Quentin Dean

Quentin Dean (born Quintin Corinne Margolin, July 27, 1944 – May 7, 2003) was an American actress in the late 1960s.

Dean played 16-year-old temptress Delores Purdy in Norman Jewison's 1967 hit film In the Heat of the Night starring Sidney Poitier, for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress. Her acting career ended in 1969.

She died of cancer at age 58 in Los Angeles, California. Her remains were cremated, and her ashes were scattered in the Pacific Ocean.