12 Facts About Pat Ast

Patricia Ann Ast was an American actress and model.

Pat Ast was best known for starring in Andy Warhol films and being a Halston model and muse in the 1970s.

Patricia Ann Ast was born on October 21,1941, in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, to Jewish parents Irwin and Rose Ast.

Pat Ast attended Erasmus Hall High School in Prospect Lefferts Garden, Brooklyn.

Pat Ast had aspirations to become an actress, singer and model despite her day job as a receptionist at a box factory.

Pat Ast made her screen debut after meeting director John Schlesinger on Fire Island, who cast her as a party guest in his film Midnight Cowboy.

Pat Ast appeared in runway shows for Halston and Yves St Laurent, closing the 1972 Coty Awards runway show for Halston by popping out of a giant cake.

Pat Ast became associated with Andy Warhol, who gave her the role of landlady Lydia in his film Heat alongside Joe Dallesandro.

In 1975, Pat Ast moved to Hollywood to pursue her acting career.

Pat Ast died on October 2,2001, at her home in West Hollywood, California.

Pat Ast's neighbors noticed that the newspapers were piling up outside her door and that she hadn't been out to walk her dogs in a few days.

Pat Ast was buried at Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery in Hollywood Hills.