Pat Ast

Personal Info

Known For:
Acting

Birthday:
October 21, 1941

Place of Birth:
Brooklyn, New York, USA

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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). Around that time, she caught the attention of fashion designer Halston, who gave her a job at his boutique and made her one of his models, despite her weighing 210 pounds, in a time when most models were extremely thin. In the early 1970s, with Pat Cleveland, Connie Cook, Alva Chinn, Anjelica Huston, Karen Bjornson, among others, Ast became one of Halston's favored troupe of models, nicknamed the Halstonettes. She also appeared in runway shows for Halston and Yves St. Laurent, closing the 1972 Coty Awards runway show for Halston by popping out of a giant cake. She later became associated with Andy Warhol, who gave her the role of landlady Lydia in his film Heat (1972) alongside Joe Dallesandro.

In 1975, Ast moved to Hollywood to pursue her acting career. She has appeared in films such as The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox (1976), Foul Play (1978), The Incredible Shrinking Woman (1981), and Reform School Girls (1986).

She became resentful of Los Angeles as her film career stalled. She went to New York to do Nine, a Broadway musical based on Federico Fellini’s movie 8 1/2, but was dismissed after three months.

Known For

Filmography

Year Movie Role
1995 Beauville
1991 Ted & Venus Women's Group #2
1989 Homer and Eddie Maggie Sinclair
1986 Reform School Girls Edna Dawson
1986 Club Life Butch
1984 The Princess and the Pea Princess #1
1982 Pandemonium Bus Driver
1981 The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper Horse Lady
1980 The Donna Summer Special Bad Girl
1979 Amateur Night at the Dixie Bar and Grill Vera Elvira
1978 Foul Play Mrs. Venus
1978 The Users The Dressmaker
1977 The World's Greatest Lover Italian Wardrobe Lady / Bakery Lady
1976 Six Characters in Search of An Author Madam Pace
1976 The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox Music Hall Singer
1975 Women Behind Bars Matron
1973 Warhol Self
1972 The Possession of Joel Delaney Mental Hospital Patient (uncredited)
1972 Heat Lydia / landlady
1969 Midnight Cowboy Party Guest (uncredited)
Year TV Show Role
1989 Quantum Leap Dolores
1982 Faerie Tale Theatre Princess #1
1982 Faerie Tale Theatre 2nd Slipper Contestant
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