Christine "Chris" MacNeil is a character from the novel The Exorcist, its film adaptation and the television series. She is portrayed by Ellen Burstyn in The Exorcist and by Sharon Gless in the television series.

2023年10月8日 · Chris MacNeil is viciously attacked and left blind by the demon in the movie, changing her trajectory in the planned trilogy. Chris MacNeil's blinding symbolizes the removal of her strongest asset — her belief in exorcism - potentially leading to a crisis of faith in the upcoming sequels.

2023年10月5日 · 50 years after its release, The Exorcist's original character Chris MacNeil is making a comeback. The iconic film first hit screens back in 1973, and soon went down as a cult classic with horror movie fans worldwide.

2023年10月7日 · Chris MacNeil became a world-famous exorcist specialist, leaving behind her previous life as an actress. Chris wrote a successful book about Regan's possession, but it caused a deterioration in their relationship, leading Regan to hate her mother.

2023年9月20日 · When two young girls (played by Lidya Jewett and Olivia O'Neill) emerge from the woods after several days, linked by a malevolent entity (not Pazuzu), their parents bring in the big guns: Ellen...

2023年9月6日 · Burstyn’s character of Chris MacNeil is initially introduced as the mother of 12-year-old Regan MacNeil — who is tragically possessed by a vengeful demon named Pazuzu. When...

Chris MacNeil : You show me Regan's double, same face, same voice, everything. And I'd know it wasn't Regan. I'd know in my gut. And I'm telling you that 'thing' upstairs isn't my daughter.

Back in the United States, in Washington D.C.'s upscale Georgetown neighborhood, a successful actress named Chris McNeil (Ellen Burstyn) begins experiencing strange phenomena. Chris lives with her twelve-year-old daughter Regan (Linda Blair).

Chris MacNeil is a character from The Exorcist, portrayed by Sharon Gless. Chris is a retired actress and the mother of Regan MacNeil, who returns to her life after years of absence when her possessed granddaughter goes missing.

In Georgetown, Washington, D.C., actress Chris MacNeil is starring in a film directed by her friend Burke Dennings. MacNeil, along with her 12-year-old daughter Regan, rents a luxurious house with hired help.