Quinn was born in Ancon, Panama Canal Zone.
In her early acting performances she went by Ariane Quinn to avoid confusion with an actress from Britain named Patricia Quinn[1] In 1966, Quinn played the female lead as "Cora Ellis", a Quaker who falls in love with Thad (Roger Ewing) in “Quaker Girl” (S12E12) on the TV Western Gunsmoke (credited as Ariane Quinn).
[5] Yet the movie's producer, Arthur Penn, did not like the name Patricia and insisted she go by the name Pat, and Quinn obliged.
[6] Quinn's other credits included An Unmarried Woman, Shoot Out, Zachariah,[7] Clean and Sober,[8] and Shut Yer Dirty Little Mouth!.
[9] Quinn was married to Tommy Leonetti and John Escobar.