Linda Haynes
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 4, 1947
- Place of birth
- Florida, USA
- Died
- July 17, 2023
Biography
Pretty, spunky, and talented blonde Linda Haynes was born on November 4, 1947 in Florida. Haynes made her film debut as Dr. Anne Barton in the silly Japanse sci-fi monster flick Ido zero daisakusen (1969). Linda was excellent as brassy prostitute Meg in Jack Hill's terrifically trashy blaxploitation cult favorite Coffy (1973) and was likewise fine as small-time L.A. mobster Jason Miller's girlfriend Sarah in the downbeat crime drama The Nickel Ride (1974). Haynes gave her best, most gritty, and impressive performance to date as tough and world-weary barmaid and war hero groupie Linda Forchet, who befriends traumatized Vietnam veteran William Devane in the outstanding revenge thriller winner Rolling Thunder (1977). Linda had her sole starring role as country singer Rachel Foster in the sleazy women-in-prison exploitation outing Human Experiments (1979). Alas, following her appearances in both the prison drama Brubaker (1980) and the acclaimed made-for-TV feature Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones (1980), Haynes called it a day as an actress and went on to work as a legal assistant in a law firm in Florida.
Movies with Linda Haynes
- Brubaker 1980 · ★ 7.1
- Coffy 1973 · ★ 6.6
- Rolling Thunder 1977 · ★ 6.8
- The Drowning Pool 1975 · ★ 6.4
- Latitude Zero 1969 · ★ 5.9
- Human Experiments 1979 · ★ 4.4
- The Nickel Ride 1975 · ★ 5.8
- Judgment: The Court Martial of Lt. William Calley 1975 · ★ 5.2