Linda Hayden

Gorgeous and voluptuous blonde actress 'Linda Hayden' (qv) made a strong and lasting impression with her steamy portrayals of lusty nymphets and tempting seductresses in a handful of pictures made in the 60s and 70s. Linda was born on January 19, 1953 in Stanmore, Middlesex, England. She studied her craft at the esteemed Aida Foster Stage School, where she took drama, dancing and singing classes. Hayden made a bold film debut as brassy 15-year-old teenage tart Luci Thompson in the racy melodrama _Baby Love (1969)_ (qv). Linda achieved her greatest enduring cult cinema popularity with her appearances in several horror features; she was excellent as virginal innocent Alice Hargood in the typically fine Hammer outing _Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970)_ (qv) and gave an outstanding performance as alluring devil cult leader Angel Blake in the chilling _The Blood on Satan's Claw (1971)_ (qv). Hayden was likewise memorable as libidinous sexpot secretary Linda Hindstatt in the sleazy thriller _Trauma (1976)_ (qv) and had a brief cameo in _The Boys from Brazil (1978)_ (qv). She acted in four amusingly lowbrow comedies with her onetime boyfriend 'Robin Askwith' (qv): _Confessions of a Window Cleaner (1974)_ (qv), _Queen Kong (1976)_ (qv), _Let's Get Laid (1978)_ (qv) and _Confessions of a Summer Camp Councillor (1977)_ (qv).Linda has made guest appearances in such TV shows as _Now Look Here (1971)_ (qv), _Marked Personal (1973)_ (qv), _Crown Court: Traffic Warden's Daughter: Part 1 (1974)_ (qv), _My Brother's Keeper: Pig in the Middle (1975)_ (qv), _Robin's Nest (1977)_ (qv), _Mackenzie: Sole Agent (1980)_ (qv), _The Professionals: Black Out (1980)_ (qv), _Shillingbury Tales (1980)_ (qv), _Cuffy (1983)_ (qv), _Hart to Hart: Passing Chance (1983)_ (qv), _Fox Mystery Theater: Black Carrion (1984)_ (qv) and _The Bill: Performance Anxiety (1997)_ (qv).In addition to her movie and television credits, Hayden has also acted on stage: she co-starred with Askwith in the bawdy farce "Who Goes Bare" and has performed extensively in productions for the Theatre of Comedy Company.'Linda Hayden' (qv) is married to theatre producer 'Paul Elliott' (qv) and is the mother of two children.::woodyanders