Actress Susan Backlinie, best known as the first shark victim in the “Jaws” franchise, has died. She was 77. USA TODAY has ...

THE actress and stuntperson Susan Backlinie who played the shark's first victim in Jaws has died. Backlinie was 77 years old and died at home on Saturday in Ventura, California, her agent confirmed.

Her convention agent Matthew Templeton confirmed the news to The Daily Jaws. "It is with heartfelt regret to confirm our beloved Susan passed away this morning," Templeton said. "We would like to ...

Steven Spielberg said he needed a stuntperson and expert swimmer who "knew how to endure what I imagined was going to be a whole lot of violent shaking." By Mike Barnes Senior Editor “I didn’t ...

Susan Backlinie, who played the first shark attack victim in Steven Spielberg’s “Jaws,” has died. She was 77. Backlinie died Saturday morning at her California home due to a heart attack ...

Actress and stuntwoman Susan Backlinie, perhaps best known as the first shark attack victim in 'Jaws,' has died. Backlinie, 77, suffered a fatal heart attack at her home in Ventura, California.

Ms. Backlinie, a stuntwoman, appeared in the terrifying opening scene of the 1975 blockbuster in which a great white shark attacks. By Johnny Diaz Susan Backlinie, the actress and stuntwoman whose ...

(NEXSTAR) – Susan Backlinie, perhaps best known to cinephiles as the first victim in the 1975 blockbuster “Jaws,” has died.

Actress Susan Backlinie of Jaws fame died Saturday at the age of 77. Backlinie died of a heart attack in her California home, her agent Sean Clark told reporters. Jaws's iconic opening scene is ...

Susan Backlinie, an actor known for playing the first victim in Steven Spielberg classic Jaws, has died aged 77. Backlinie had performed on screen throughout the Seventies and Eighties, with her ...