Quentin Dean
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Quentin Dean was an American actress of the 1960s.
Born Quintin Corinne Margolin, she was introduced as the 16-year old temptress Delores Purdy in Norman Jewison
's 1967 hit film, In the Heat of the Night, for which she received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actress. She disappeared from show business at the end of the 1960s.
Born Quintin Corinne Margolin, she was introduced as the 16-year old temptress Delores Purdy in Norman Jewison
Norman Jewison
Norman Frederick Jewison, CC, O.Ont is a Canadian film director, producer, actor and founder of the Canadian Film Centre. Highlights of his directing career include In the Heat of the Night , The Thomas Crown Affair , Fiddler on the Roof , Jesus Christ Superstar , Moonstruck , The Hurricane and The...
's 1967 hit film, In the Heat of the Night, for which she received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actress. She disappeared from show business at the end of the 1960s.
Television
- The Big ValleyThe Big ValleyThe Big Valley is an American television Western which ran on ABC from September 15, 1965, to May 19, 1969, which starred Barbara Stanwyck, as a California widowed mother. It was created by A.I. Bezzerides and Louis F. Edelman...
as Bettina (1 episode, 1967) - Judd for the Defense as Lou Ann Bender (1 episode, 1967)
- The VirginianThe Virginian (TV series)The Virginian is an American Western television series starring James Drury and Doug McClure, which aired on NBC from 1962 to 1971 for a total of 249 episodes. Filmed in color, The Virginian became television's first 90-minute western series...
as Saranora (1 episode, 1968) - LancerLancer (TV series)Lancer is a 1968-1970 Western television series on CBS, which starred Andrew Duggan, James Stacy, and Wayne Maunder as a father with two half-brother sons, an arrangement similar to the more successful Bonanza on NBC....
as Lucrece (1 episode, 1969) - The High ChaparralThe High ChaparralThe High Chaparral is a Western-themed television series starring Leif Erickson and Cameron Mitchell which aired on NBC from 1967 to 1971. The show was created by David Dortort, who had previously created the hit Bonanza for the network...
as Sarah (1 episode, 1969) - The F.B.I. as Elaine Donner (1 episode, 1969)
- The Mod SquadThe Mod SquadThe Mod Squad is a television series that ran on ABC from September 24, 1968, until August 23, 1973. This series starred Michael Cole, Peggy Lipton, Clarence Williams III, and Tige Andrews...
as Sally (1 episode, 1969)
Films
- In the Heat of the Night (1967) as Delores Purdy
- The Young Runaways (1968) as Joanne
- Stay Away, JoeStay Away, JoeStay Away, Joe is a 1968 comedy-drama western film with musical interludes set in modern times and starring Elvis Presley, Burgess Meredith and Joan Blondell. The film was based on the 1953 novel by Dan Cushman, a satirical farce...
(1968) as Mamie Callahan