Linda Haynes (born November 4, 1947) is an American actress who appeared in several films in the 1970s and early 1980s before retiring from the business and becoming a legal secretary. A life member of The Actors Studio, Haynes is best known for her roles in Coffy, The Nickel Ride, Rolling Thunder, The Drowning Pool, Human Experiments, Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones, and Brubaker.