Pat Ast

Personal Info

Birthday

October 21, 1941

Day of Death

2001-10-03

(59 years old)

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York, USA

Pat Ast

Biography

Pat Ast was an American actress and model. She was best known for starring in Andy Warhol films and being a Halston model and muse in the 1970s.

Ast enjoyed partying in her twenties on Fire Island, and her boisterous personality allowed her to meet and befriend influential people. She had aspirations to become an actress, singer and model despite her day job as a receptionist at a box factory. She made her screen debut after meeting director John Schlesinger on Fire Island, who cast her as a party guest in his film Midnight Cowboy (1969).

Known For

Quantum Leap

Faerie Tale Theatre

Midnight Cowboy

Foul Play

Reform School Girls

Heat

The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper

The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox

Filmography

1991
Ted & Venus
as Women's Group #2
1989
Homer and Eddie
as Maggie Sinclair
1986
Reform School Girls
as Edna Dawson
Club Life
as Butch
1984
The Princess and the Pea
as Princess #1
1982
Pandemonium
as Bus Driver
1981
The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper
as Horse Lady
1980
The Donna Summer Special
as Bad Girl
1979
Amateur Night at the Dixie Bar and Grill
as Vera Elvira
1978
The Users
as The Dressmaker
Foul Play
as Mrs. Venus
1977
The World's Greatest Lover
as Italian Wardrobe Lady / Bakery Lady
1976
Six Characters in Search of An Author
as Madam Pace
The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox
as Music Hall Singer
1975
Women Behind Bars
as Matron
1973
Warhol
as Self
1972
Heat
as Lydia / landlady
The Possession of Joel Delaney
as Mental Hospital Patient (uncredited)
1969
Midnight Cowboy
as Party Guest (uncredited)