Patti D'Arbanville

Patti D'Arbanville
Patti D'Arbanville in New York City, July 2007
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.

Early life

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,^[1] and attended PS 41 on Eleventh Street. She went to High School at Quintano's School for Professional Children.

Career

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.

In the late 1960s she was a model in London, where she met Cat Stevens and they developed a romance. 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": "Steven wrote that song "Lady D'Arbanville" when I left for New York. I left for a month, it wasn't the end of the world was it? But he wrote this whole song about 'Lady D'Arbanville, why do you sleep so still.' It's about me dead. So while I was in New York, for him it was like I was lying in a coffin... he wrote that because he missed me, because he was down... It's a sad song." (Cat Stevens was a stage name which D'Arbanville never used; she preferred his true name, Steven Demetre Georgiou.)

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.

Private life

D'Arbanville had a relationship with singer/songwriter Cat Stevens years before he became known as Yusuf Islam. Their breakup, as noted above, was the inspiration for at least two of his songs, "Lady D'Arbanville" and "Wild World." Later, D'Arbanville had a relationship with actor Don Johnson from 1981-1986, the couple had a son, Jesse Wayne Johnson (born December 7, 1982).

D'Arbanville has been married three times, with each of her marriages ending in divorce. She lived in France for 10 years, becoming fluent in French, and was married to French actor Roger Miremont then known as 'Roger Mirmont' from August 1, 1975 to 1980. From April 26, 1980 to 1981, her husband was Steve Curry. She was then married to former New York City firefighter Terry Quinn from June 15, 1993 to March 12, 2002; they have three children, Emmelyn, Alexandra, and Liam.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1968	Flesh	Patti
1970	House, TheThe House	Lorraine
1971	Blood Letting, TheThe Blood Letting	Hillary
1973	L'Amour	Patti
1975	Rancho Deluxe	Betty Fargo
1977	Bilitis	Bilitis
1977	La fille d'Amérique	Ronni Williams
1978	Big Wednesday	Sally Jacobson
1978	Fifth Floor, TheThe Fifth Floor	Cathy
1979	Main Event, TheThe Main Event	Donna
1979	Time After Time	Shirley
1980	Hog Wild	Angie Barnes
1981	Modern Problems	Darcy Carson
1985	Real Genius	Sherry Nugil
1985	Boys Next Door, TheThe Boys Next Door	Angie
1988	Call Me	Cori
1988	Fresh Horses	Jean
1989	Wired	Cathy Smith
1994	Frame-Up II: The Cover-Up	Barbara Griffin
1996	Fan, TheThe Fan	Ellen Renard
1997	Fathers' Day	Shirley Trainor
1998	Archibald the Rainbow Painter	Elaine Tiger
1998	Celebrity	Iris
2002	Personal Velocity: Three Portraits	Celia
2003	Tale of Two Pizzas, AA Tale of Two Pizzas	Margie Bianco
2007	Perfect Stranger	Esmeralda
2007	You Belong to Me	Gladys
2008	Marconi Bros., TheThe Marconi Bros.	Sonya Weitzman
2010	Extra Man, TheThe Extra Man	Katehrine Hart

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1976	Once an Eagle	Michele	TV miniseries
1977	Code R	Maggie	"The Great Boat Race"
1980	Barnaby Jones	Jessica Collins	"Run to Death"
1980	Charlie's Angels	Bianca	"Angels of the Deep"
1982	Darkroom	Babette	"Guillotine"
1984	Murder, She Wrote	Leslie Andler	"Hit, Run and Homicide"
1985	Miami Vice	Mrs. Stone	"Back in the World"
1986	Crime Story	Eve Vollesky	"Final Transmission"
1988	Crossing the Mob	Lucy Conte	TV film
1988	Midnight Caller	Jordan	"Payback"
1989	Wiseguy	Amber Twine / Theresa Demante	Recurring role
1990	Snow Kill	Lauren Crane	TV film
1992	Law & Order	Betty Drake	"Wedded Bliss"
1992-1993	Another World	Christy Carson	TV series
1993	Blind Spot	Lucinda	TV film
1993	South Beach	Roxanne	Recurring role
1994	John Larroquette Show, TheThe John Larroquette Show	Linda	"Death and Dishonor"
1994	L.A. Law	Caroline Hardy	"Dead Issue"
1994	My So-Called Life	Amber Vallon	"Guns & Gossip", "Other People's Mothers", "On the Wagon"
1994-1997	New York Undercover	Lt. Virginia Cooper	Main role
1997	Bad to the Bone	Marilyn Wells	TV film
1998	Homicide: Life on the Street	Darlene Everett	"The Twenty Percent Solution"
1998-2000	Guiding Light	Selena Davis	TV series
2000-2005	Third Watch	Rose Boscorelli	Recurring role
2003	Division, TheThe Division	Maggie	"The Cost of Freedom"
2003	Nip/Tuck	Wallace Forsythe	"Sofia Lopez"
2004	Sopranos, TheThe Sopranos	Lorraine Calluzzo	"Rat Pack", "Where's Johnny?", "All Happy Families..."
2005	Wild Card	Kathy	"See Ya Later, Investigator!"
2006-2010	Rescue Me	Ellie	Recurring role
2007	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Cecilia	"World's Fair"
2007	Eyes	Dee Dee McCann	"Investigator"

References

1. Patti D'Arbanville Biography

External links

• Patti D'Arbanville at the Internet Movie Database
• Patti D'Arbanville interviewed by Bob Colacello Andy Warhol's Interview – April 1973.