Tallie Cochrane

Short Biography

hyTallie Cochrane was a fiery, pretty, and extremely talented frizzy-haired brunette actress who usually portrayed hard-bitten tough cookie types in a handful of sleazy soft-core pictures and entertainingly trashy drive-in exploitation features made throughout the 70's. She was born Lillian Rose Cochrane on October 7, 1944 in Memphis, Tennessee. Tallie first began acting at age four in stage plays at the University of Alabama and continued to appear in stage productions until she was 16 years old. She moved to Hollywood at age 24 and began acting in films in the late 60's. Cochrane's most memorable movie roles include crazed Mansonesque flower child cult member Ruth in "Sweet Savior, " ruthless lesbian convict Kat in "Five Loose Women, " an ill-fated hitchhiker in Al Adamson's "Girls for Rent, " mean hippie chick Donna in "The Centerfold Girls, " a brutalized hooker in Matt Cimber's sensationally scuzzy blaxploitation blast "Candy Tangerine Man, " and Jane in the bawdy comedic romp "Tarz and Jane and Boy and Cheetah." Tallie frequently worked with her actor husband Patrick M. Wright in such films as "Changes, " "Only in My Dreams, " "Sassy Sue, " "Tanya, " "The Amorous Adventures of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza, " "If You Don't Stop It ... You'll Go Blind!, " "Dan's Motel, " "Frightmare, " and "Emanon." Moreover, Cochrane not only was the associate producer of the raunchy teen sex comedy hoot "Hollywood High, " but also handled make-up chores on "Eroticon, " "The Cheerleaders, " "Sassy Sue, " "Track of the Moonbeast, " and "Falling in Love Again." In addition to her film work, Tallie also did voice overs and TV commercials. She died at age 66 on May 21, 2011 in Panama City, Florida.