By Jeremy Roberts
Actress Lee Purcell has had an extensive career in television, motion pictures, and the theatre, appearing most recently in the NBC sci-fi series Persons Unknown...

Read on below to find out how she became an actress, how she traveled to California alone (almost dying in an automobile crash), the squalid, junkie-filled apartment complex she called home for a time, and why you should never stop pursuing your dreams.

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November 7, 2010 / Examiner.com
Actress Lee Purcell Remembers Her Mentor Steve McQueen

By Jeremy Roberts
Today is the 30th anniversary of Steve McQueen's untimely demise from mesothelioma (a rare form of cancer) in Juarez, Mexico. Although McQueen was only fifty years old, he lived life at full throttle and on his own terms.

For his fans, McQueen will always be the "King of Cool," but off-screen, McQueen was much more than that. Actress Lee Purcell got her first big break in films due to McQueen.

McQueen hand-picked Purcell as one of the stars of Adam At 6 A.M., ultimately released in September 1970. Michael Douglas, now a legend in his own right, portrayed "Adam" in only his second major role.

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June 7, 2010 / Starry Mag
Lee Purcell Interview / From Persons Unknown

Q) What can you tell us about your character Eleanor Sullivan on the show "Persons Unknown?"

A) Eleanor is really unique. You find out Eleanor's familial relationship in the pilot episode, but you have no idea if she is a good person, an evil person and what she is going to do next...

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June 1, 2010 / L.A. Times
A salute to bravery and sacrifice

Lee was a celebrity participant for the Memorial Day Ceremony at L.A. National Cemetery along with fellow actors Powers Boothe, Robert Davi, Robert Forster, William Lucking, J.R. Martinez, Gerald McRaney, Joseph C. Phillips, Jon Voight.

Gov. Schwarzenegger, Mayor Villaraigosa and actor Jon Voight help mark Memorial Day at West Los Angeles National Cemetery.

Hundreds of proud relatives and friends of military veterans — and many others simply paying respects — crowded onto the flag-filled burial ground to hear Hollywood stars and political leaders extol the bravery and sacrifice of the men and women interred there.

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May 24, 2010 / Daily Variety
Hollywood Don't Surf!

A MacGillivray Freeman Films production. Produced by Greg MacGillivray, Lincoln Forrest Phipps, Chris Kobin. Executive producer, William S. Price III. Directed by Greg MacGillivray, Sam George. Written by George.

With: John Milius, Jan-Michael Vincent, Gary Busey, William Katt, Steven Spielberg, Quentin Tarantino, Lee Purcell, Stacy Peralta, Peter Townend, Robert Englund, Greg MacGillivray, Nia Peeples, Pamela Anderson, Laird Hamilton, Greg Noll, Frankie Avalon, Kathy Kohner.

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March 5, 2010 / Beyond Hollywood.com
McQuarrie's Persons Unknown to Debut in June

Christopher McQuarrie's TV series Persons Unknown has gotten a premiere date from NBC. The Prisoner-ish mystery-thriller will be making its debut on the peacock network on Monday, June 7, at 9:00 PM central time (10 pm PST), so mark your calendars, kids.

The show stars the funny Alan Ruck, Jason Wiles of Third Watch fame, and Daisy Betts (Sea Patrol) and follows a group of strangers who must work together to solve a puzzle after they wake up inside a small ghost town with no idea of how they got there. They also discover that they are being watched by surveillance cameras, and that any attempts to escape is not recommended.

Also starring Chadwick Boseman, Tina Holmes, Alan Smyth, Lee Purcell, and Reggie Lee. Persons Unknown is brought to you by Christopher McQuarrie (Way of the Gun, The Usual Suspects)

February 11, 2009 / Variety
Lee Purcell

By STACY DODD
Lee Purcell (a two-time Emmy Award Nominee) has booked a recurring role in the upcoming Fox television series “Persons Unknown,” created by Oscar winner Christopher McQuarrie.
Show follows four strangers who wake up in a deserted town with no recollection of how they got there.

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Cult Film Freak
An Interview with Lee Purcell

They don’t get much classier, more versatile or as genuinely talented as Lee Purcell, whose impressive list of classic film roles include “Mr. Majestyk”, “Big Wednesday” and “Valley Girl”.

Among other projects, the two-time Emmy nominated actress (for “Long Road Home” and “Secret Sins of the Father”) has a terrific role in NBC’s upcoming new 2009 TV-series titled “Persons Unknown” created by Oscar winner Christopher McQuarrie.

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