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Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

13

Gender

Female

Birthday

1961-08-20

Day of Death

2020-08-14 (59 years old)

Place of Birth

New York, New York, U.S.A.

Also Known As

Linda Manz

Biography

Linda Manz made her feature film debut at age 15 in Terrence Malick's period drama Days of Heaven (1978), playing an adolescent girl growing up in rural Texas in 1916. She followed this with a supporting role in The Wanderers (1979). Manz earned critical acclaim for her portrayal of a troubled teenage girl from a dysfunctional family in Dennis Hopper's drama film Out of the Blue (1980). Manz stepped away from her acting profession in the mid-1980s and relocated to Southern California, where she lived outside the public eye and focused on raising her three children. She returned to acting in 1997 with small roles in Harmony Korine's film Gummo and David Fincher's thriller The Game. She developed a strong cult following than began in the 1990s.

Known For

Acting

The Wanderers

1979

The Wanderers

as

Peewee

Days of Heaven

1978

Days of Heaven

as

Linda

Out of the Blue

1981

Out of the Blue

as

Cebe

Buddy Boy

2000

Buddy Boy

as

(uncredited)

Gummo

1997

Gummo

as

Solomon's Mother

Longshot

1981

Longshot

as

Maxine Gripp

The Game

1997

The Game

as

Christine's Roomate Amy

King of the Gypsies

1978

King of the Gypsies

as

(uncredited)

Boardwalk

1979

Boardwalk

as

Girl Satan

Orphan Train

1979

Orphan Train

as

Sarah

Faerie Tale Theatre

Faerie Tale Theatre

as

Robber Girl

Production

Crew

Directing