Cast & creator
Patricia Quinn
Best known for Doctor Who, Mannix, Minder
Patricia Quinn, Lady Stephens (born 28 May 1944) is a Northern Irish actress best known for her role as Magenta in the film The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975). Hers were the red lips that appeared in the film's opening song "Science Fiction/Double Feature" (although the singing voice was that of Richard O'Brien). She has appeared in many film and television roles including the Rocky Horror semi-sequel, Shock Treatment (1981), as well as I, Claudius (1976), Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983), and the 1987 Doctor Who serial Dragonfire.
33
film credits
24
television credits
57
1951–2025 · acting roles
6.7
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (57)
Showing 57 of 57 credits
Doctor Who
Belazs
1963
Mannix
1967
Minder
Monica
1979
Tales of the Unexpected
Phyl Tinker
1979
The Professionals
Isla
1977
Bergerac
Dolly Hayward
1981
McCloud
1970
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Cynthia
1969
Van der Valk
Yvonne
1972Where Are They Now?
Self
1999
I, Claudius
Livilla
1976
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
Bella Cohen
1988
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Magenta
1975
Hammer House of Horror
Lucinda
1980
Villains
Dorothy
1972Premiere
Deidre
1977
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Susan
1951
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
Mrs. Williams
1983
Fortunes of War
Mona Castlebar
1987
The Box of Delights
Sylvia Daisy Pouncer
1984
Armchair Theatre
Maggie - Bridesmaid
1956
The Lords of Salem
Megan
2013
Tamara Drewe
Posh Hippy
2010
Lost Empires
Doris Tingley
1986
The Love School
Lizzie Siddal
1975
Shoulder to Shoulder
Christabel Pankhurst
1974
Hawk the Slayer
Sorceress
1980Clouds of Glory
Annette Vallo
1978
Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror
Self
2025
The Alf Garnett Saga
Second Bird – Jim's Girlfriend
1972Good Behaviour
Rose
1983
Shock Treatment
Dr. Nation McKinley
1981
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
Self
2020
Rocky Horror 25: Anniversary Special
2000
Confessions of a Hitman
Jenny
1994
Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall
Girl at Dance
1973
The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka
George Sand
1999
Beauty and the Beast
Susan
1976
Sane Inside Insanity
Self
2025
The Rocky Horror Double Feature Video Show
Self
1995Fox
Liz
1980
Doctor Who: Dragonfire
Belazs
1987
Up the Chastity Belt
Wife
1972
Where Has Poor Mickey Gone?
1964
Sebastiane
Emperor's Guest
1976
Rocky Horror 45: The Movie
Self
2021
Rocky Horror Tribute Show
Usherette
2008
The Rocky Horror Treatment
(archive footage)
1981
A Christmas Carol
Ghost of Christmas Past
1977
Deasey (Desperate)
Deirdre
1979
The Last Impresario
Self
2014
Behind the Music: The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Self
1999
Up the Front
Magda
1972
The Outsider
Siobhan
1979
Rentadick
Chauffeuse
1972That Sinking Feeling
Maggie
1973
The Countess Alice
Margot
1993