Patricia Quinn is an American actress.

Biography Quinn was born in Langhorne, Pennsylvania, and grew up in Panama, where her father was employed. In her early acting performances she went by Ariane Quinn to avoid confusion with an actress from Britain named Patricia Quinn.

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, which the real Alice Brock disowned after its release.Brown, Jane Roy (February 24, 2008). "After Alice's restaurants". The Boston Globe. Retrieved October 24, 2015.Giuliano, Charles (March 27, 2014). "Alice's Restaurant Returns to the Berkshires". Berkshire Fine Arts. Retrieved October 24, 2015. After the success of Alice's Restaurant, Quinn indicated she wanted to be known as 'Patricia Quinn'. Yet the movie's producer, Arthur Penn, did not like the name Patricia and insisted she go by the name Pat, and Quinn obliged.

Quinn's other credits included An Unmarried Woman, Shoot Out, Zachariah, Clean and Sober, and Shut Yer Dirty Little Mouth!.

Quinn was married to Tommy Leonetti and John Escobar. She lives in Palmdale, California.

Filmography

Film +YearTitleRoleNotes1966Made in ParisModelUncredited1966The ChaseGirl at Party1969Alice's RestaurantAlice1971ZachariahBelle Starr1971Shoot OutJuliana Farrell1978An Unmarried WomanSue1983California CowboysRosa1988Clean and SoberJune1994Confessions of a HitmanJenny

Television YearTitleRoleNotes1965Dr. KildareInez4 episodes1965Burke's LawJasmine DelleefEpisode: "A Little Gift for Cairo"1966GunsmokeCora Ellis / Amy Boyle2 episodes (credited as Ariane Quinn)1968Judd, for the DefenseSuzanne GrootEpisode: "My Client, the Fool"1969Then Came BronsonPat MacLeodEpisode: "Two Percent of Nothing"1969Medical CenterDr. Katherine KenterEpisode: "The Adversaries"1970MannixDana SimmonsEpisode: "Sunburst"1972Invitation to a MarchCamilla JablonskiTelevision film1973Isn't It Shocking?Ma Tate1974BanacekCharlotte MalloyEpisode: "Fly Me- If You Can Find Me"1974Movin' OnSally DanielsonEpisode: "Games"1974, 1976The WaltonsWilma Turner2 episodes1977McCloudEileen MitchellEpisode: "The Great Taxicab Stampede"

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