Regan MacNeil
E243101
Regan MacNeil is the young girl who becomes demonically possessed in William Friedkin’s classic horror film "The Exorcist."
All labels observed (2)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Regan Teresa MacNeil