Linnea Quigley
| Linnea Quigley | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Linnea Barbara Quigley May 27, 1958 Davenport, Iowa, U.S. |
| Other names | Jesse Dalton, Jessie Dalton, Barbara Gold, Linnea, Pamela Peck, Linnéa Quigley, Linnea Rainey |
| Occupation | Actress/producer |
| Years active | 1975–present |
| Spouse(s) | Steve Johnson (m. 1990–92) |
Linnea Barbara Quigley (born May 27, 1958) is an American scream queen, B movie actress, and film producer.
Biography
Early life
Quigley was born in Davenport, Iowa, the daughter of Dorothy and W. Heath Quigley, a chiropractor and psychologist.[1] She moved to Los Angeles in the late 1970s to pursue her dreams of acting. She quickly established herself in the arena of independent films and appeared in almost one hundred feature films.[2]
Quigley was a Playboy Flashdancer. Her picture appears in Playboy's 1983 December issue with Flashdancers, Tamara Rawlings, Marine Jahan, Demetria Garrett, Kim Arrow and Kathleen Carr.
Acting career
Quigley is best known for her role in The Return of the Living Dead (1985) (directed by Dan O'Bannon). She has also starred in dozens of other horror films including Savage Streets (co-starred Linda Blair), Silent Night, Deadly Night, Nightmare Sisters, Creepozoids, Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama, Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers, Night of the Demons (the 1988 original and the 2009 remake), and A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master. Quigley is the author of two books about her career as a B-movie actress, Chainsaw and I'm Screaming as Fast as I Can. She has been called the "Queen of the B's".
Linnea co-starred Daniel Baldwin in Stripperland movie (2010). In 2012, she plays Clara in David DeCoteau's movie 1313: Cougar Cult with Brinke Stevens and Michelle Bauer. Also in 2012, Quigley guest appeared in Massachusetts death metal band Sexcrement's music video entitled "Trucker Bombed."
Selected filmography
| Film | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Notes | |
| 1975 | Psycho from Texas | Barmaid | alternative titles: Evil + Hate = Killer The Butcher | |
| 1978 | Auditions | Sally Webster | ||
| Deathsport | Courtesan | uncredited | ||
| 1979 | Summer Camp | Pam | credited as Barbara Gold | |
| 1981 | Don't Go Near the Park | Bondi's Mother | alternative titles: Curse of the Living Dead Nightstalker Sanctuary for Evil | |
| Graduation Day | Dolores | |||
| Nice Dreams | Blondie Group No. 2 | |||
| 1983 | Still Smokin' | Blonde in Spa | uncredited | |
| Get Crazy | Groupie | uncredited alternative title: Flip Out | ||
| 1984 | Savage Streets | Heather | alternative title: Zombie Brigade | |
| Silent Night, Deadly Night | Denise | |||
| 1985 | Return of the Living Dead | Trash | ||
| 1986 | Sweethearts | Cupid's Corner Host | credited as Pamela Peck | |
| 1987 | Treasure of the Moon Goddess | Lu de Belle | ||
| Nightmare Sisters | Melody | |||
| Creepozoids | Bianca | |||
| 1988 | Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers | Samantha | alternative title: Hollywood Hookers | |
| Dead Heat | Zombie Go-go Girl | uncredited | ||
| Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama | Spider | |||
| Vice Academy | Didi | |||
| A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master | Soul from Freddy's Chest | |||
| Night of the Demons | Suzanne | |||
| 1989 | Murder Weapon | Dawn | producer | |
| Dr. Alien | Rocker Chick No. 2 | |||
| 1990 | Vice Academy Part 2 | Didi | ||
| Linnea Quigley's Horror Workout | Herself | |||
| 1991 | The Guyver | Scream Queen | alternative title: Mutronics | |
| 1992 | Innocent Blood | Nurse | alternative title: A French Vampire in America | |
| 1993 | The Girl I Want | Teri | producer | |
| 1994 | Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings | Nadine | direct-to-video release | |
| 1995 | Jack-O | Carolyn Miller | alternative title: Jack O'Lantern | |
| 1996 | Fatal Frames | Wendy Williams | ||
| 1997 | Hollywood Cops | Ryder | ||
| 1998 | Death Mask | Angel Wilson | ||
| Boogie Boy | Gretchen | |||
| Kolobos | Dorothy | direct-to-DVD release | ||
| 1999 | Play It to the Bone | Overdosed Hooker | uncredited | |
| 2000 | Blind Target | Serena Erwin | ||
| 2001 | The Monster Man | Aunt Ruth | direct-to-DVD release | |
| Kannibal | Georgina Thereshkova | direct-to-DVD release | ||
| 2002 | Scream Queen | Malicia Tombs | direct-to-DVD release | |
| 2003 | Zombiegeddon | Principal Russo | direct-to-DVD release | |
| Corpses are Forever | Elli Kroger | direct-to-DVD release | ||
| 2004 | Super Hero Central | L.Q. | direct-to-DVD release alternative title: The Adventures of Ace X and Kid Velvet | |
| The Rockville Slayer | Mary Burns | |||
| 2005 | Wolfsbayne | Nikki | ||
| Lost Girls | Faith | |||
| 2006 | Hoodoo for Voodoo | Queen Marie | ||
| 2007 | Each Time I Kill | Aunt Belle | ||
| 2008 | The Notorious Colonel Steel | Tommy | ||
| 2009 | It Came from Trafalgar | Marylin Doe | ||
| Strangers Online | Mary | |||
| 2010 | Dead End | Alex | producer | |
| Collapse | Mrs. Bell | |||
| Stripperland | Grambo | |||
| Post Mortem : America 2021 | Lucille | |||
| Night of the Demons | Ballerina Woman | |||
| 2010 | Girls Gone Dead | Willie | ||
| 2011 | Caesar and Otto's Deadly XMas | Donna Blackstone | ||
| The Voices From Beyond | Sarah Graves | |||
| 2012 | 1313: Cougar Cult | Clara | ||
| Girls Gone Dead | Willie | |||
| Manson Rising | Rosemary LaBianca | |||
| 2013 | A Blood Story | Margaret Renke | ||
| Television | ||||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
| 1983 | Simon & Simon | Bobbi | 1 episode | |
Music
In 1979 prior to appearing in films "Linnea Quigley" played guitar with an all-girl band, "Mad Whistle", started by ASCAP singer, songwriter, Lucrecia Sarita Russo. Russo's then husband, Jeffrey Spry of "Felony, The Gansters of Rock", appeared in a Quigley film, "Graduation Day". In the early 1980s "Linnea Quigley" started her own all-girl band called the Skirts which she re-formed in 2003. Quigley appeared in various music videos for bands such as Revolting Cocks, Motorhead, and the Ramones.
- Miami Dice Anthology (2012) (performer : "What I Want to Do" and "Strange Days")
- Screaming in High Heels: The Rise & Fall of the Scream Queen Era (2011) (music)
- Linnea Quigley and the Bi-Polar Bears-Surfboards and Chainsaws (2002) (performer : "This Chainsaw's Made For Cutting", and "Santa Monica Blvd. Boy")
- Scream Queen (2002) (performer: "This Chainsaw's Made For Cutting")
- Linnea Quigley's Horror Workout (1990) (performer: "Santa Monica Blvd. Boy")
- Nightmare Sisters (1987) (performer: "Santa Monica Blvd. Boy")
- Beverly Hills Girls (1986) (performer : "Strange Ways")
- The Skirts (1980's) ("Hard Life to Live", "Answers", "Maybe", Santa Monica Boulevard Boy", "Strange Ways")
References
- ↑ "Linnea Quigley Biography (1958–)". filmreference.com. Retrieved May 23, 2008.
- ↑ Paul, Louis (2008). "Linnea Quigley". Tales From the Cult Film Trenches; Interviews with 36 Actors from Horror, Science Fiction and Exploitation Cinema. Detroit: Wayne State University Press. pp. 186–191. ISBN 978-0-7864-2994-3.