Biography for Linnea Quigley
Linnea Quigley as Suzanne
Pleasantly formulated 80's horror picture with a bunch of overaged high school kids holding a Halloween party in an abandoned mortuary. When an evil force is unleashed from the basement, the partiers are transformed into purple faced demons. More fun than director Tenney's initial success Witchboard, with slick photography and good makeup FX. Linnea also does some remarkable new things with a tube of lipstick.
Biography for Linnea Quigley
Date of birth
27 May 1958
Davenport, Iowa, USA
Sometimes Credited As:
Jesse Dalton
Jessie Dalton
Barbara Gold
Birth name
Linnea Barbara Quigley
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Linnea Quigley was born in Davenport, Iowa on May 27th, 1958 to Dorothy and Heath Quigley. Her mother was a housewife and her father a Chiropractor and Psychiatrist. After moving with her family to Los Angeles in the late 70's, Linnea began getting work in b-movies, starting with small parts in such films as "Stone Cold Dead" and "Psycho from Texas." She hit her stride in the 1985 hit "Return of the Living Dead" which has become a cult classic and helped make her the current "Queen of the B's." Her reign was supreme in the late 80's with such films as "Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-o-Rama," "Night of the Demons" and "Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers." Linnea married special effects wizard Steve Johnson in 1990. The marriage lasted only a couple of years. In 2001, Linnea decided to move to Florida to be closer to her parents and for a change. She currently resides in South Florida with her myriad of pets. Linnea is also a huge animal rights supporter. Along with films, she still appears at conventions around the world. Linnea has also 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. 25 years and more than 70 films later, Linnea Quigley is still "Queen of the B's."
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Trivia
Has contributed to PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) campaigns. She is well-known for working on PETA's "Lettuce Ladies" campaign, where people educate others about vegetarian lifestyles while wearing only lettuce. She even had a poster made to promote this animal rights campaign.
Was once in a band called "The Skirts," an all-girl band.
Appears at horror conventions several times a year to meet her fans.
Long-time friends with fellow B-Movie actresses Brinke Stevens and Michelle Bauer, whom she has worked with for years.
Has been friends with frequent co-star Don Calfa since 1985's "Return of the Living Dead." They reunite once again in 2003's Corpses Are Forever (2003) (V).
Her first major foray into acting was a toothpaste commercial.
In the early 90s, she wanted to become a police officer with the LAPD. She passed the written test but decided to continue acting instead.
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Links:
Lost Girls (2005) (filming) .... Faith
Wolfsbayne (2005) (post-production) .... Nikki
It Came from Trafalgar (2005) .... Marilynn Vaughnroe
Frost (2004) .... Sandra
Super Hero Central (2004) (V) .... L.Q.
Unaware (2004) .... Mary Burns
Zombiegeddon (2003) (V) .... Principal Russo
Charlie and Sadie (2003) (V) .... Sadie
... aka Miss Maniac
Corpses Are Forever (2003) (V) .... Elli Kroger
Each Time I Kill (2002) .... Aunt Belle
Naked Monster (2002) .... Deaf Girl
Scream Queen (2002) (V) .... Malicia Tombs
Nerve (2002) (V) .... Elli Kroger
Case of the Frightened Lady, The (2001)
Venice Beach (2001)
Antena Criminal: The Making of Jess Franco's 'Blind Target' (2000) (V) .... Herself
Kannibal (2001) (V) .... Georgina Thereshkova
Venice Beach (2001)
The Monster Man (2001) (V) .... Aunt Ruth
Horrorvision (2001) (V) (uncredited) .... Photo Model
Blind Target (2000) .... Serena Erwin
Monster Man, The (2000) (V) .... Aunt Ruth
Prophecy 3: The Ascent, The (2000) (V) .... Hooker
... aka God's Army III (2000) (V) (Europe: English title: video title)
Frost (1999) .... Sandra
Pleasureville (1999/I) .... Texas Lilly
Play It to the Bone (1999) (uncredited) .... Overdosed Hooker
... aka Play It (1999) (USA: promotional title)
Kolobos (1999) .... Dorothy
Animals (1998) .... Dana Miles-Evans
Death Mask (1998) .... Angel Wilson
Girls of the 'B' Movies (1998) (V) .... Herself
Mari-Cookie and the Killer Tarantula (1998)
... aka 8 Legs to Love You (1998) (USA)
Moving Targets (1998)
Bimbo Movie Bash (1997)
Boogie Boy (1997) .... Gretchen
Hollywood Cops (1997) .... Ryder
Fatal Frames (1996) .... Wendy Williams
... aka Fotogrammi mortali (1996) (Italy)
Sick-o-pathics (1996) .... Scream Queen
Burial of the Rats (1995) (TV) .... Rat Woman
... aka Bram Stoker's 'Burial of the Rats' (1995) (TV)
... aka Roger Corman Presents Burial of the Rats (1995) (TV)
Jack-O (1995) .... Carolyn Miller
... aka Jack O'Lantern (1995) (Europe: video box title)
Stripteaser (1995) (uncredited) .... Waitress
... aka Zippers Clown Palace (1995)
Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings (1994) .... Nadine
... aka Pumpkinhead 2: The Demon Returns (1994) (Australia: video title)
Assault of the Party Nerds 2: The Heavy Petting Detective (1993) .... Bambi
... aka Assault of the Party Nerds II (1993) (USA: short title)
Beach Babes from Beyond (1993) .... Sally
Girl I Want, The (1993) .... Teri
Blood Church (1992)
Innocent Blood (1992) .... Nurse
... aka French Vampire in America, A (1992)
Guyver, The (1991) .... Scream Queen
... aka Mutronics (1991)
Virgin High (1991) .... Kathleen
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991) .... Soul From Freddy's Chest
... aka Nightmare On Elm Street 6, A (1991)
Diggin' Up Business (1990) .... Mona
Linnea Quigley's Horror Workout (1990) (V) .... Herself
Murder Weapon (1990) .... Dawn
Robot Ninja (1990) .... Miss Barbeau
Vice Academy Part 2 (1990) .... Didi
American Rampage (1989)
Assault of the Party Nerds (1989) (V) .... Bambi
Blood Nasty (1989) .... Wanda Dance
Deadly Embrace (1989) .... Michelle Arno
Sexbomb (1989)
Witchtrap (1989) .... Ginger Kowolski
... aka Presence, The (1989)
Dr. Alien (1988) .... Rocker Chick #2
... aka I Was a Teenage Sex Maniac (1988)
... aka I Was a Teenage Sex Mutant (1988)
Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers (1988) .... Samantha
... aka Hollywood Hookers (1988) (UK: video title)
Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama (1988) .... Spider
... aka Imp, The (1988)
Vice Academy (1988) .... Didi
Nightmare On Elm Street 4: The Dream Master, A (1988) .... Soul from Freddy's Chest
Creepozoids (1987) .... Bianca
Drive-In Madness! (1987) .... Herself
... aka Screen Scaries (1987) (USA: video title)
Night of the Demons (1987) .... Suzanne
... aka Halloween Party (1987)
Nightmare Sisters (1987) .... Melody
... aka Sorority Succubus Sisters (1987) (USA)
Treasure of the Moon Goddess (1987) .... Lu Du Belle
Silent Night, Deadly Night Part II (1987) (archive footage) .... Denise
Beverly Hills Girls (1986) .... Lead Singer
... aka New Beverly Hills Girls, The (1986)
Return of the Living Dead, The (1985) .... Trash
Black Room, The (1984) .... Milly
Fatal Games (1984) .... Athlete
... aka Killing Touch (1984)
... aka Olympic Nightmare (1984) (Europe: English title)
Savage Streets (1984) .... Heather
Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984) .... Denise
... aka Slayride (1984)
Kidnapped Girls Agency (1983) (as Jessie Dalton) .... Victim
Playboy Video Magazine, Vol. 4 (1983) (V) .... Flashdancer
Still Smokin' (1983) .... Blonde in Spa
... aka Cheech and Chong: Still Smokin' (1983)
Young Warriors (1983) .... Ginger
... aka Graduates of Malibu High, The (1983) (USA)
Don't Go Near the Park (1981) .... Bondi's Mother
... aka Curse of the Living Dead (1981)
... aka Nightstalker (1981)
... aka Sanctuary for Evil (1981) (USA)
Psycho from Texas (1981) .... Barmaid
... aka Butcher, The (1981)
... aka Evil + Hate = Killer (1981)
Cheech & Chong's Nice Dreams (1981) .... Blondie Group #2
... aka Nice Dreams (1981)
Graduation Day (1981) .... Dolores
Summer Camp (1979/I) (as Barbara Gold) .... Pam
Stone Cold Dead (1979) (uncredited) .... Melody Stevens
Auditions (1978) .... Sally Webster
Fairy Tales (1978) .... Sleeping Beauty
... aka Adult Fairytales (1978) (UK)
