Striking blonde actress discovered by Andy Warhol while working as a teen disc jockey and cast in a small role in his underground film "Flesh" (1968), directed by Paul Morrissey. D'Arbanville began modeling while a fringe member of Warhol's Factory and moved to France to continue her modeling career at age 16; she appeared in the French films "La Maison", "La Saignee" (1971), "The Crazy American Girl" (1975), and reunited with Warhol in his "L'Amour" (1973). After returning to America to appear in "Rancho Deluxe" (1974), D'Arbanville was featured in "Time After Time" (1979), played Ryan O'Neal's floozy girlfriend in "The Main Event" (1979) and appeared in "Modern Problems" (1981) and "Real Genius" (1985) before essaying her most challenging role, portraying Cathy Evelyn Smith--D'Arbanville's one-time friend and John Belushi's drug dealer--in the film biography of the "Saturday Night Live" comedian, "Wired" (1989).
In the 1990s, D'Arbanville turned to TV, appearing as a murderer on the NBC daytime drama "Another World" (1992-93) before moving to primetime as a hotelier on the short-lived "South Beach" (NBC, 1993) before hitting her stride as the tough and sassy Lt. Virginia Cooper on the Fox series "New York Undercover", on which she appeared from 1994 until 1997. She returned to daytime in 1998, joining the cast of CBS' "Guiding Light".
- Also Credited As:
Lou Bertini, Malcolm C. Bert, Patricia D Arbanville, Patricia D'Arbanville, Patti D Arbanville Quinn, Patti D Arbanville-Quinn, Patti D'Arbanville, Patti D'Arbanville Quinn, Patti D'Arbanville-Quinn, Patty D Arbanville, Patty D'Arbanville
- Born:
May 25, 1951 in New York City, New York, USA
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Job Titles:
Actor, Disc jockey, Boutique salesperson, Model
Family
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Brother: Phillip D Arbanville. born c. 1955
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Daughter: Alexandra Quinn. born c. 1991; father, Terry Quinn
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Daughter: Emmelyn Quinn. born in October 1990; father, Terry Quinn
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Father: George D Arbanville. born c. 1916
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Mother: Jean Egan.
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Son: Jesse Wayne Johnson. born in December 1982; father Don Johnson; Johnson awarded custody after 1993 court fight
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Son: Liam Quinn. born c. 1992; father, Terry Quinn
Significant Others
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Companion: Cat Stevens. together for two years c. 1968-70; wrote song Lady D Arbanville in her honor
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Companion: Don Johnson. met in January 1981; together from 1981-86
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Companion: Tom Landi. met on set of New York Undercover ; engaged as of early 1998
Milestones
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1967 Moved to Paris to work as fashion model at age 16; photographed by Richard Avedon and Francesco Scavullo; featured in the best-selling book Scavullo on Beauty (date approximate)
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1968 Film debut at in small role in Warhol s production Flesh (filmed c. 1966)
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1972 Returned to USA (date approximate)
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1973 Moved to Hollywood to appear in Rancho Deluxe (1974)
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1975 Was addicted to heroin
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1978 Went cold turkey in kicking her heroin habit with the assistance of an unnamed male friend
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1987 Stage debut, Italian American Reconciliation
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1988 TV-movie debut, Crossing the Mob
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1989 Cast as Cathy Smith, the woman who injected comedian John Belushi with the fatal overdose, in the biopic Wired
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1993 Played Roxanne on the NBC action series, South Beach
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Appeared in the NBC miniseries, Once an Eagle
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Began modeling career as a baby in Ivory Soap commercials
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Co-starred as Lt. Virginia Cooper on the Fox cop drama New York Undercover
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Grew up in Greenwich Village section of NYC
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Had recurring role of Amber Twine, the wife of a recording executive in a story arc of Wiseguy
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Portrayed Christy Carson on the NBC daytime drama, Another World
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Returned to daytime TV as a cast member of CBS Guiding Light
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Served as model for fashion illustrator Antonio Lopez
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Worked as a disc jockey where she was discovered by Andy Warhol