Regan MacNeil

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Regan MacNeil is the young girl who becomes demonically possessed in William Friedkin’s classic horror film "The Exorcist."

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Label Occurrences
Regan MacNeil canonical 4
Regan Teresa MacNeil 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
film character
ageInTheExorcist 12
appearsIn The Exorcist
The Exorcist (TV series)
surface form: The Exorcist (TV series, as inspiration/backstory)

Exorcist II: The Heretic
surface form: The Exorcist II: The Heretic

The Exorcist III
surface form: The Exorcist III (mentioned/archival)
appearsInMedium feature films
novels
television adaptations
associatedWithGenre horror
associatedWithSubgenre supernatural horror
basedOn Regan MacNeil (character in William Peter Blatty’s novel)
characterArc returns as a young adult in The Exorcist II: The Heretic
createdBy William Peter Blatty
culturalImpact became one of the most recognizable possessed-child figures in cinema
exorcisedBy Father Damien Karras
Father Lankester Merrin
eyeColor blue
familyName MacNeil
filmDirectedBy William Friedkin
firstAppearance The Exorcist
surface form: The Exorcist (novel, 1971)
firstFilmAppearance The Exorcist
surface form: The Exorcist (film, 1973)
franchise The Exorcist
surface form: The Exorcist franchise
fullName Regan MacNeil self-linksurface differs
surface form: Regan Teresa MacNeil
gender female
givenName Regan
hairColor brown
hasCondition severe physical and psychological symptoms due to possession
languageSpoken English
mother Chris MacNeil
nationality American
notableFor graphic depiction of demonic possession
iconic head-spinning scene
levitation and telekinetic phenomena
vulgar and blasphemous speech while possessed
occupation student
portrayedBy Linda Blair
Linda Blair
surface form: Linda Blair (The Exorcist II: The Heretic)
possessedBy Nergal
surface form: Pazuzu
religiousBackground raised non-religious / secular household
residence Georgetown, Washington, D.C.
surface form: Georgetown, Washington, D.C. (in The Exorcist)
storySetting early 1970s
undergoes demonic possession
exorcism
medical examinations and psychiatric evaluation

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The Exorcist mainCharacter Regan MacNeil
Regan MacNeil fullName Regan MacNeil self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Regan Teresa MacNeil
Linda Blair characterPortrayed Regan MacNeil
Exorcist II: The Heretic character Regan MacNeil
Chris MacNeil child Regan MacNeil