Linda Haynes

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.

Filmography

All 13Movies 8TV 5

Dynasty

1981

Brubaker

Carol

Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones

Karen Bundy

Human Experiments

Rachel Foster

Rolling Thunder

Linda Forchet

The Drowning Pool

Gretchen

The Nickel Ride

Sarah

Judgment: The Court Martial of Lt. William Calley

Calley's Girl

Paper Moon

1974

Coffy

Meg

Room 222

1969

Latitude Zero

Dr. Anne Barton

My Three Sons

1960