Linda Melson Harrison is an American television and film actress. She played Nova in the science fiction film classic Planet of the Apes and the first sequel, Beneath the Planet of the Apes; she also
Harrison ca. 1966
With Carl Reiner, A Guide for the Married Man
Heston and Harrison in Planet of the Apes
Taylor (Charlton Heston) cradles the dying Nova (Harrison) in Beneath the Planet of the Apes
Planet of the Apes is a 1968 American science-fiction film directed by Franklin J. Schaffner from a screenplay by Michael Wilson and Rod Serling, loosely based on the 1963 novel by Pierre Boulle. The
Linda Harrison
…Linda Melson Harrison (born July 26, 1945) is an American television and film actress. She played Nova in the science fiction film classic Planet of the Apes (1968) and the first sequel, Beneath the Planet of the Apes; she also had a cameo in Tim Burton's 2001 remake of the original. She was a regular cast…
Theatrical release poster
Taylor, Nova (Harrison), and the Statue of Liberty
The astronauts' journey from their downed ship was filmed along the Colorado River in Glen Canyon.
Kim Hunter undergoing the extensive ape makeup process.