Appeared in 75 commercials and hundreds of magazine catalogues by the time she was 12.
Dated Rick James. James' 1983 hit, "Cold Blooded," was supposedly about his and Blair's brief romance.
Did a lot of her own skating in Roller Boogie (1979) and consequently developed bursitis in her hip.
Did an audition for the role of Emmeline for The Blue Lagoon (1980) in an attempt to avoid to be typecast as the possessed girl she played in The Exorcist (1973). But the role went to Brooke Shields.
Family moved to Westport, CT when Linda was 2.
Flew to Florida to attend funerals for members of the band Lynyrd Skynyrd, when an acquaintance convinced Linda to go with her and buy cocaine. Blair reportedly went because she was interested in buying pedigree puppies which the dealers were supposedly selling. Blair reportedly bought cocaine, and then returned to Connecticut. She kept in touch with the dealers, supposedly because she wanted the puppies, but the Drug Enforcement Agency was tapping the phones. They arrested Blair, along with 30+ others, and charged her with conspiracy to buy the cocaine in Florida and sell it in Connecticut. Police searched her purse, found amphetamines, and then charged her with possession. The possession charge was dropped, and the conspiracy charge was reduced. She received three years probation.
Founder of "The Linda Blair World Heart Foundation", which advocates the rescue and adoption of animals.
Friend of Tippi Hedren.
Has chickens and horses as pets in her home.
Her father, James, was an executive headhunter. Her mother, Elinore, was a real estate agent. She has a brother, Jimmy, and a sister, Debbie.
Her frightening turn as Regan MacNeil in The Exorcist (1973) was ranked #9 on the American Film Institute's villains list of the 100 years of The Greatest Screen Heroes and Villians.
Is a vegan.
Linda has won numerous awards for her work as an animal rights activist from organizations such as P.E.T.A. and Linda also lends her name to helping stop animal abuse all over the world.
One of Linda's pet dogs was stolen from her and ever since she has become involved with stopping animal/pet theft.
Owns her own clothing line called Linda Blair's Wild West Collection.
Ranked #36 in VH1's list of the "100 Greatest Kid Stars"
Received death threats after The Exorcist (1973) premiered. Warner Brothers, the studio which released the film, hired the police to live with the Blair family for 6 months. The culprit was never caught.
She's written a book about veganism called "Going Vegan!".
Speaks Spanish.
Was in talks to star as Iris in Taxi Driver (1976), but the role went to Jodie Foster instead (and Foster was nominated for an Oscar).