Linnea Quigley

Linnea Quigley

actress, producer, camera and electrical department

Linnea Quigley was born on May 27, 1958 in USA. Linnea Quigley's big-screen debut came with Psycho from Texas directed by Jack Collins in 1975. Linnea Quigley is known for Up All Night directed by David Morgasen, Rhonda Shear stars as Self - Host and Gilbert Gottfried as Self - Host. Linnea Quigley has got 2 awards and 2 nominations so far. The most recent award Linnea Quigley achieved is Underground Monster Carnival. The upcoming new movie Linnea Quigley plays is Terror Toons 4 which will be released on Dec 02, 2022.

Barbara Linnea Quigley was born in Davenport, Iowa, on May 27, 1958 to Heath and Dorothy Quigley. Her Mother was a housewife and her Father a noted Chiropractor and psychologist. After moving with her family to Los Angeles in the late 1970s, the short, petite Linnea began working at a Jack Lalanne Spa. There she was encouraged to try modeling and acting. She soon began getting small parts in commercials and B-movies, such as "Stone Cold Dead" (1979) and "Wheeler" (1975). Her breakout role was in "The Return of the Living Dead" (1985), which has gone on to become a cult classic, and established her firmly as "Queen of the Bs". Her reign was supreme in the late 1980s with such films as "Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama" (1988), "Night of the Demons (1988), and "Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers" (1988) In 2001 Linnea moved to Florida to be closer to her ailing parents who had settled there after her father retired. As of this writing she resides in south Florida with her beloved dogs. She is a devoted animal rights advocate, and also leads a strict Vegan lifestyle. Linnea continues to appear in, and produce films. She also appears at Horror Conventions around the globe, where she is a fan favorite. She has written two books about her life in the B-movie industry, "Bio & Chainsaw," in 1992 and "I'm Screaming as Fast as I Can" in 1995. After more than 35 years and more than 125 films, Linnea Quigley is still "America's Scream Queen".

  • Birthday

    May 27, 1958

  • Place of Birth

    Davenport, Iowa, USA

  • Also known

    Barbara Gold, Barbara Linnea Quigley, Jessie Dalton, Linnea La Stray, Linnea Rainey, Lenaya Quigley, Jesse Dalton, Linnea, Pamela Peck, Christine Sharpe, Linnea Quickley

Known For

Up All Night
TV
Up All Night

19898.4

The Return of the Living Dead
Movie
The Return of the Living Dead

19857.3

Awards

2 wins & 2 nominations

Underground Monster Carnival
2014
Horror
Winner - Best Actress
They Came from the Ether (2014)
Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
1992
Winner - Fangoria Horror Hall of Fame

Movies & TV Shows

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Movies
TV Shows