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name: "Patricia Quinn"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "28 May 1944"
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# Patricia Quinn

Actor. Born 28 May 1944 in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 28 May 1944, Belfast, Northern Ireland
- **Active:** 1976–1983

## Biography

Patricia Quinn is a Northern Irish actress and singer. Born in Belfast on 28 May 1944, she trained at the Drama Centre London and began her career in theatre, including repertory work with the Citizens Theatre in Glasgow.

She is best known for playing Magenta in *The Rocky Horror Picture Show* (1975), in which her lips appear in the opening title sequence. Other film and television roles include Livilla in *I, Claudius* (1976), Dr Nation McKinley in *Shock Treatment* (1981), Mrs Williams in *Monty Python's The Meaning of Life* (1983), and Megan in *The Lords of Salem* (2012). She also appeared in the 1987 *Doctor Who* serial *Dragonfire*.

Quinn was married to the actor Sir Robert Stephens from 1995 until his death later that year, and is styled Lady Stephens.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, patriciaquinn.co.uk.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Monty Python's The Meaning of Life* (1983), Fi1m 76, as Mrs. Williams — [page](https://film.one/film/monty-pythons-the-meaning-of-life.md)
- *I, Claudius* (1976), Fi1m 90, as Livilla — [page](https://film.one/tv/i-claudius.md)

## Also known for

- *The Rocky Horror Picture Show* (1975), Magenta
- *The Lords of Salem* (2013), Megan
- *Tamara Drewe* (2010), Posh Hippy
- *Shock Treatment* (1981), Dr. Nation McKinley
- *Sebastiane* (1976), Emperor's Guest
- *Hammer House of Horror* (1980), Lucinda
- *Hawk the Slayer* (1980), Sorceress
- *Mannix* (1967)

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