Patricia Titchener (March 17, 1950 – April 9, 2024), known by her stage name Patti Astor, was an American performer who was a key actress in New York City underground No Wave films of the late-1970s.
[citation needed] Returning to New York City in 1975, Astor was in the midst of the storm in New York's legendary East Village, from punk rock at CBGB's, the No Wave music scene at the Mudd Club and Tier 3 (nightclub) and independent No Wave films such as Underground U.S.A. (1980) with directors such as Amos Poe, Jim Jarmusch, Charlie Ahearn and Eric Mitchell.
Her entry into this genre was Amos Poe's underground Unmade Beds (1976), a black and white 16 mm remake of Godard's Breathless which she acted in alongside filmmaker Eric Mitchell, Blondie singer Debbie Harry, and artist Duncan Hannah.
Virginia in Wild Style is a blonde bombshell who encounters the rap and graffiti culture uptown, and introduces it to the downtown art world; a role Patti went on to perform in real life with Fun Gallery.
[9] After closing Fun Gallery, Astor moved to Hollywood, Los Angeles where she acted in, wrote and produced Get Tux'd starring Ice-T (in one of his first movie roles) and Assault of the Killer Bimbos[10] awarded by People magazine "Trash Pick of The Week".