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Linda Hayden

Linda Hayden

Actor · Born January 19, 1953 (73) · Middlesex, England, UK

Linda Hayden (born 19 January 1953 in Stanmore, Middlesex) is an English film and television actress, best known for her roles in 1970s British horror films and sex comedies. Description above from the Wikipedia article Linda Hayden, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 19, 1953 (73)
From
Middlesex, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
14 on MovieCove · 29 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 21% in 30 days

What are Linda Hayden's films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

Genres

Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 9th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Horror4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Horror movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
21%
Survival
21%
Morality
18%
Power
14%
Society
13%
Bonds
9%
Ideas
5%
Identity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 5 · Serious 2 · Dark 5

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 3 · Intense 5

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 6 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 4

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 5 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

4 analyzed roles

Usually the Trickster: 2 of 4 analyzed roles.

Trickster
2 of 4
Ally
1 of 4
Shadow
1 of 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Dread
7
Absurd
4
Joyful
2
Melancholic
3
Other
5

How their films linger

Unsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous5

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Linda Hayden's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Linda Hayden's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

29 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror(2021)

    as Poem Reader (voice)

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Stalker(2010)

    as Mrs Brown

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • The Upper Hand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Diana Wilkinson

  • The Return of Sam McCloud(1989)

    as Nancy Cratchett

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Mr. H Is Late (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Actor

  • Black Carrion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Ellen Jarvis

  • Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Ellen

  • Just Good Friends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 1 episode · as Sonia

  • Cuffy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 6 episodes · as Mandy

  • Shillingbury Tales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 4 episodes · as Mandy Smith

  • Minder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · as Annie

  • Hart to Hart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Boys from Brazil(1978)

    as Nancy

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Let's Get Laid(1978)

    as Gloria

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • The Professionals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Gerda Helm

  • Confessions from a Holiday Camp(1977)

    as Brigitte Dubois

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • The Galton & Simpson Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Henry's Secretary

  • Queen Kong (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as The Singing Nun

  • Trauma(1976)

    as Linda

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Old Dracula(1974)

    as Helga

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Confessions of a Window Cleaner(1974)

    as Policewoman Elizabeth Radlett

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Madhouse(1974)

    as Elizabeth Peters

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Night Watch(1973)

    as Girl in Car

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Something to Hide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Lorelei

  • Barcelona Kill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Linda

  • Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Blood on Satan's Claw(1971)

    as Angel Blake

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Taste the Blood of Dracula(1970)

    as Alice Hargood

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Baby Love(1969)

    as Luci Thompson

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 90th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 29 titles from 1969 to 2021; peak year 1970.

Highest rated

Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror (2021)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

The Blood on Satan's Claw (1971)

Film career

19692021

Peak 1970 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 2 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting29 of 29: 29 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score39th

By decade

1960s1 · acting1970s18 · acting1980s7 · acting1990s1 · acting2010s1 · acting2020s1 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 0% of 10 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Linda Hayden's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 39th percentile, the median of all 14; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 29th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

29thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

26thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 14 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 14 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned2
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

Confessions from a Holiday Camp (1977)

75th percentile spread · 59% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror (2021)

Midcredits 95th · 81% liked

Reviewers score the acting 56/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles; fans 69, detractors 37. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Linda Hayden's work okay for kids?

Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Sex & Nudity9 titles35–67 · median 51 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Linda Hayden work with?

People who share at least 2 of Linda Hayden's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; James Kenelm Clarke shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles