Whatever happened to Linda Harrison, the girl who played Nova?
While most of the Apes actors went on to, or continued in, distinguished careers, Linda Harrison seemed to just disappear. Actually, at the time Planet was produced, she was married to Fox chief Richard Zanuck, son of famed mogul Darryl Zanuck. After the Apes films, she went on to do a TV series and was almost cast as the wife of Chief Brody in Jaws (see Apes Trivia). Around this time, Harrison took a break from acting to raise her children she had with Zanuck. Some time later, they were divorced, but she continues to make occassional appearances in films he produces with his current wife, Lilli Fini Zanuck. She played the mother of the young boy in Cocoon and Cocoon: The Return, and most recently appeared in Runaway Bride and Planet of the Apes (2001). Be sure to visit the Official Linda Harrison website at www.lindaharrison.com and read our exclusive interview. • Didn’t Planet of the Apes win a couple of Oscars? It was nominated for Best Costume Design (Morton Haack) Best Original Sc
