Patricia Quinn
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Doctor Who
Belazs
1963
Series
Mannix
1967
Series
Minder
Monica
1979
Series
Bergerac
Dolly Hayward
1981
Series
Tales of the Unexpected
Phyl Tinker
1979
Series
The Professionals
Isla
1977
Series
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Cynthia
1969
Series
McCloud
1970
Series
Van der Valk
Yvonne
1972
Series
I, Claudius
Livilla
1976
Series
Hammer House of Horror
Lucinda
1980
Film
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Magenta
1975
Where Are They Now?
Self
1999
Premiere
Deidre
1977
Film
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
Mrs. Williams
1983
Series
Fortunes of War
Mona Castlebar
1987
Series
Villains
Dorothy
1972
Series
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
Bella Cohen
1988
Film
The Lords of Salem
Megan
2013
Series
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Susan
1951
Film
Tamara Drewe
Posh Hippy
2010
Series
The Love School
Lizzie Siddal
1975
Film
Hawk the Slayer
Sorceress
1980
Series
Shoulder to Shoulder
Christabel Pankhurst
1974
Series
Armchair Theatre
Maggie - Bridesmaid
1956
Series
Lost Empires
Doris Tingley
1986
Series
The Box of Delights
Sylvia Daisy Pouncer
1984
Film
Sebastiane
Emperor's Guest
1976
Film
Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror
Self
2025
Film
Shock Treatment
Dr. Nation McKinley
1981
Film
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
Self
2020
Film
The Alf Garnett Saga
Second Bird – Jim's Girlfriend
1972
Clouds of Glory
Annette Vallo
1978
Good Behaviour
Rose
1983
Fox
Liz
1980
Film
Rocky Horror 25: Anniversary Special
2000
Film
The Last Impresario
Self
2014
Film
Up the Chastity Belt
Wife
1972
Film
Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall
Girl at Dance
1973
Film
Rocky Horror Tribute Show
Usherette
2008
Film
A Christmas Carol
Ghost of Christmas Past
1977
Film
Rentadick
Chauffeuse
1972
Film
Beauty and the Beast
Susan
1976
Film
The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka
George Sand
1999
Film
Up the Front
Magda
1972
Film
The Outsider
Siobhan
1979
Film
The Rocky Horror Double Feature Video Show
Self
1995
Film
Sane Inside Insanity
Self
2025
Film
Behind the Music: The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Self
1999
Film
Rocky Horror 45: The Movie
Self
2021
Film
Doctor Who: Dragonfire
Belazs
1987
Film
Deasey (Desperate)
Deirdre
1979
Film
The Countess Alice
Margot
1993
Film
The Rocky Horror Treatment
(archive footage)
1981
That Sinking Feeling
Maggie
1973
Film
Where Has Poor Mickey Gone?
1964