Background
Quinn was born in Birmingham, England in 1962 and grew up in North London.
Quinn was born in Birmingham, England in 1962 and grew up in North London.
This film introduced the anti-heroine character of Beryl and follows her antics when she goes to see a male stripper. Beryl appeared in Quinn"s next film (1990) in this film she is the factory union representative and she had to deal with a macho workmate Vince, voiced by Rob Brydon. In Quinn"s multi award winning film Dreams and DesiresFamily Ties (2006), Beryl becomes obsessed with film making and is asked to video a friend"s wedding - with disastrous consequences.
In 1987 Quinn founded Beryl Productions International Limited with producer/writer Les Mills.
As well as personal films Beryl Productions International Limited has produced commercials for the United Kingdom, United States, Mexican and Canadian markets. Clients include Charmin (toilet paper), Whiskas (cat food) and United Airlines.
All these commercials have Quinn"s distinctive drawing style, always animated by hand, on paper. Quinn has been honoured with retrospectives of her work in all over the world including Rome, Rio de Janeiro, New York, Stuttgart, Zagreb, Hiroshima, Toronto, Montreal, Gothenburg, Bradford, Cordoba, Tampere, Ottawa, London, Valencia, Taiwan and Moscow.
2008 saw the culmination of her work in an exhibition called ‘Drawings that Move’, curated by Michael Harvey at the National Media Museum in Bradford, England.
This much celebrated exhibition has since travelled to Valencia, Spain and the Czechoslovakian Republic. Quinn has been awarded an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Arts from University of Wolverhampton, a Fellowship from the University of Wales and been made an Honorary Fellow of Royal College of Art, London.