Linda Manz

Linda Manz is renowned for her contributions in movies like Days of Heaven and Out of Blue and has departed at the age of 58 years old. Manz was only 15 years old when she starred in Days of Heaven which also guest elite Hollywood actors like Richard Gere, Brooke Adams, and Sam Shepard.

She went on to star in other critically acclaimed films like Wanderers (1979), Out of The Blue (1980), Gummo (1997) and had a final supporting role in David Fincher’s The Game. Manz revealed in a 1997 interview that she stepped away from Hollywood due to the pressure of upcoming young actors and being lost in the shuffle. She also wanted to settle and focus on raising her kids. Manz married Bobby Guthrie, a camera operator, in 1985 and had three children together. She ditched acting altogether and worked as a part-time orchard caretaker.