Susan Backlinie, whose onscreen demise at the beginning of Jaws made countless moviegoers scared to go in the water, has died at age 77. Backlinie’s convention agent told The Daily Jaws website that ...

When Steven Spielberg began casting “Jaws” in early 1974, he envisioned a New York City actress for the role of the skinny-dipper killed in the opening minutes of the movie. But what would become an ...

Susan Backlinie, an actress and stunt woman whose portrayal of a violent death as the first shark attack victim in the opening scene of the blockbuster movie “Jaws” terrified moviegoers, died Saturday ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The movie "Jaws" hit the big screen 50 years ago and smashed the then-current box office record. The first victim in the movie ...

Actress Susan Backlinie, a swimmer and stuntwoman who played the young skinny-dipper who became the first shark victim in Steven Spielberg’s epic 1975 film, “Jaws,” died Saturday. She was 77.

VENTURA, Calif. (KABC) -- Susan Backlinie, who played the first shark attack victim in Steven Spielberg's 1975 film "Jaws," died over the weekend. She was 77. According to The Daily Jaws, a website ...

The movie "Jaws" hit the big screen 50 years ago and smashed the then-current box office record. The first victim in the movie which opened June 20, 1975, was a woman swimming in the ocean. That woman ...