Child Actors That You Have Seen On TV In The 70s: Where Are They Now?

Published on 05/03/2021
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Tatum O’Neal (now)

The actress got married to Tennis star John McEnroe in 1986. The Tennis player already had three kids, and to everyone’s surprise, the couple decided to part their ways in 1992. They were divorced in 1994, and you will be surprised to know that after having a good start in the 70s, Tatum has only worked in 5 movies in the next 15 years. In the year 2000, Tatum started to come on-screen again by little appearances in T.V. shows like Sex and The City, 8 Basic Guidelines To Date My Teenage Daughter, and Law And Order. Apart from this, she has also worked in Rescue Me in the year 2005. She has continued to work in multiple T.V. shows since then.

Tatum O Neal Now

Tatum O Neal Now

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Linda Blair (then)

The character is remembered better by the scene where she vomited peas soup after she had turned her head in circles. The role that she played in The Exorcist was of a possessed girl, and she was just 14 when she landed on this role. The movie The Exorcist was released in 1959. Later in The Exorcist II that was released in 1977, Linda played the same role. On her first part, she got the Golden Globe. Linda started working at the tender age of 6 and became an extraordinary child model. On a T.V. series Secret Fences that aired between 1968 and 1969, Linda played a small role.

Linda Blair Then

Linda Blair Then

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