Linnea Quigley

Linnea Barbara Quigley (born May 27, 1958) is a well-known American scream queen, B movie actress, and model.

Early years

Linnea Quigley was born in Davenport, Iowa, the daughter of Dorothy and W. Heath Quigley, a chiropractor and psychologist.^[1] She moved to Los Angeles, California 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.

Career

Linnea Quigley is best known for her role in The Return of the Living Dead. She has also starred in dozens of other horror films, many involving nudity.

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 is also a campaigner for PETA.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

• Psycho from Texas (1975), Barmaid
• Auditions (1978), Sally Webster
• Deathsport (1978) (uncredited), Courtesan
• Fairy Tales (1979), Sleeping Beauty
• Summer Camp (1979/I), Pam (as Barbara Gold)
• Don't Go Near the Park (1981), Bondi's Mother
• Graduation Day (1981), Dolores
• Nice Dreams (1981), Blondie Group #2
• Kidnapped Girls Agency (1983), Cathy Messenger (as Jessie Dalton),
• Nudes in Limbo (1983) (uncredited), Model
• Still Smokin' (1983) (uncredited), Blonde in Spa
• Get Crazy (1983) (uncredited), Groupie
• Young Warriors (1983), Ginger
• Fatal Games (1984), Athlete
• Party Games for Adults Only (1984)
• The Black Room (1984), Milly
• Savage Streets (1984), Heather
• Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984), Denise
• The Return of the Living Dead (1985), Trash
• Scorpion (1986) (V), Lea Johns/The Scorpion (as Jessie Dalton)
• Sweethearts (1986), Cupid's Corner Host (as Pamela Peck)
• Avenged (1986) (V), Carol 'C.C.' Chambers (as Jesse Dalton)
• Beverly Hills Girls (1986), Lead Singer
• Treasure of the Moon Goddess (1987), Lu de Belle
• Nightmare Sisters (1987), Melody
• Creepozoids (1987), Bianca
• Vice Academy (1988), Didi/Fluffer
• Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama (1988), Spider
• Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers (1988), Samantha
• Dead Heat (1988) (uncredited), Zombie Go-go Girl
• A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master' (1988), Soul from Freddy's Chest
• Night of the Demons (1988), Suzanne
• Witchtrap (1989), Ginger Kowolski
• Blood Nasty (1989), Wanda Dance
• Deadly Embrace (1989), Michelle Arno
• Sexbomb (1989), Phoebe Love (as Linnea)
• Assault of the Party Nerds (1989) (V), Bambi
• American Rampage (1989), Paris Girl (Elizabeth MacIntosh)
• Dr. Alien (1989), Rocker Chick #2
• Diggin' Up Business (1990), Mona
• Robot Ninja (1990), Miss Barbeau
• Murder Weapon (1990), Dawn
• Vice Academy Part 2 (1990), Didi
• Virgin High (1991), Kathleen
• The Guyver (1991), Scream Queen
• Blood Church (1992)
• Innocent Blood (1992), Nurse
• The Girl I Want (1993), Teri
• Beach Babes from Beyond (1993), Sally
• Vampire Hunter (1994)
• Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings (1994), Nadine
• Assault of the Party Nerds 2: The Heavy Petting Detective (1995), Bambi
• Stripteaser (1995) (uncredited), Waitress
• Jack-O (1995), Carolyn Miller
• Burial of the Rats (1995), Rat Woman
• Sick-o-pathics (1996), Scream Queen (segment: "Commercial: Dr. Riker's Hair Lotion")
• Fatal Frames (1996), Wendy Williams
• Hollywood Cops (1997), Ryder
• Mari-Cookie and the Killer Tarantula in 8 Legs to Love You (1998) (V), Tere
• Curse of the Lesbian Love Goddess (1998) (V)
• Death Mask (1998), Angel Wilson
• Moving Targets (1998), District Attorney
• Boogie Boy (1998), Gretchen
• The Killer Eye (1999) (uncredited), TV Shower Girl
• Animals (1999), Dana Miles-Evans
• Kolobos (1999), Dorothy
• Play It to the Bone (1999) (uncredited), Overdosed Hooker
• Sex Files: Pleasureville (2000), Texas Lilly
• Blind Target (2000), Serena Erwin
• Venice Beach (2001)
• Kannibal (2001) (V), Georgina Thereshkova
• Horrorvision (2001) (V) (uncredited), Photo Model
• The Monster Man (2001) (V), Aunt Ruth
• Scream Queen (2002) (V), Malicia Tombs
• Corpses Are Forever (2003) (V), Elli Kroger
• Charlie and Sadie (2003) (V), Sadie
• Zombiegeddon (2003) (V), Principal Russo
• Frost (2004), Sandra
• The Rockville Slayer (2004), Mary Burns
• Super Hero Central (2004) (V), L.Q.
• Lost Girls (2005), Faith
• Wolfsbayne (2005), Nikki
• The Naked Monster (2005), Deaf Girl
• Voices from the Graves (2006), Sara Graves
• Hoodoo for Voodoo (2006), Queen Marie
• Whispers from a Shallow Grave (2006) (voice), TV Announcer
• Each Time I Kill (2007), Aunt Belle
• RiffRaff (2007), Cousin Julie
• Spring Break Massacre (2008) (V), Deputy Michelle Hendricks
• The Notorious Colonel Steel (2008), Tommy
• It Came from Trafalgar (2008), Marilynn Doe
• Strangers Online (2008), Mary
• Night of the Demons (2009) , Ballerina Woman
• Post Mortem, America 2021 (2009) , Lucille
• Dead End (2009) , Alex

TV appearances

• Simon & Simon, Bobbi - in the episode "The Bare Facts"' (1983)

References

Further reading

• 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. 

External links

• Official site
• Linnea Quigley at the Internet Movie Database
• Linnea Quigley at Allmovie