Chrissie Watkins (Movie Version)

Chrissie Watkins is a supporting character from the movie Jaws. She is a tourist and the first victim of The Shark. She is played by Susan Backlinie.

History
Chrissie Watkins is a drifter, and during a late-night beach party on Amity Island, goes skinny-dipping in the ocean. While treading water, she is ambushed by the shark, which proceeds to attack and devour her. The next day, her head, torso and arm wash up on shore, where they are found by Deputy Hendricks and Police Chief Martin Brody. Though the coroner who examines her remains decrees it to be a shark attack, pressure from Mayor Larry Vaughn, causes him to change the cause of death to boating accident. However, the examination of Chrissies wounds by shark expert Matt Hooper prove without a doubt that the cause of death was a shark; and that the bites indicated a very large shark was responsible.

Trivia

 * A common myth surrounding Susan Backlinie is that the lines and harnesses created to simulate the shark's attack broke her ribs. In truth, she suffered no physical harm at all.
 * Susan Backlinie also would star in the movie Grizzly, a 1976 rip-off of Jaws, in which her character was killed by a giant bear, echoing her death in the Jaws film.
 * With the exception of her exposed severed arm. The body was purposely obscured, so that the audience would be paranoid regarding how much the shark had chewed up. The only other hints of the damage, being the tray her remains were placed on, being smaller in size and the reaction from the characters.