biography
Born Alice Jones in Edinburgh, Scotland, on January 3, 1941, knockout redhead actress Quinn O'Hara grew up in Scotland and later
Quebec. In the late 1950s she and her mother relocated to southern California, where the gorgeous teenager was quickly noticed.
Encouraged to enter the 'Miss Lakewood' beauty contest, O'Hara had to decline due to her foreign birth; however, she was named
Miss Scotland of 1960 by The Royal Order of the Scottish Clans, becoming the first Miss Scotland although there was no actual
contest at the time.  
LEFT: Quinn O'Hara with her dog Killer in a 1966 portrait. RIGHT: A 1963 ad for a dietary supplement featuring Quinn O'HaraO'Hara got into show business by working in commercials, and while still a teenager landed a small role in the Paramount comedy The Errand Boy (1961; with Jerry Lewis and Brian Donlevy). The following year she was cast in the Vic Damone summer series The Lively Ones (1962-1963). Later, she landed more roles in the comedies The Patsy (1964; with Jerry Lewis and Phil Harris) and Good Neighbor Sam (1964; with Jack Lemmon and Romy Schneider). O'Hara also found lots of work in television, appearing on such popular programs as Burke's Law and The Beverly Hillbillies. All this exposure paid off in 1965, when she was cast in a starring role in the beach-party-inspired comedy A Swingin' Summer (1965; with James Stacy and William Wellman Jr.) and garnered rave reviews for her performance. O'Hara followed up on her success in A Swingin' Summer with a hilarious role as Basil Rathbone's murderous daughter Sinistra in AIP's The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini (1966; with Tommy Kirk, Deborah Walley, and Aron Kincaid). Later in the decade she went on to other starring roles in In the Year 2889 (1967; with Paul Petersen), Prelude (1968; with John Astin), and Rubia's Jungle (1970; with Milton Irons), while working in television and doing stage work in the U.S. and Britain. |
the films of quinn o'haraThe Lively Ones (1962-1963 TV Series)   
Images from the summer replacement TV series The Lively Ones. LEFT: With castmate Gloria Neil on a minesweeper. CENTER and RIGHT: With host Vic Damone and Gloria Neil.Burke's Law (1963-1966 ABC TV Series) 
From a first-season episode of Burke's Law titled Who Killed Jason Shaw, which originally aired on January 3, 1964. LEFT: Quinn O'Hara as Lois with co-star Keenan Wynn. RIGHT: With Keenan Wynn, Gary Conway, and Gene BarryThe Rogues (1964-1965 NBC TV Series)
From The Rogues, episode Death of a Fleming, which originally aired October 25, 1964. O'Hara is pictured with series star Charles BoyerThe John Forsythe Show (1965-1966 NBC TV Series)
From The John Forsythe Show, episode On an Island with You and You and You, which originally aired on March 14, 1966. Pictured are Sheila James Kuehl, Quinn O'Hara, Jeanne Bal, and John ForsytheA Swingin' Summer (1965)    
From the independent beach film A Swingin' Summer, shot at Lake Arrowhead. LEFT: On the set with Quinn O'Hara and singer Donnie Brooks. CENTER A and B: Dancing with actor/writer Michael Blodgett, who served as choreographer for this film. CENTER C: With Martin West. LEFT: With William Wellman Jr.The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini (1966)   
From American International's final beach party film The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini. LEFT: O'Hara as the seductive but deadly Sinistra. CENTER A: Behind the scenes photo with director Don Weis and co-star Aron Kincaid. CENTER B: Quinn O'Hara attempts to poison Aron Kincaid. RIGHT: With Ed Garner, Aron Kincaid, and Basil RathboneThe Saint (1962-1969 ITV/NBC TV Series)
O'Hara guest-starred on the Roger Moore series The Saint, episode Interlude in Venice, which originally aired on October 7, 1966. Also pictured is Lois MaxwellIn the Year 2889 (1967)
With Neil Fletcher and Hugh Feagin in the American International science fiction flick In the Year 2889Prelude (1968)
With John Astin in a behind-the-scenes photo from the Oscar-nominated short Prelude, directed by and starring John Astin. Quinn O'Hara portrayed Astin's malcontent wifeRubia's Jungle (1970)
As the title character in the Dutch drama Rubia's Junglelater yearsAfter appearing in Cry of the Banshee (1970; with Vincent Price) and starring in Rubia's Jungle (1970), Quinn O'Hara walked away from her film career due to her disappointment in what film producers were looking for---actresses who would do gratuitous nude scenes. After traveling to Africa, then touring Italy, and residing in England for several years, she returned to Hollywood in the late 1970s to resume her acting career but found parts to be scarce. O'Hara went into real estate and later made nursing her career. Sadly, she passed away on May 5, 2017 and was survived by her husband, Bill. |
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