Linda Haynes

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.

Known For

Brubaker

Acting

1977

Rolling Thunder

as

Linda Forchet

1975

The Drowning Pool

as

Gretchen

1975

The Nickel Ride

as

Sarah

1969

Latitude Zero

as

Dr. Anne Barton

1979

Human Experiments

as

Rachel Foster

1975

Judgment: The Court Martial of Lt. William Calley

as

Calley's Girl

1973

Coffy

as

Meg

1980

Brubaker

as

Carol

My Three Sons

as

Dynasty

as

Room 222

as

Paper Moon

as

Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones

as

Karen Bundy

Production

Crew

Directing