Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Susan Backlinie, the stuntperson and actress who as a young skinny-dipper out for a nighttime swim off the coast of Amity Island ...

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 ...

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. Actress Susan Backlinie, who played ...

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 years to the ...

Susan Backlinie, an actor known for playing the first victim in Steven Spielberg classic Jaws, has died aged 77. Backlinie had performed on screen throughout the Seventies and Eighties, with her most ...

Actress and stunt woman Susan Backlinie, 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 at ...

Susan Backlinie, who played the first shark attack victim in Steven Spielberg’s “Jaws,” has died. She was 77. Backlinie died Saturday morning at her California home due to a heart attack, Convention ...

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.

"Jaws" actress/stuntwoman Susan Backlinie at "Jaws" Fest celebrating the Jaws 30th Anniversary Edition DVD from Universal Studios Home Entertainment. (Photo by Chris Polk/FilmMagic for Universal ...