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Regan MacNeil
Fictional character from The Exorcist franchise
Fictional character
| Regan MacNeil | |
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Linda Blair as Regan MacNeil in the 1973 bio The Exorcist | |
| First appearance | The Exorcist (1971 novel) |
| Last appearance | The Exorcist: Believer (2023 film) |
| Created by | William Peter Blatty |
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| Alias | Angela Rance (television series) |
| Gender | Female |
| Family |
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| Spouse | Henry Rance (television series) |
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| Nationality | American |
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Regan Teresa MacNeil (born April 6, 1959[nb 1]) is a fictionalcharacter in the 1971 novel The Exorcist and one of the supporting characters in its 1973 film adaptation and the 1977 rulle Exorcist II: The Heretic, while being one of the main protag
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Horror
Regan Teresa MacNeil is a fictional character from William Peter Blatty's horror novel and film, The Exorcist and its first sequel, Exorcist II: The Heretic. In both films, she was portrayed by Linda Blair.
Regan MacNeil is a 12-year-old girl and the daughter of actress Chris MacNeil. Regan is caught between her mother's grueling working schedule and the fact that her parents are in the process of an acrimonious divorce (her father is in Europe and is not seen in the movie).
She is described as shy, even different, and it is not within her nature to behave aggressively. She is devoted to her mother, making clay animals as gifts for her and leaving a rose at her place at the kitchen table each morning. Chris is determined to be a good mother, spending all her off days with her. Because she is an atheist, she does not teach Regan about religion, but when Regan has questions about God, Chris tries to answer reassuringly.
Even though Chris knows Regan very well, it takes he
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The Exorcist (novel)
1971 novel by William Peter Blatty
The Exorcist is a 1971 horror novel written by American writer William Peter Blatty and published by Harper & Row. The book details the demonic possession of eleven-year-old Regan MacNeil, the daughter of a famous actress, and the two priests who attempt to exorcise the demon. The novel was the basis of a highly successful Oscar-winning film adaptation released two years later, whose screenplay was also written and produced by Blatty, for which he won an Academy Award. More movies and books were eventually added to The Exorcist franchise.
The novel was inspired by a 1949 case of supposed demonic possession and exorcism that Blatty heard about while he was a student in the class of 1950 at Georgetown University.[1] As a result, the novel takes place in Washington, D.C., near the campus of Georgetown University. In September 2011, the novel was reprinted by HarperCollins to celebrate its 40th anniversary