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. Jaws’s iconic opening scene is credited to Backlinie’s acting chops,

Actress Susan Backlinie, best known as the first shark victim in the “Jaws” franchise, has died. She was 77. USA TODAY has reached out to a representative for Backlinie for comment. Backlinie's unnerving performance as Watkins, a young woman who goes ...

(NEXSTAR) – Susan Backlinie, perhaps best known to cinephiles as the first victim in the 1975 blockbuster “Jaws,” has died. She was 77. Sean Clark of Convention All Stars, of which Backlinie was a client, confirmed her passing over the weekend.