Tallie Cochrane

Birthday: October 7, 1944 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA

Birth Name: Lillian Rose Cochrane

Height: 160 cm

Tallie Cochrane was a fiery, pretty, and extremely talented frizzy-haired brunette who usually portrayed hard-bitten tough cookie types in a handful of sleazy softcore pictures and entertainingly trashy drive-in exploitation features made throughout the 1970s.She was born Lillian Rose Cochrane on October 7, 1944 in Memphis, Tennessee. Tallie grew up in Alabama. Her father was a doctor and administrator of the county hospital in Greensboro, Alabama while her mother was a Southern blueblood. Moreover, she studied dance for about eleven years and taught dancing with her teacher for three years. Cochrane began acting at age four in stage plays at the University of Alabama and continued to appear in stage productions until she was 16. Tallie moved to Hollywood at age 24 and began acting in films in the late 1960s. Cochrane's most memorable movie roles include crazed Mansonesque flower child cult member Ruth in Le messie du mal (1971), ruthless lesbian convict Kat in Filles en cavale (1974), an ill-fated hitchhiker in Al Adamson's Girls for Rent (1974), mean hippie chick Donna in The Centerfold Girls (1974), a brutalized hooker in Matt Cimber's sensationally scuzzy blaxploitation blast The Candy Tangerine Man (1975) and Jane in the bawdy comedic romp Tarz & Jane Cheeta & Boy (1975). Tallie frequently worked with her actor husband Patrick Wright in such films as Changes (1970), Only in My Dreams (1970), Sassy Sue (1973), Tanya (1976), The Amorous Adventures of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza (1976), If You Don't Stop It... You'll Go Blind!!! (1975), Dan's Motel (1982), Horror Star (1983) and Emanon (1987). Moreover, Cochrane not only was the associate producer of the raunchy teen sex comedy hoot Hollywood High (1976) but also handled make-up chores on Eroticon (1971), Les cheeries font des ravages (1973), "Sassy Sue", Track of the Moon Beast (1976) and Falling in Love Again (1980). 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. Hide

[on John Holmes] I knew him well, he was one of the guys in my agency. He was a little cocky and sel Show more [on John Holmes] I knew him well, he was one of the guys in my agency. He was a little cocky and self-assured, but he had earned the right, I suppose. He was real well-endowed and bragged about it. He would somewhat cry in his milk about the fact that he was too big and most women couldn't accommodate him, and that was very distressful to him. He really loved coke. Hide

Rene Bond and I were very good friends. We worked together so much. She married Ric Lutze, who was r Show more Rene Bond and I were very good friends. We worked together so much. She married Ric Lutze, who was really easy to work with. She was a sweetheart. I liked Sandy Dempsey. Hide

[on male porn stars of the 1970's] The guys who worked in my agency were a stereotype of what you mi Show more [on male porn stars of the 1970's] The guys who worked in my agency were a stereotype of what you might call mens' men. There was nothing about them [that was] effeminate. They were all very masculine and sure of themselves. I would know just chatting with them whether or not they should get involved. You knew they knew what they were doing. Hide

Joe Sarno [Joseph W. Sarno] was a great character. He had a great memory. I really liked him. Joe Sarno [Joseph W. Sarno] was a great character. He had a great memory. I really liked him.

[on Uschi Digard] Yes, I knew her very well, she was a sweetheart. She was very quiet. I had dinner Show more [on Uschi Digard] Yes, I knew her very well, she was a sweetheart. She was very quiet. I had dinner with her a few times. She was very busy back then [in the 1970's]. I hooked her up with a few jobs. I have no idea what happened to her. She was an L.A. girl. Hide

Tallie Cochrane's FILMOGRAPHY

as Actor (6)

If You Dont Stop It... Youll Go Blind

Falling in Love Again

Frightmare

Five Loose Women

The Candy Tangerine Man (1975)