
Acting
July 25, 1945 (80 years old)
Berlin, Maryland, USA
Also Known As
Augusta Summerland
Linda Melson Harrison
لیندا هریسون
Linda Melson Harrison (born July 26, 1945) is an American television and film actress. She is best remembered for portraying Nova alongside co-star Charlton Heston in Planet of the Apes and Beneath the Planet of the Apes. She went on to appear in many films and then made a cameo in 2001's Planet of the Apes film directed by Tim Burton. She retired from acting for family reasons until returning to co-star in 2018's Midnight Massacre, a modern day version of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar directed by Travis Bowen. Linda is considered Hollywood royalty as her family created 20th Century Fox.

Midnight Massacre
2025
as Quinia Brutus

The Kill Room
2023
as Charlene Proube

Monster Madness: The Counter Culture To Blockbusters
2015
as (archive footage)

From Alpha to Omega: Building a Sequel
2008
as Self

Planet of the Apes
2001
as Woman in Cart

Behind the Planet of the Apes
1998
as Self

Wild Bill
1995
as Madam

Cocoon: The Return
1988
as Susan

Cocoon
1985
as Susan

Airport 1975
1974
as Winnie

Escape from the Planet of the Apes
1971
as Nova (archive footage) (uncredited)

Beneath the Planet of the Apes
1970
as Nova

Bracken's World
1969
as Paulette Douglas

Planet of the Apes
1968
as Nova

A Guide for the Married Man
1967
as Miss Stardust

Wonder Woman: Who's Afraid of Diana Prince?
1967
as Wonder Woman's Reflection

Way... Way Out
1966
as Peggy

The Fat Spy
1966
as Treasure Hunter

Planet of the Apes Test Reel
1966
as Dr. Zira

Batman
1966
as Cheerleader II