Actress Susan Backlinie of Jaws fame died Saturday at the age of 77.
, where she is attacked and killed by the great white shark. The stunt was not choreographed, so Backlinie’s screams sound genuine when she is pulled under the water. Additionally, she was harnessed and pulled in all directions. Co-star Richard Dreyfuss claimed in the documentarythat director Steven Spielberg later recorded her screams by pouring water in her mouth.
Actress Susan Backlinie, who played the first victim, Christine “Chrissie” Watkins in “Jaws” signs autographs in Edgartown, Mass. on Martha’s Vineyard, Friday, June 3, 2005, after the opening ceremony for Jaws Fest 2005, a celebration event of the 30th anniversary of the movie going on June 3 through June 5 on Martha’s Vineyard. Backlinie was a freestyle swimming state champion at Forest Hill High School.
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