Quinn Cummings

ABOUT QUINN CUMMINGS

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 Sheldon Leonard's granddaughter in the short-lived sitcom "Big Eddie" (CBS, 1975). In 1976, she had a small role in the NBC TV-movie "Night Terror" and a more substantial part as the daughter of a wife-beater (Dennis Weaver) in "Intimate Strangers" (ABC, 1977). When her success in "The Goodbye Girl" failed to translate into a big screen career, the dark-haired player joined the cast of the established ABC drama series "Family" for two seasons (1978-80) as Annie Cooper Lawrence, an orphaned cousin taken in by James Broderick and Sada Thompson. As Cummings moved into adolescence, roles became sporadic. She was the daughter of the first female president of the US in "Hail to the Chief", a short-lived 1985 ABC sitcom and returned briefly to features as a right-wing debater in "Listen to Me" (1989). In the 90s, Cummings made guest appearances on "Blossom" and "Evening Shade."

PARTNERS

Companion

Donald DiPietro. born c. 1952; met in 1996

FAMILY

Daughter	Anneke DiPietro. born c. June 2000
Father	Sumner Cummings. was president of a necktie company; died in 1976 at age 57 of a heart attack
Mother	Jan Cummings.

EDUCATION

University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles , California

CAREER MILESTONES

	"Retired" from acting to work as a literary agent
	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"
1985	Co-starred in TV series "Hail to the Chief"
1991	Last acting role to date, a guest appearance on the NBC sitcom "Blossom"