Patti Astor

Biography

Patti Astor was an American performer and artist who rose to prominence in New York City's underground film scene of the 1970s and early 1980s. She co-founded the influential contemporary art gallery Fun Gallery and appeared in films such as Jim Jarmusch's Underground U.S.A. and Charles Ahearn's Wild Style, a hip-hop epic that cemented her status as a queen of the downtown scene.