Susan Backlinie Autographs
Susan Jane Backlinie (September 1, 1946 – May 11, 2024) was an American actress and stuntwoman. She was known for playing Chrissie Watkins, the shark attack victim in the opening beach party scene of Steven Spielberg's 1975 film Jaws.
Susan Jane Myers was born in Miami on September 1, 1946; some sources say she was a native of Washington, D.C. From the age of ten, Backlinie lived in West Palm Beach, Florida, where she swam for miles off the coast and in local pools. At Forest Hill High School, she was a cheerleader and a state freestyle swimming champion; she graduated in 1964. After high school she attended nursing school for a year, but she wanted a more adventurous outdoor life.
As a teenager she performed as a mermaid at Weeki Wachee Springs State Park, a tourist attraction on Florida's west coast; later she worked with wild animals at Ivan Tors Studios, the Miami facility made famous by Flipper. On a national tour with Ivan, she shared a stage with Gentle Ben the bear, Judy the Chimp, and Clarence, the Cross-Eyed Lion. When Ivan Tors closed, Backlinie now in her early 20s, relocated to Africa USA, an animal theme park in Redwood City, California.
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Current items with a signature of Susan Backlinie
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Traded items with a signature of Susan Backlinie
The most expensive item with a signature of Susan Backlinie (ROBERT SHAW RICHARD DREYFUSS SUSAN BACKLINIE JAWS SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED PHOTO PSA) was sold in August 2021 for $1,995.00 while the cheapest item (SUSAN BACKLINIE - CHRISSIE 1ST VICTIM Authentic HAND SIGNED 3X5 INDEX CARD JAWS) found a new owner for $0.50 in March 2020. The month with the most items sold (23) was May 2024 with an average selling price of $40.00 for an autographed item of Susan Backlinie. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in June 2025 with $110.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $1.64 was May 2015. In average, an autographed item from Susan Backlinie is worth $34.99.
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