Patti D'Arbanville

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Patricia Mary D'Arbanville

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Birthplace: New York, NY, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of George Maurice D'Arbanville and Private
Ex-wife of Private and Private
Mother of Jesse Johnson
Half sister of William G D'Arbanville

Managed by: René Robert G S
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About Patti D'Arbanville

Patricia D'Arbanville (born May 25, 1951) is an American actress known for her appearance in Andy Warhol projects.

After appearing in Flesh (1968), D'Arbanville performed in Warhol's L'Amour (1973), and as the title character in the David Hamilton film Bilitis (1977).

D'Arbanville has worked in film and television series in the United States and France. Including portraying Lt. Virginia Cooper on the Fox series New York Undercover.

In the late 1960s, when she was a model in London, D'Arbanville met and developed a romance with singer and songwriter Cat Stevens. She was the inspiration for his hit song "Lady D'Arbanville" (released 1970).

D'Arbanville left Stevens for periods of time to continue her modeling career in Paris and New York City, and was a part of Warhol's Factory scene. In an interview with Warhol, she said wistfully that she had heard the song "Lady D'Arbanville":

Stevens wrote that song "Lady D'Arbanville" when I left for New York. I left for a month, it wasn't the end of the world was it? But he wrote this whole song about "Lady D'Arbanville, why do you sleep so still." It's about me dead. So while I was in New York, for him it was like I was lying in a coffin... He wrote that because he missed me, because he was down... It's a sad song.
D'Arbanville later had a relationship with actor Don Johnson from 1981 to 1986. The couple had a son, Jesse Wayne Johnson (born December 7, 1982).

D'Arbanville has been married and divorced three times. She lived in France for ten years, becoming fluent in French, and was married to French actor Roger Miremont , then known as Roger Mirmont, from August 1, 1975, to 1980. From April 26, 1980, to 1981, her husband was Steve Curry. She was then married to former New York City firefighter Terry Quinn from June 15, 1993, to March 12, 2002. They have three children: daughters Emmelyn and Alexandra and son Liam.

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Patti D'Arbanville's Timeline

1950
May 25, 1950
New York, NY, United States
1982
December 7, 1982
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA, United States