead at 77

Susan Backlinie, the actress featured during the iconic and terrifying opening scene of Steven Spielberg’s 1975 blockbuster film “Jaws,” has passed away. She was 77. The Daily Jaws reported Backlinie, ...
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“Jaws” cast 50 years later: See what became of the first summer blockbuster's ensemble cast

Roy Scheider, Richard Dreyfuss, and Robert Shaw led a cast rounded out by Martha's Vineyard locals. Director Steven Spielberg and author Peter Benchley both expressed regret over how the film ...
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‘Jaws’: 50 Amazing Facts About The Shark Film That Changed The World

1. Based on the best-selling novel by Peter Benchley, Jaws was the movie that put director Steven Spielberg on the map. 2. JAWS was the first horror movie to become the highest-grossing film of all ...
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50 Years Later, Jaws Is Still the Best Horror Movie — But for Me, It’s a Love Story

The first time my husband, then boyfriend, came to my apartment, he reveled in my DVD collection, singling out the original Last House on the Left and the newly released Blu-ray of Jaws. On one of our ...
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Susan Backlinie, ‘Jaws’ Shark’s First Victim, Dies at 77

Susan Backlinie, whose onscreen demise at the beginning of Jaws made countless moviegoers scared to go in the water, has died at age 77. Backlinie’s convention agent told The Daily Jaws website that ...
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Iconic ‘Jaws’ actress dead at 77

Susan Backlinie, the actress featured during the iconic and terrifying opening scene of Steven Spielberg’s 1975 blockbuster film “Jaws,” has passed away. She was 77. The Daily Jaws reported Backlinie, ...
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Susan Backlinie, ‘first shark victim’ in Steven Spielberg’s Jaws, dies aged 77

Susan Backlinie, an actor known for playing the first victim in Steven Spielberg classic Jaws, has died aged 77. Backlinie had performed on screen throughout the Seventies and Eighties, with her most ...