Actress Susan Backlinie, a swimmer and stuntwoman who played the young skinny-dipper who became the first shark victim in Steven Spielberg’s epic 1975 film, “Jaws,” died Saturday. She was 77.

Jaws’s iconic opening scene, where she is attacked and killed by the great white shark, is credited to Backlinie’s acting chops. The stunt was not choreographed, so Backlinie’s screams sound genuine ...

Susan Backlinie, famously known as the first victim in the 1975 film, “Jaws,” has died, Fox News Digital can confirm. Her husband of 30 years, Harvey Swindall, says her passing was “very unexpected.” ...

Susan Backlinie, the actor and stuntperson known for being the shark’s first victim in Steven Spielberg’s Jaws, has passed away at age 77. Backlinie’s convention agent, Matthew Templeton, shared the ...

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Susan Backlinie, famously known as the first victim in the 1975 film "Jaws," has died, Fox News Digital can confirm. Her husband of 30 years, Harvey Swindall, said her death was ...