From the age of just five Linda Blair had to become comfortable in public attention, initially as child models and later acting as a actress. When out of a field of nearly 600 candidates she was selected for the part as Regan, the child that was possessed, in The Exorcist (1973). Linda rapidly gained world fame and won the Golden Globe, and seemed poised to get an Academy Award for that role, but when it leaked that certain parts in the film weren't done by her (the vocals of the demon were dubbed through Mercedes McCambridge, and eight seconds from a stunt dummy employed) this dream fell apart and, with it, most likely was the beginning of the end to what looked like the beginning of an A-list career. In the following years, she was able secure lead parts in a variety of film. They included the highly successful film on television Born Innocent and Sarah T. Sarah T. Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic as well as Exorcist II - The Heretic. She splurged on cocaine due to the pressure of her peers at 18, it led to her arrest and sentence of three years' probation. This highly-publicized drug bust led Linda to be blacklisted in Hollywood as well as her professional film career soon slowed down to B-movies with occasional guest appearances.
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