Person
Patricia Quinn
Acting · Born 1944-05-28 · Belfast, Northern Ireland
Biography
Patricia Quinn, Lady Stephens (born 28 May 1944) is a Northern Irish actress best known for her role as Magenta in the film The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975). Hers were the red lips that appeared in the film's opening song "Science Fiction/Double Feature" (although the singing voice was that of Richard O'Brien). She has appeared in many film and television roles including the Rocky Horror semi-sequel, Shock Treatment (1981), as well as I, Claudius (1976), Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983), and the 1987 Doctor Who serial Dragonfire.
Known for
Doctor Who
Belazs
Mannix
1967
Minder
Monica
Tales of the Unexpected
Phyl Tinker
Bergerac
Dolly Hayward
The Professionals
Isla
McCloud
1970
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Cynthia
Where Are They Now?
Self
Van der Valk
Yvonne
Filmography
- 2025Sane Inside InsanitySelf
- 2025Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky HorrorSelf
- 2021Rocky Horror 45: The MovieSelf
- 2020Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight MadnessSelf
- 2014The Last ImpresarioSelf
- 2013The Lords of SalemMegan
- 2010Tamara DrewePosh Hippy
- 2008Rocky Horror Tribute ShowUsherette
- 2000Rocky Horror 25: Anniversary Special
- 1999Behind the Music: The Rocky Horror Picture ShowSelf
- 1999Where Are They Now?Self
- 1999The Strange Case of Delfina PotockaGeorge Sand
- 1995The Rocky Horror Double Feature Video ShowSelf
- 1993The Countess AliceMargot
- 1988The Modern World: Ten Great WritersBella Cohen
- 1987Doctor Who: DragonfireBelazs
- 1987Fortunes of WarMona Castlebar
- 1986Lost EmpiresDoris Tingley
- 1984The Box of DelightsSylvia Daisy Pouncer
- 1983Good BehaviourRose
- 1983Monty Python's The Meaning of LifeMrs. Williams
- 1981BergeracDolly Hayward
- 1981Shock TreatmentDr. Nation McKinley
- 1981The Rocky Horror Treatment(archive footage)
- 1980Hammer House of HorrorLucinda
- 1980Hawk the SlayerSorceress
- 1980FoxLiz
- 1979Deasey (Desperate)Deirdre
- 1979The OutsiderSiobhan
- 1979MinderMonica
- 1979Tales of the UnexpectedPhyl Tinker
- 1978Clouds of GloryAnnette Vallo
- 1977The ProfessionalsIsla
- 1977A Christmas CarolGhost of Christmas Past
- 1977PremiereDeidre
- 1976SebastianeEmperor's Guest
- 1976Beauty and the BeastSusan
- 1976I, ClaudiusLivilla
- 1975The Rocky Horror Picture ShowMagenta
- 1975The Love SchoolLizzie Siddal
- 1974Shoulder to ShoulderChristabel Pankhurst
- 1973That Sinking FeelingMaggie
- 1973Adolf Hitler: My Part in His DownfallGirl at Dance
- 1972RentadickChauffeuse
- 1972Van der ValkYvonne
- 1972VillainsDorothy
- 1972Up the FrontMagda
- 1972The Alf Garnett SagaSecond Bird – Jim's Girlfriend
- 1972Up the Chastity BeltWife
- 1970McCloud
- 1969ITV Saturday Night TheatreCynthia
- 1967Mannix
- 1964Where Has Poor Mickey Gone?
- 1963Doctor WhoBelazs
- 1956Armchair TheatreMaggie - Bridesmaid
- 1951Hallmark Hall of FameSusan
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