Pat Finn-Lee is a multi-talented American stage and film actress, dancer, make-up and special effects artist, script supervisor, producer, and C.C.R.N. Born on an Air Force Base in Curry County, New Mexico, Pat Finn-Lee grew up on the North side of Atlanta, Georgia, where she studied ballet at the Atlanta Civic Ballet Company.
As a high school student, Pat Finn-Lee participated in multiple roles at the Annie Russell Theater and started doing crew work and internships on movie and television productions in Florida. She worked on several films, including Johnny Tiger, Color Me Blood Red, and The Emperor's New Clothes, and appeared in the Everglades series starring Cameron Mitchell.
Pat Finn-Lee danced in numerous nightclub shows, performing at iconic venues such as the Castaways, the Peppermint Lounge, Jillys, and the Newport Hotel on Miami Beach. She was one of six dancers filming for two seasons on the Ray Anthony television show.
Pat Finn-Lee worked in New York City, assisting Stanley Goldstein on the Our World Broadcast, also known as the World Peace Broadcast, and worked on various feature films and commercials doing make-up, effects, and script supervision. She assisted Stanley Goldstein in arranging for Port-a-potties and shuttle helicopters for the 1969 Woodstock Music and Arts Festival.
In the early 1970s, Pat Finn-Lee toured the world in multiple nightclub acts, appearing in two Broadway shows in New York City. She married Danny Finley, AKA The Legendary Panama Red, and moved to Nashville, Tennessee, where she started Joint Management and booked and managed his band Montezuma's Revenge.
Pat Finn-Lee continued to work in the entertainment industry, appearing in films such as Porky's and Young Guns, and later completed school as a Registered Nurse, specializing in Critical and E.R. She worked as an R.N. and expanded her friendship with the Hog Farm Commune, working as a nurse at Camp Winnarainbow for Wavy Gravy.
After moving to Seattle for the birth of her grandchild, Pat Finn-Lee and her family moved to the Netherlands, and later returned to the US, continuing Joint Management out of Nashville, Tennessee. Pat Finn-Lee is currently working to edit the writings of the Legendary Panama Red, spends time supporting the musical and arts community, and broadcasts weekly on the Florida Folk Radio Show with Pete Gallagher on Sunshine Radio 96.7.
