- Born
- Birth nameLinda M. Higginson
- Height5′ 6″ (1.68 m)
- Gorgeous and voluptuous blonde actress Linda Hayden 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). 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) and gave an outstanding performance as alluring devil cult leader Angel Blake in the chilling The Blood on Satan's Claw (1971). Hayden was likewise memorable as libidinous sexpot secretary Linda Hindstatt in the sleazy thriller Trauma (1976) and had a brief cameo in The Boys from Brazil (1978). She acted in four amusingly lowbrow comedies with her onetime boyfriend Robin Askwith: Confessions of a Window Cleaner (1974), Queen Kong (1976), Let's Get Laid (1978) and Confessions from a Holiday Camp (1977).
Linda has made guest appearances in such TV shows as Now Look Here (1971), Marked Personal (1973), Traffic Warden's Daughter: Part 1 (2007), Pig in the Middle (1975), Robin's Nest (1977), Sole Agent (1980), Black Out (1980), Shillingbury Tales (1980), Cuffy (1983), Passing Chance (1983), Black Carrion (1984) and Performance Anxiety (1997).
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 is married to theatre producer Paul Elliott and is the mother of two children.- IMDb Mini Biography By: woodyanders - Born at Hatch End, Middlesex, her father was a wealthy businessman. At school her teacher had her pupils do play acting games during elocution lessons. After winning a bronze medal for recitation at a Watford festival she decided to take drama lessons. Later at a B.B.C. television show which involved audience participation she made a brief appearance which impressed producer Ernest Maxim who suggested that she enroll at a drama school which she did at Aida Foster's. Later she was picked out of 400 girls by Michael Klinger who wanted an innocent looking girl for hos film 'Baby Love'.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Tonyman 5
- SpousePaul Elliott(July 9, 1987 - present) (2 children)
- Children
- RelativesJane Hayden(Sibling)
- She was considered for the role Betty Spencer in Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em (1973).
- Mother of Haydn and Laura Jane Elliott.
- Her sister Jane Hayden was also an actress for a while.
- Born on exactly the same date as Desi Arnaz, Jr. (son of Desi Sr. and Lucille Ball).
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