Quinn Cummings

AKA:
Quinn L Cummings
Nationality:
American
Birthdate:
08/13/1967
Birthplace:
Los Angeles, California
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biography
Marsha Mason has said that of all her films, "The Goodbye Girl" is the one she thinks has potential as a classic, and if that is the case, Quinn Cummings will be immortalized. Her work as the bright-beyond-her-years daughter in the 1977 feature earned her an Oscar nomination as Best Supporting Actress, although her subsequent feature career sputtered.

Cummings first moved in front of the cameras as a precocious girl after famed cinematographer James Wong Howe met her and suggested to Cummings' mother that they give the girl a chance. Cummings appeared in several TV commercials before playing Continued

Credits
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milestones
Year
Milestone
 
Discovered by famed cinematographer James Wong Howe; began appearing in TV commercials
1975 
Made her TV series debut as Sheldon Leonard's granddaughter in "Big Eddie"
1976 
Made TV-movie debut in "Night Terror"
1977 
Played Marsha Mason's daughter in "The Goodbye Girl"; earned Oscar nomination
1978 
Joined cast of the ABC drama series "Family"
Continued