Linda Harrison

Linda Melson Harrison born July 26 1945 is an American television and film actress She is best remembered for portraying Nova alongside costar Charlton Heston in Planet of the Apes and Beneath the Planet of the Apes She went on to appear in many films and then made a cameo in 2001s Planet of the Apes film directed by Tim Burton She retired from acting for family reasons until returning to costar in 2018s Midnight Massacre a modern day version of Shakespeares Julius Caesar directed by Travis Bowen Linda is considered Hollywood royalty as her family created 20th Century Fox