Quinn Cummings
Biography
Quinn Cummings is an American former actress, entrepreneur and author who came to attention as a child performer. Born in Los Angeles, she was discovered by the cinematographer James Wong Howe and started out in television commercials before landing the part of Lucy McFadden in The Goodbye Girl (1977), a performance that brought her Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations for best supporting actress. She was also known for playing Annie Cooper on the television series Family, and later appeared in the sitcom Hail to the Chief. Acting work grew occasional in the late 1980s, when she also worked as a casting agent, and she attended UCLA for two years. Her final screen role came in a 1992 episode of Evening Shade. She has since written several books, including Notes from the Underwire, and created the HipHugger baby carrier.
59years old
Turns 60 on August 13in 313 days
- Born Los Angeles
- Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 12 years1977 to 1989
Every film, newest first
- 1989Listen to MeIMDb rating 5.3
- 1977Night TerrorIMDb rating 6.0
- 1977The Goodbye GirlIMDb rating 7.4
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A first
Cummings was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for The Goodbye Girl, making her one of the youngest people ever nominated for an Academy Award.
A change of course
Cummings took occasional acting jobs in the late 1980s while also working as a casting agent. Evening Shade, in a 1992 episode, gave her the last acting role of her career.
Behind the camera
In 2019, Cummings started a podcast called Quinn Cummings Gives Bad Advice. On it, she answers listeners' questions about any topic and points out that she lacks special knowledge or expertise on the matter.
Quinn Cummings movies on Netflix
Worked with
Quinn Cummings made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Richard Dreyfuss's page
Rance Howard's page
Robert Costanzo's page
Roy Scheider's page
Anthony Zerbe's page
Christopher Atkins's page
Herbert RossDirector, 1 film, 1977
All films by Herbert Ross
Douglas Day StewartDirector, 1 film, 1989
All films by Douglas Day Stewart
E.W. SwackhamerDirector, 1 film, 1977
All films by E.W. Swackhamer
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.