Linnea Barbara Quigley is an American scream queen

Scream queen

A scream queen is an actress who has become associated with horror films, either through an appearance in a notable entry in the genre as a frequent victim or through constant appearances as the female protagonist...

, B movie

B movie

A B movie is a low-budget commercial motion picture that is not definitively an arthouse or pornographic film. In its original usage, during the Golden Age of Hollywood, the term more precisely identified a film intended for distribution as the less-publicized, bottom half of a double feature....

 actress, and film producer

Film producer

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Early life

Quigley was born in Davenport, Iowa

Davenport, Iowa

Davenport is a city located along the Mississippi River in Scott County, Iowa, United States. Davenport is the county seat of and largest city in Scott County. Davenport was founded on May 14, 1836 by Antoine LeClaire and was named for his friend, George Davenport, a colonel during the Black Hawk...

, the daughter of Dorothy and W. Heath Quigley, a chiropractor

Chiropractor

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 and psychologist

Psychologist

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. She moved to Los Angeles

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 in the late 1970s to pursue her dreams of acting. She quickly established herself in the arena of independent film

Independent film

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s and appeared in almost one hundred feature films.

Acting career

Quigley is best known for her role in The Return of the Living Dead. She has also starred in dozens of other horror films including Nightmare Sisters

Nightmare Sisters

Nightmare Sisters is a direct-to-video, low-budget, erotic horror-comedy from 1987. It is notable as one of only two films in which 1980s scream queens Linnea Quigley, Brinke Stevens, and Michelle Bauer appear together.-Synopsis:Buck-toothed Melody, bespectacled Marci, and chubby Mickey are...

, Silent Night, Deadly Night

Silent Night, Deadly Night

Silent Night, Deadly Night is a 1984 slasher film produced by Ira R Barmak, directed by Charles E. Sellier Jr. and starring Robert Brian Wilson, Lilyan Chauvin, Gilmer McCormick, Toni Nero, Linnea Quigley, Britt Leach, and Leo Geter...

, Creepozoids

Creepozoids

Creepozoids is a 1987 low budget science fiction/horror film directed by David DeCoteau, and starring Linnea Quigley, Ken Abraham, Michael Aranda and Kim McKamy -Plot summary:...

, Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama

Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama

Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama is a 1988 sci-fi/horror B movie directed by David DeCoteau, loosely-based on the classic short story The Monkey's Paw....

, Night of the Demons (the 1988 original and the 2010 remake), and A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master

A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master

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. 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 has been called the "Queen of the B's".

Selected filmography

Film
Year	Film	Role	Notes
1975	Psycho from Texas	Barmaid	Alternative titles: Evil + Hate = Killer The Butcher
1978	Auditions Auditions (1978 film) -Plot :A pseudo-documentary about the processes involved in putting together and casting actors and actresses for a porn film. Although several actual porn stars are in the film, it is not a porn film itself.-DVD Release:...	Sally Webster
	Deathsport Deathsport Deathsport is a 1978 science fiction B-movie produced by Roger Corman, directed by Allan Arkush and Nicholas Niciphor. The film stars David Carradine and Playboy Playmate Claudia Jennings.-Plot:...	Courtesan	Uncredited
1979	Summer Camp	Pam	Credited as Barbara Gold
1981	Don't Go Near the Park Don't Go Near the Park Don't Go Near the Park is a 1981 American horror film directed by Lawrence D. Foldes...	Bondi's Mother	Alternative titles: Curse of the Living Dead Nightstalker Sanctuary for Evil
	Graduation Day Graduation Day (film) -Plot:It's just weeks before high school graduation and members of the track team are being mysteriously and gruesomely murdered, one by one. When the team's star runner, Laura Ramstead, falls dead from a heart attack at the championship meet, her U.S...	Dolores
	Nice Dreams	Blondie Group #2
1983	Still Smokin' Still Smokin' Still Smokin is a semi-concert film by Cheech and Chong, released in 1983.-Plot:Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong play versions of themselves being invited to Amsterdam for a film festival devoted to Burt Reynolds and Dolly Parton...	Blonde in Spa	Uncredited
	Get Crazy Get Crazy Get Crazy is a 1983 film directed by Allan Arkush and starring Malcolm McDowell, Allen Garfield, Daniel Stern, Gail Edwards, and Ed Begley, Jr.-Premise:...	Groupie	Uncredited Alternative title: Flip Out
1984	Savage Streets Savage Streets Savage Streets is a 1984 American vigilante action film starring Linda Blair. Directed by Danny Steinmann, the film premiered on October 5, 1984.-Plot:...	Heather	Alternative title: Zombie Brigade
	Silent Night, Deadly Night Silent Night, Deadly Night Silent Night, Deadly Night is a 1984 slasher film produced by Ira R Barmak, directed by Charles E. Sellier Jr. and starring Robert Brian Wilson, Lilyan Chauvin, Gilmer McCormick, Toni Nero, Linnea Quigley, Britt Leach, and Leo Geter...	Denise
1985	Return of the Living Dead Return of the Living Dead The Return of the Living Dead is a 1985 American zombie film that was followed by several sequels. The film was written and directed by Dan O'Bannon and starred Clu Gulager, James Karen and Don Calfa....	Trash
1986	Sweethearts	Cupid's Corner Host	Credited as Pamela Peck
1987	Treasure of the Moon Goddess Treasure of the Moon Goddess Treasure of the Moon Goddess is a 1987 adventure film about a pop singer who is kidnapped by pirates while touring Central America because of her resemblance to a native moon goddess. The film was directed by José Luis García Agraz and stars Linnea Quigley....	Lu de Belle
	Nightmare Sisters Nightmare Sisters Nightmare Sisters is a direct-to-video, low-budget, erotic horror-comedy from 1987. It is notable as one of only two films in which 1980s scream queens Linnea Quigley, Brinke Stevens, and Michelle Bauer appear together.-Synopsis:Buck-toothed Melody, bespectacled Marci, and chubby Mickey are...	Melody
	Creepozoids Creepozoids Creepozoids is a 1987 low budget science fiction/horror film directed by David DeCoteau, and starring Linnea Quigley, Ken Abraham, Michael Aranda and Kim McKamy -Plot summary:...	Bianca
1988	Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers is a 1988 American comedy horror B-movie directed by Fred Olen Ray, and starring Gunnar Hansen, Linnea Quigley, Jay Richardson and Michelle Bauer.-Plot summary:...	Samantha	Alternative title: Hollywood Hookers
	Dead Heat	Zombie Go-go Girl	Uncredited
	Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama is a 1988 sci-fi/horror B movie directed by David DeCoteau, loosely-based on the classic short story The Monkey's Paw....	Spider
	Vice Academy	Didi
	A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master is a 1988 American slasher film and the fourth film in the Nightmare on Elm Street series. The film was directed by Renny Harlin.-Plot:...	Soul from Freddy's Chest
	Night of the Demons Night of the Demons Night of the Demons is a 1988 cult classic horror film written and produced by Joe Augustyn and directed by Kevin S. Tenney. The film tells the story of ten high school seniors having a Halloween party in an isolated mortuary...	Suzanne
1989	Murder Weapon	Dawn	Producer
	Dr. Alien Dr. Alien Dr. Alien is a 1989 sci-fi comedy film starring Judy Landers, Billy Jacoby, and Olivia Barash. Directed by David DeCoteau, the film was also released under the titles I Was a Teenage Sex Maniac and I Was a Teenage Sex Mutant. The alternative titles explain the movie's plot.-Plot:Dr. Ackerman is...	Rocker Chick#2
1990	Vice Academy Part 2	Didi
	Linnea Quigley's Horror Workout	Herself
1991	The Guyver The Guyver The Guyver is a 1991 American Tokusatsu film loosely based on the Manga series of the same name. The film was met with a mixed to negative reaction from critics and fans. A sequel was followed in 1994 called Guyver: Dark Hero, which was received more favorably than it's predecessor.-Plot:CIA agent...	Scream Queen	Alternative title: Mutronics
1992	Innocent Blood Innocent Blood (film) Innocent Blood is a 1992 American horror-crime film directed by John Landis. The film stars Anne Parillaud as a vampire who finds herself against a blood-sucking legion of mobsters after biting a notorious crime boss played by Robert Loggia....	Nurse	Alternative title: A French Vampire in America
1993	The Girl I Want	Teri	Producer
1994	Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings is the 1994 direct-to-video sequel to the 1988 horror film Pumpkinhead. In this movie, thrill-seeking teens resurrect a demon and come to regret it. The movie is barely related to others in the series...	Nadine	Direct-to-video release
1995	Jack-O Jack-O Jack-O is the third in a trio of movies directed by Steve Latshaw in the early-to-mid 1990s . The film was straight-to-TV and video, and was later rereleased in 2005 as a special-edition DVD....	Carolyn Miller	Alternative title: Jack O'Lantern
1996	Fatal Frames	Wendy Williams
1997	Hollywood Cops	Ryder
1998	Death Mask	Angel Wilson
	Boogie Boy Boogie Boy Boogie Boy is a 1998 film featuring Traci Lords as Shonda. It was written and directed by Craig Hamann and produced by Braddon Mendelson. It also stars Mark Dacascos, Emily Lloyd, Jaimz Woolvett, Frederic Forrest, Joan Jett and Linnea Quigley ....	Gretchen
	Kolobos	Dorothy	Direct-to-DVD release
1999	Play It to the Bone Play It to the Bone Play It to the Bone is a 1999 sports/comedy-drama film, starring Antonio Banderas and Woody Harrelson, written and directed by Ron Shelton....	Overdosed Hooker	Uncredited
2000	Blind Target	Serena Erwin
2001	The Monster Man	Aunt Ruth	Direct-to-DVD release
	Kannibal	Georgina Thereshkova	Direct-to-DVD release
2002	Scream Queen	Malicia Tombs	Direct-to-DVD release
2003	Zombiegeddon Zombiegeddon Zombiegeddon is a 2003 film directed by Chris Watson. The horror/comedy, distributed by Troma Films.- Plot :The movie follows two bad cops who find themselves engaged in a battle against evil Hellspawn.- Cast :...	Principal Russo	Direct-to-DVD release
	Corpses are Forever	Elli Kroger	Direct-to-DVD release
2004	Super Hero Central Super Hero Central Super Hero Central is a 2004 Martial arts oriented Cult Film. This film was directed by and stars Scott Shaw.The Co-Stars of this films include Donald G. Jackson, Conrad Brooks, and Kevin Thompson.-Plot:...	L.Q.	Direct-to-DVD release Alternative title: The Adventures of Ace X and Kid Velvet
	The Rockville Slayer	Mary Burns
2005	Wolfsbayne	Nikki
	Lost Girls	Faith
2006	Hoodoo for Voodoo Hoodoo for Voodoo Hoodoo For Voodoo is a 2007 Horror Comedy film from Abyssmal Entertainment and Writer/Director Steven Shea.- Cast :*Brunhilda Zekthi as Danielle*Chris McDaniel as Squid*Sacha Crutchfield as Asia*Garrett Harrison as Blake*Aaliyah Madyun as Sasha...	Queen Marie
2007	Each Time I Kill Each Time I Kill Each Time I Kill is the final film that was written and directed by Doris Wishman. It was shot in 2002 shortly before Wishman's death from lymphoma, and post-production on the teen horror thriller was completed in October 2006...	Aunt Belle
2008	The Notorious Colonel Steel	Tommy
2009	It Came from Trafalgar	Marylin Doe
	Strangers Online	Mary
2010	Dead End	Alex	Producer
	Collapse	Mrs. Bell
	Stripperland	Grambo
	Post Mortem : America 2021	Lucille
	Night of the Demons	Ballerina Woman
2011	Caesar and Otto's Deadly XMas Caesar and Otto's Deadly XMas Caesar and Otto's Deadly XMas is an upcoming American comedy-horror film currently in production in the Los Angeles area. It stars Dave Campfield, Paul Chomicki, Felissa Rose, Deron Miller, Lloyd Kaufman, Ken Macfarlane, Avi K. Garg, Linnea Quigley and Brinke Stevens. It is written and directed by...	Donna Blackstone
	Manson Rising	Rosemary LaBianca
1313: Cougar Cult	Clara
	The Voices From Beyond	Sarah Graves
Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1983	Simon & Simon Simon & Simon Simon & Simon is an American detective television series starring Gerald McRaney and Jameson Parker.-History:The original 1978 pilot called Pirate's Key was set in Florida...	Bobbi	1 episode

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