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ResidencePompano Beach, Florida NameLinnea Quigley Years active1978–present EducationBettendorf High School
Height5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) AlbumsBARB Websitelinnea-quigley.com
Full NameLinnea Barbara Quigley BornMay 27, 1958 (age 65) (1958-05-27) Davenport, Iowa, United States OccupationActressfilm producermodelsingerauthor RoleActress · linnea-quigley.com SpouseSteve Johnson (m. 1990–1992) ParentsW. Heath Quigley, Dorothy Quigley MoviesThe Return of the Living De, Night of the Demons, Savage Streets, Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers, Silent Night - Deadly Ni Similar PeopleKevin S Tenney, Fred Olen Ray, Danny Steinmann, Dan O'Bannon, Steve Johnson
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Linnea Barbara Quigley (born May 27, 1958) is an American actress, film producer, model, singer, and author. She is best known as a B movie actress and is often referred to as a "scream queen" due to her frequent appearances in low-budget horror films during the 1980s and 1990s. Born in Davenport, Iowa, Quigley first pursued her career in the late 1970s shortly after moving to Los Angeles. While working at Jack LaLanne's health spa, she was encouraged by her friends to try modeling and also began taking acting and guitar-playing classes. After appearing as an extra in various films, Quigley got her first acting role in the Charles Band-produced film Fairy Tales (1978). She continued receiving small parts mostly in B movies. Her first bigger part was in the 1981 slasher film, Graduation Day. Quigley followed with more films such as Savage Streets (1984) and Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984).
In 1985, Quigley appeared in the zombie horror film The Return of the Living Dead playing a teenaged punk Trash, which is considered one of her most notable roles and gained her the "scream queen" status. During the second half of the 1980s, Quigley starred in a number of low-budget films following the popularization of the home video. She repeatedly worked with the directors David DeCoteau (Creepozoids, Nightmare Sisters, and Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama) and Kevin Tenney (Night of the Demons and Witchtrap), and appeared alongside fellow scream queens Brinke Stevens and Michelle Bauer. By the end of the 1980s, Quigley decided to take a different direction and starred in the first two films of Rick Sloane's comedy series Vice Academy. However, she continued being type cast as a victim in horror films.
Aside from her acting career, Quigley is also a singer (she formed an all-girl band The Skirts in the early 1980s) and an author (she wrote three books; The Linnea Quigley Bio & Chainsaw Book, I'm Screaming as Fast as I Can: My Life in B-Movies, and Skin). She is also a devoted animal rights activist and an active member of PETA.
Linnea quigley lounging with the queen of scream
Early life and career beginnings
Quigley was born on May 27, 1958 in Davenport, Iowa, the daughter of Dorothy (November 29, 1922 – December 21, 2009) and William Heath Quigley (June 27, 1915 – May 18, 2006). Her father was a chiropractor and psychologist. He worked as an executive vice president at Palmer College of Chiropractic. An only child, Quigley attended Garfield Elementary and Sudlow Middle schools in Davenport. In 1972, she began attending Bettendorf High School in Bettendorf, Iowa. Quigley later reminisced about her school years: "I was so shy. I didn't move my mouth, didn't sing in glee club or anything like that, didn't do any plays. I was terribly, terribly shy."
Shortly after graduating from high school in 1976, Quigley moved with her parents to Los Angeles. She landed a job at Jack LaLanne's health spa, where she met models who worked in films by doing work as extras. Encouraged by her friends, Quigley began taking acting and guitar-playing classes. One of her earliest acting jobs was a television commercial for the Close-Up toothpaste. After getting a few extra parts, she got her first acting role in the Charles Band-produced erotic comedy Fairy Tales (1978), wherein she appeared as Sleeping Beauty. Her next role was in the pseudo-documentaryAuditions (1978), again produced by Band and directed by Harry Hurwitz. She continued receiving small parts in films such as Don't Go Near the Park (1981) and the Troma slasher Graduation Day (1981). She was given the role of Dolores after the original actress refused to do nude scenes. In 1981, the producer and director Jim Feazell decided to shoot some additional footage for the reissue of his unsuccessful 1975 psychological thriller Wheeler. In one of the scenes, Quigley played a waitress menaced by a truck driver. The movie was re-released under the title The Hurting and later changed to Psycho from Texas.
Besides modeling and auditioning for films, Quigley also began auditioning for bands that would let her join in. She first played guitar in an all-girl band, Mad Whistle, started by the singer and songwriter Lucrecia Sarita Russo. Russo's then-husband Jeffrey Spry appeared alongside Quigley in the film Graduation Day with his band Felony. Quigley then managed to form her own band called The Skirts. Her friend Haydee Pomar, whom she met on the set of Cheech & Chong's comedy Nice Dreams (1981), played the bass guitar. They practiced in the basement of the punk rock club The Masque and their music got featured in some of Quigley's later movies. Their song "Santa Monica Blvd. Boy" was released on Mystic Records' 1983 compilation The Sound of Hollywood Girls.
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 (with 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 with Daniel Baldwin in Stripperland (2011). She played in David DeCoteau's movies 1313: Cougar Cult (2012) and 3 Scream Queens (2014) and Charles Band's web series Trophy Heads (2014) with Brinke Stevens and Michelle Bauer. In 2012, Quigley guest appeared in Massachusetts death metal band Sexcrement's music video entitled "Trucker Bombed".
Relationships
During the filming of Night of the Demons (1988), Quigley began a relationship with special effects artist Steve Johnson. Later, while working on the film A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988), Johnson proposed to Quigley on the set. "I actually got engaged on the set of that movie right after coming out of Freddy's chest. He gave me a ring so that was funny. While he's hosing my K-Y Jelly off me and after it fell over almost killing us and some others, he still managed to ask me to marry him." They married on January 17, 1990 but divorced in 1992.
Veganism
Quigley is a vegan. She switched to a vegetarian diet in the late 1970s after her move to Los Angeles, first by eliminating red meat, then chicken and fish, and eventually all dairy and all other foods from animals. She is an animal rights activist and an active member of the animal rights organization PETA. In October 1990, she appeared on the cover of Vegetarian Times. However, the cover story met with heavy criticism from the readers attacking Quigley for appearing in films that depict violence against women.
Discography
The Skirts
Linnea Quigley and the Bi-Polar Bears: Surfboards and Chainsaws (2002)
Filmography
Actress
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I Got a Bullet with Your Name on It! (filming) as
Melody
-
Robot Dracula (filming) as
Witch Hazel
2024
The Witches of the Sands (filming) as
The Host
-
The Appointment (Short) (completed) as
Therapist
-
The Night Jane Went Insane (Short) (completed) as
Radio Host
-
Killer Babes and the Frightening Film Fiasco as
Damiana
2023
Prends ta bible et tire-toi as
Quigley the bounty hunter
2023
Movie Theater Massacre as
Vivienne Jillette
2022
Terror Toons 4 as
Richmond
2022
Appetite for Sin as
Emily Rae Becker
2022
The Barn Part II as
Sara Barnhart
2022
Thrust as
Mother Nature
2022
Dead by Midnight (Y2Kill) as
Susan
2021
New York Ninja as
Randi Rydell (voice)
2021
Death Breed
2021
Symbolicus Vol 1 (segment "Triangle")
2021
Buzz Cut as
Creepy Shopper
2021
Triassic Hunt as
Simone
2020
Zombie Games as
Dr. Sylvia James
2020
Zombie Games (TV Series) as
Dr. James
2020
Camp Twilight as
Heather
2020
Death Care as
Lily Killwell
2020
The Last Thanksgiving as
Paulette
2020
The Good Things Devils Do as
Louisie
2020
Death Drop Gorgeous as
Ride Share Driver
2019
Lake Fear 2: The Swamp as
Bartender 1
2019
Cool as Hell 2 as
Linnea
2019
Clownado as
Spider
2019
What Would Linnea Do? as
Host / Self
2019
The Best Laid Plans as
Lois
2019
Blood River as
Agnes Jones / Segan
2018
Nécrologies as
Christina Waterhouse (segment "Une affaire d'enfer")
2018
Personal Demons (Short) as
Richmond
2017
Bonehill Road as
Suzy
2017
Devotion as
Nancy
2017
Hooker with a Hacksaw as
Sadie
2017
Hack's Horror Show (TV Series) as
Linnea Quigley (credit only)
2017
Grindhouse Nightmares as
Nurse / Nazi
2016
The Unquenchable Thirst for Beau Nerjoose as
Esmerelda
2016
Hunters as
Susan
2016
The Barn as
Ms. Barnhart
2015
A Blood Story as
Margaret Renke
2015
Cabaret Diabolique as
Amy
2015
AiA ft. Joey Hustle: Birds and the Beez (Broken Lion Remix) (Short) as
Woodland Fairy
2014
3 Scream Queens as
Alexis
2014
Evil Dark as
Lilim
2014
Disciples as
Raine - The Seraph
2014
They Came from the Ether as
Widow Ann
2014
Bigfoot vs. D.B. Cooper as
The Stewardess (voice)
2014
Trophy Heads as
Linnea Quigley
2014
Demonica as
Gypsy Woman
2014
Virginia Obscura
2013
Post Mortem, America 2021 as
Lucille
2013
The Trouble with Barry as
Linnea
2013
Miss Strangelove as
Queen of the Dead
2012
Stella Buio (Short) as
Stella Buio
2012
Caesar and Otto's Deadly Xmas as
Donna Blackstone
2012
Girls Gone Dead as
Willie
2012
1313: Cougar Cult (Video) as
Clara
2012
The Voices from Beyond as
Sara Graves
2012
Where the Dead Go to Die as
Sophia's Mom (voice)
2011
Collapse as
Mrs. Bell
2011
Stripperland (Video) as
Grandbo
2010
Bloodstruck as
Johnny's Mother
2010
Dead End as
Alex
2010
Liquid Memories (Short) as
Hooker's Mom (voice)
2010
Night on Has Been Mountain as
Cameo Appearance
2010
Diary of Death (TV Series) as
Mamma
2010
La Femme Vampir Volume 2 (Video) as
Faith
2009
It Came from Trafalgar as
Marilyn Doe
2009
Strangers Online as
Mary
2009
La Femme Vampir as
Faith
2009
Night of the Demons as
Ballerina Lady
2009
RiffRaff as
Cousin Julie
2009
Vampitheatre (Video) as
The Queen
2008
Legend Has It as
Al's Mother
2008
The Notorious Colonel Steel as
Tommy
2008
Spring Break Massacre (Video) as
Deputy Michelle Hendricks
2008
The Adventures of Ace X and Kid Velvet (Video) as
L.Q.
2007
Pretty (Short) as
Delia
2007
Each Time I Kill as
Aunt Belle
2006
Voices from the Graves as
Sara Graves
2006
Whispers from a Shallow Grave as
TV Announcer (voice)
2006
Hoodoo for Voodoo as
Queen Marie
2005
The Naked Monster as
Deaf Girl
2005
Aconite as
Nikki
2004
Frost as
Sandra
2004
Super Hero Central (Video) as
L.Q.
2004
The Rockville Slayer as
Mary Burns
2004
Corpses Are Forever (Video) as
Elli Kroger
2003
Zombiegeddon (Video) as
Principal Russo
2003
Charlie and Sadie (Video) as
Sadie
2002
Scream Queen (Video) as
Malicia Tombs
2001
Kannibal (Video) as
Georgina Thereshkova
2001
Venice Beach
2001
The Monster Man (Video) as
Aunt Ruth
2001
Horrorvision (Video) as
Photo Model (uncredited)
2000
Blind Target as
Serena Erwin
2000
Sex Files: Pleasureville as
Texas Lilly
1999
Play It to the Bone as
Overdosed Hooker (uncredited)
1999
Kolobos as
Dorothy
1999
Moving Targets as
Court Prosecutor
1999
Animals as
Dana Miles-Evans
1998
Curse of the Lesbian Love Goddess (Video) as
Receptionist
1998
Death Mask as
Angel Wilson
1998
Mari-Cookie and the Killer Tarantula (Video) as
Tere
1998
Boogie Boy as
Gretchen
1998
Phantoms as
Woman in Room 204 (uncredited)
1997
Hollywood Cops as
Ryder
1996
Fatal Frames as
Wendy Williams
1995
Motörhead: Sacrifice (Music Video) as
Nurse
1995
Jack-O as
Carolyn Miller
1995
Burial of the Rats (TV Movie) as
Rat Woman
1995
Stripteaser as
Waitress (uncredited)
1995
Sick-o-pathics as
Scream Queen (segment "Commercial: Dr. Riker's Hair Lotion")
1995
Assault of the Party Nerds 2: The Heavy Petting Detective as