Linnea Quigley has been appearing on the screen since the 1970s. She starred in several films in small (extra) roles until 1978 when she landed her first major role in Harry Hurwitz’s sex comedy film , Fairy Tales. In the film community, Quigley is popularly known as the “Scream Queen” and “Queen of B’s” for starring in dozens of cheap horror films generally rated “B”. She achieved ‘Scream Queen’ status in 1985 after a brilliant performance in projects such as Dan O’Bannon’s zombie horror film. Return of the Living Dead, Night of the Demon, and Deadly Night.

Besides acting, Linnea is an author, dedicated animal rights activist, singer, film producer, and former model.

Bio – Who is Linnea Quigley?

She is a multi-talented artist with experience in singing, modeling, film production, writing and performing. Her full name is Linnea Barbara Quigley and her date of birth is May 27, 1958. From Davenport, Iowa, USA. She is the only child of William Heath Quigley (father) and Dorothy Quigley (mother). His father (born June 27, 1915; died May 18, 2006) was a psychologist and chiropractor and worked at Palmer College of Chiropractic as an executive vice president.

The actress spent her school days in several institutions. She had her elementary education at Garfield Elementary, where she joined Sudlow Colleges in Davenport for further education. She then went to Bettendorf High School, in Bettendorf, Iowa, where she graduated in 1976.

After graduating, Linnea Quigley moved to Los Angeles.Angeles to live with her parents. While working at a fitness center, the actress came across models who encouraged her to give it a try. She ends up doing it by taking guitar lessons. She would go on to star in several more “B” movies, with Return of the Living Dead , Savage Streets, Nightmare Sisters, Night of the Demons, Creepozoids, Bonehill Road, Hollywood Chainsaw Hunters, Silent Night, Deadly Night, being the most important and also the projects that helped her achieve international fame.

The American horror legend started her musical career Mad Whistle, after which she managed to create her own band called The Skirts. Along with her friend Haydee Pomar, who played bass guitar, the band successfully released their song on Mystic Records’ 1983 compilation The Sound of Hollywood Girls. It was titled: Santa Monica Blvd. Boy.

As mentioned earlier, Return of the Living Dead actress is an animal rights activist. She is also an active member of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), an American animal rights organization. The singer is also the author of the books – Skin, I Scream As Fast As I Can: My Life in B-Movies, and The Linnea Quigley Bio & Chainsaw Book, as well as a vegan who graced the cover of Vegetarian Times in 1990. She began eating a vegetarian diet after moving to Los Angeles in the late 1970s.

Spouse and family of the Scream Queen

Linnea Quigley has not remarried since her marital relationship with her husband fell apart. The actress married Steve Johnson, a special effects artist, on January 17, 1990. They divorced in 1992. They began dating in 1988 while working on the film. Night of the Demons and subsequently engaged the same year while filming A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: Master of Dreams. Although the short-lived union between Linnea Quigley and Steve lasted, they did not give birth to children.

Born Steven Marcus Jacobs on February 7, 1960, in Houston, Texas, United States, Linnea’s ex-husband began his career in Hollywood in 1980. His projects since have included music videos, numerous television shows, commercials, theme parks and hundreds of movies.

You can see some of his best-known creations in movies like Ghostbusters (Slimer), Spider-Man 2 (many-tentacled Doc Ock), Bicentennial Man (Robin Williams’ Robotics), and Species (alien seductress Sil ). The award-winning special effects artist married his second wife, actress Constance Zimmer in 1999, but divorced two years later.

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