Current Recipient: Nancy Daly

The Patrick Quinn Award for Distinguished Service to Actors was established in 2007 by  his estate to recognize and reward those who give so much of themselves to improve the lives of Equity members. Patrick Quinn served three terms as President of Actors’ Equity and, before his untimely passing, had just assumed the role of Executive Director, an historic first. Patrick was a tireless, charismatic and passionate leader who inspired confidence in the members as well as attracting many others to the service of the union. 

Nancy Daly is very deeply honored and humbled to be given the Patrick Quinn Distinguished Service to Actors Award by the Actors’ Equity Foundation. "We Take Care of Our Own" - that is the foundation of all her service work. Nancy was very proud to serve as an Actors’ Equity National Councilor from 2005 to 2010 and 2013 to 2020. In 2023, Nancy walked the lines for all 192 days of the Writers' and Actors Strike – 118 of them as a SAG-AFTRA Strike Captain.

She is very grateful to her fellow Equity Councilors, members of the Equity and now SAG-AFTRA staff and National Board for their support as she founded what became Actors & Artists Unite 2 End Alzheimer's – a National Team for the Walk to end Alzheimer's sponsored by the Alzheimer's Association. AA Unite is the only non-corporate grass roots National Team for the Alzheimer's Walk and has raised over $380,000.