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Patricia Quinn
British actress and singer (born 1944)
For other people named Patricia Quinn, see Patricia Quinn (disambiguation).
Patricia Quinn, Lady Stephens (born 28 May 1944) is a Northern Irish actress and singer. She is best known for her role as Magenta in the 1975 musical comedy horror film The Rocky Horror Picture Show, and the original stage play from which it was adapted. She appeared as Dr. Nation McKinley in the 1981 musical film Shock Treatment. In 2012, Quinn played the role of Megan in the horror film The Lords of Salem.
Early life
Quinn was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, to James Connolly Quinn, a bookmaker, and his wife Rebecca. She has an older brother and a younger sister. [1] She attended the Princess Gardens Grammar School, where she developed an early talent for acting. Following stints at Belfast's Arts Theatre and British Drama League, she left for London aged 17. In 1969, she trained at the Drama Centre London while simultaneously working as a blackjack-dealing Bunny at the Playboy Club in Mayfair. In 1971, she was in
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Pat Quinn (American actress)
American actress
Pat Quinn | |
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| Born | (1937-06-20) June 20, 1937 (age 87) Ancon, Panama |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Spouse | Tommy Leonetti |
| Children | 2 |
Patricia Quinn is an American actress.
Biography
Quinn was born in Ancon, Panama Canal Zone. In her early acting performances she went by Ariane Quinn to avoid confusion with an actress from Britain named Patricia Quinn[1]
In 1966, Quinn played the female lead as "Cora Ellis", a Quaker who falls in love with Thad (Roger Ewing) in “Quaker Girl” (S12E12) on the TV Western Gunsmoke (credited as Ariane Quinn).
Quinn played the title role of Alice Brock in the 1969 film Alice's Restaurant,[2] which the real Alice Brock disowned after its release.[3][4] After the success of Alice's Restaurant, Quinn indicated she wanted to be known as 'Patricia Quinn'.[5] Yet the movie's producer, Arthur Penn, did not like the name Patricia and insisted she go by the name Pat, and Quinn obliged.[6]
Quinn's other credits inclu
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Patricia Quinn
Patricia Quinn, aka Lady Stephens, is a Northern Irish actress and singer. She originated the role of Magenta (A Domestic) the original London Cast production of The Rocky Horror Show. She reprised her role in The Rocky Horror Picture Show, and appears as Nation McKinley in Shock Treatment.
Biography
Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on May 28,1944, Patricia Quinn moved to London at age 17 to attend The London Drama Centre, where she met her first husband, musician and actor Don Hawkins (who was also drummer in an early incarnation of The Moody Blues) in 1963. In 1971, she gave birth to their son, Quinn Hawkins, while in the midst of breaking into television in a variety of roles.
Quinn had been friendly with Richard O'Brien for around a year when she was asked to audition for the dual role of The Usherette/Magenta in the original London production of The Rocky Horror Show in 1973, after Marianne Faithful turned down the opportunity. Quinn became part of the original London Cast at the Theater Upstairs, and continued with the role when the show mo
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