
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.

Dynasty
TV • 1981

My Three Sons
TV • 1960

Room 222
TV • 1969

Paper Moon
TV • 1974

Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
TV • 1980

Brubaker
MOVIE • 1980

Coffy
MOVIE • 1973

The Drowning Pool
MOVIE • 1975

Rolling Thunder
MOVIE • 1977

Latitude Zero
MOVIE • 1969

The Nickel Ride
MOVIE • 1975

Human Experiments
MOVIE • 1979

Judgment: The Court Martial of Lt. William Calley
MOVIE • 1975