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Backlinie passed away at home in Ventura, California, on Saturday. She was 77 years old.<\/p>\n

Matthew Templeton, her convention agent, told The Daily Jaws that the news was true.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is with heartfelt regret to confirm our beloved Susan passed away this morning,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to thank everyone who sent their condolences at this time.<\/p>\n

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\u201cPlease respect the family\u2019s privacy during this difficult time.\u201d<\/p>\n

She was best known for her role as Chrissie Watkins in Steven Speilberg\u2019s 1975 movie Jaws.<\/p>\n

It was when she was 28 years old that the nationally ranked swimmer and professional diver played the victim of skinny-dipping.<\/p>\n

For a while, Backlinie worked with animals and water before the movie found her.<\/p>\n

The stunt woman worked as a mermaid at Florida\u2019s Weeki Wachee Springs tourist attraction and had done work with many wild animals, such as a tiger and a bear.<\/p>\n

Backlinie was going after her first movie because she knew Spielberg would be interested in something no other actress could offer.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you hire me, you might get close-ups of the stunt itself.\u201d He told the director, \u201cIf you hire an actress, she\u2019ll have to cover her face.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cI went to stunts to find the perfect stuntwoman, and Susan was up to the task,\u201d Spielberg wrote in Laurent Bouzerau\u2019s book Spielberg: The First Ten Years.<\/p>\n

Backlinie talked about what Spielberg told her before they filmed the famous scene in an interview in 2017.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe first thing he said to me was, \u2018When your scene is done, I want everyone under the seats with the popcorn and the bubblegum,\u2019\u201d she told The Post.<\/p>\n

A lot of people have paid tribute to the actress and stuntwoman on social media, with a lot of focus on her role in Jaws.<\/p>\n

\u201cSusan was a loving and kind person, and the Jaws community will miss her very much,\u201d said Jeffrey Kramer, who also played Susan on the show.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe has a special place in our hearts.\u201d<\/p>\n

One fan wrote on X (formerly Twitter), \u201cRest in peace to Susan Backlinie. Her Chrissie Watkins in \u2018Jaws\u2019 had the most memorable tug on the leg in movie history.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another fan said, \u201cShe has to go down in movie history,\u201d and a third said, \u201cShe did an unbelievable job that made the whole world afraid of the ocean.\u201d<\/p>\n

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A lot of people have said nice things about her, like \u201cscream queen legend\u201d and \u201cclass act.\u201d<\/p>\n

One man even said that her role helped him with his lifelong job of looking for sharks.<\/p>\n

\u201cSusan will be remembered forever and immortalized as the first victim of the great white shark of Jaws fame,\u201d the fan wrote on The Daily Jaws when they reported her death.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a kid of 11, it made me interested in GW sharks for some reason.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNow 61, I have cage dived in South Africa and Australia recording over 29 different GW sharks, rip Susan, thank you, Susan.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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