At the age of 5 years old, Linda Blair had to learn to accept the spotlight. Initially, she was a child model and then as an actress, when among 600 hopefuls, she was picked for the role in the role of Regan as the possessed child and actress in The Exorcist (1973). Linda quickly rose to world fame and won the Golden Globe, and seemed to be destined to win her first Academy Award for that role however, when the film's leaks revealed how some parts of the part were not performed by Linda Blair (the demon voice was recorded through Mercedes McCambridge, and eight seconds from a stunt dummy employed) this dream fell apart and, with it, likely came the first blow in what seemed to be the start of a successful career. In the following years, she was able secure lead part in a range of movies. This included the acclaimed film on television Born Innocent and Sarah T. Sarah T. Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic in addition to Exorcist II - The Heretic. But when she was pressured by peers to buying cocaine at the age of 18 years old, it resulted in being arrested and later sentenced to probation for three years. The much-publicized drug bust caused Linda to be placed on the blacklist in Hollywood and her acting career was soon reduced to B-movies and occasional television guest appearances only
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