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.

Susan Backlinie, whose gruesome death in Jaws scared millions from swimming in the ocean, died Saturday at 77 in her home in Ventura, CA. Her death was confirmed by Matthew Templeton, the agent ...

Susan Backlinie, the actress and stuntwoman known for one of Hollywood’s most memorable opening scenes as the first victim of the huge shark in Jaws, has died aged 77. Backlinie had been a state ...

Susan Backlinie, the stuntwoman who played the first person to be devoured by the shark in “Jaws,” has died at 77 years old, her agent told fan site “The Daily Jaws.” Her passing comes 50 ...

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 ...

(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 ...

Susan Backlinie, the first victim of the iconic Jaws movie, has died, with her devastated husband paying tribute to the star. Backlinie, who passed away at her home in Ventura, with her husband Harvey ...

Susan Backlinie, who played the first shark attack victim in Steven Spielberg's 1975 film "Jaws," died over the weekend. She ...

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 ...

Susan Backlinie is no more. Backlinie, who portrayed the first shark attack victim in Steven Spielberg’s Jaws, died at the age of 77. Convention All Stars owner Sean Clark confirmed to Variety ...