Patti D'Arbanville
| Patti D'Arbanville | |
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Patti D'Arbanville in New York City, July 2007
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| Born |
May 25, 1951 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Years active | 1964-present |
| Spouse(s) | Roger Miremont (1975-1980; divorced) Steve Curry (1980-1981; divorced) Terry Quinn (1993-2002; divorced; 3 children) |
| Partner(s) | Don Johnson (1981-1986; 1 son) |
| Children |
Jesse Johnson (b. 1982) Emmelyn Quinn (b. 1990) Alexandra Quinn (b. 1991) Liam Quinn (b. 1992) |
Patricia "Patti" D'Arbanville (born May 25, 1951) is an American actress and former model.
D'Arbanville, born May 25, 1951 in New York City, New York, is the daughter of Jean (née Scott), an artist, and George D'Arbanville, a bartender, and attended PS 41 on Eleventh Street. She went to High School at Quintano's School for Professional Children.
D'Arbanville acted in her first film in 1960 at age 8; a New York University student film about a girl and her cat, titled Tuesday and Blue Silk. Andy Warhol discovered her during a gig as a club disc jockey when she was 13, and cast her at age 16 in his 1968 film Flesh.
After Flesh, D'Arbanville performed in Warhol's L'Amour (1973), and as the title character in David Hamilton's movie Bilitis (1977).
After her unabashed risqué performances in her youth, D'Arbanville has worked steadily in film and television series in the United States and France. In 1987, D'Arbanville won a Drama-Logue Award as Best Actress for her 1987 stage performance, in Italian American Reconciliation. She was well known for her role as Lt. Virginia Cooper on the FOX series New York Undercover.
In the late 1960s, when she was a model in London, she met and developed a romance with singer/songwriter Cat Stevens. She was the inspiration for at least two of his hit songs: "Lady D'Arbanville", and "Wild World", which were released on Mona Bone Jakon and Tea for the Tillerman, respectively. She left him for periods of time to continue her modeling career in Paris and New York City, and was a part of Warhol's Factory scene. In an interview with Warhol, she said wistfully that she'd heard the song "Lady D'Arbanville":
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