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Pat Ast‌

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1941-10-21

Popularity

star3.7

Pat Ast

Brooklyn, New York, USA

Pat Ast

Brooklyn, New York, USA

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1941-10-21

Popularity

star3.7

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.

Movie Credits

The Possession of Joel Delaney

The Possession of Joel Delaney‌
star5.7
calendar 1972

Reform School Girls

Reform School Girls‌
star5.8
calendar 1986

The World's Greatest Lover

The World's Greatest Lover‌
star5.8
calendar 1977

The Donna Summer Special

The Donna Summer Special‌
star0.0
calendar 1980

The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper

The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper‌
star5.3
calendar 1981

Warhol

Warhol‌
star8.0
calendar 1973

Heat

Heat‌
star6.0
calendar 1972

Six Characters in Search of An Author

Six Characters in Search of An Author‌
star6.0
calendar 1976

The Princess and the Pea

The Princess and the Pea‌
star7.7
calendar 1984

Club Life

Club Life‌
star6.0
calendar 1986

Midnight Cowboy

Midnight Cowboy‌
star7.5
calendar 1969

Beauville

Beauville‌
star0.0
calendar 1995

Homer and Eddie

Homer and Eddie‌
star5.6
calendar 1989

Foul Play

Foul Play‌
star6.3
calendar 1978

Amateur Night at the Dixie Bar and Grill

Amateur Night at the Dixie Bar and Grill‌
star2.0
calendar 1979

Pandemonium

Pandemonium‌
star4.6
calendar 1982

The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox

The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox‌
star6.0
calendar 1976

The Users

The Users‌
star1.0
calendar 1978

Ted & Venus

Ted & Venus‌
star4.7
calendar 1991

Tv Credits

Quantum Leap

Quantum Leap‌
star8.0
calendar 1989

Faerie Tale Theatre

Faerie Tale Theatre‌
star8.4
calendar 1982

Faerie Tale Theatre

Faerie Tale Theatre‌
star8.4
calendar 1982