Susan Backlinie, whose iconic opening death scene set the tone of terror for Jaws, died of a heart attack in California on Saturday, her agent confirmed to The New York Times. In Steven Spielberg’s 1975 spine-tingling movie, Susan’s character Chrissie rises from a beach campfire party at dusk to go skinny-dipping with a drunk companion, who comically collapses in the sand. However, the carefree swim is soon interrupted from below as the great white shark pulls Chrissie, writhing and screaming, into the depths. Bobby Bank via Getty ImagesAdvertisementSusan’s other on-screen credits included The Great Muppet Caper (1981) and Steven Spielberg’s 1979 war comedy 1941, in which she parodied her shark-attack scene. Her TV work included The Quest, (1976), Quark (1978) and The Fall Guy (1982).

Source: Huffington Post May 13, 2024 15:35 UTC