Ms. Backlinie, a stuntwoman, appeared in the terrifying opening scene of the 1975 blockbuster in which a great white shark ...

The stuntwoman and movie star, best known for her portrayal of Chrissie Watkins in 'Jaws,' died at her home in Ventura, ...

Susan Backlinie, who played the first shark attack victim in Steven Spielberg’s “Jaws,” has died. She was 77. Backlinie died ...

Actress Susan Backlinie of Jaws fame died Saturday at the age of 77. Backlinie died of a heart attack in her California home, ...

Jaws' actress Susan Backlinie, who played the first shark victim Chrissie Watkins, has passed away at the age of 77.

Susan Backlinie, whose gruesome death in Jaws scared millions from swimming in the ocean, died Saturday at 77 in her Ventura, ...

Susan Backlinie, best known for her role as shark victim Chrissie Watkins in Steven Spielberg's "Jaws," reportedly died ...

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.

The stunt performer’s work in Steven Spielberg’s 1975 blockbuster made countless moviegoers scared to go in the water.

Backlinie’s scene in “Jaws,” during which she’s attacked by an unseen shark while skinny-dipping off Amity Island, is ...

Actress and stuntwoman, Susan Backlinie, who played the first shark attack victim in Steven Spielberg’s ‘Jaws,’ has passed ...