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Scream Queens come and Scream Queens go but every once in awhile a Scream Queen will embrace her royal status and remain a queen for her entire career. One such icon of the horror genre is Linnea Quigley. Born in 1958, Quigley’s career began with small parts in science fiction and horror films like Deathsport (1978) and Graduation Day (1980) and adult comedies like Fairy Tales (1978). She also appeared in popular horror films like Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984) and Night Of The Demons (1988). She is perhaps best known to mainstream audiences for her role as Trash in The Return Of The Living Dead (1985). She also starred in A Nightmare On Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988).
Ms. Quigley spent much of her time on the screen in various states of undress and this made her very popular among B-movie fans. She telegraphed this popularity into a successful modeling career. She also had her own band in the 1980’s, The Skirts, and has written three books about her career and life on the screen. Quigley is also no stranger to comedy, as many of the films that she has starred in are often classified as horror comedies.
Ms. Quigley has 170 acting credits and has been active on the screen since 1978. Of all of her roles over the years, I highly recommend viewing The Return Of The Living Dead, Night Of The Demons, and Trophy Heads (2014). If you can find a copy, check out Linnea Quigley’s Horror Workout (1990). Oh, it’s not necessarily a workout program, just FYI! I also recommend her books and checking out a few of the multiple Scream Queen documentaries that she has been featured in over the years.
Linnea Quigley continues to act in films to this day. She is currently working on a film entitled The Witches Of The Sands.
Quigley’s many performances over the years have earned her the title “Queen of the B’s” and it is well deserved. She’s a prolific actress, insanely funny, beautiful, and not afraid to laugh at herself. She’s definitely a Scream Queen Icon.
Who will I reveal as the next Scream Queen? Find out tomorrow when I take a look at the career of the first Scream Queen Dynamic Duo! That’s right. I’m going to feature not one but TWO Scream Queens in tomorrow’s post. See you then!
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