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Quinn Cummings (born August 13, 1967) is an American inventor, businesswoman, television and film actress best known for her Oscar-nominated role in Neil Simon`s The Goodbye Girl. Quinn Cummings began her career after being discovered by famed cinematographer James Wong Howe. She soon began landing roles in numerous television commercials, eventually winning the role of Marsha Mason`s daughter, Lucy McFadden in the 1977 film, The Goodbye Girl. Cummings` performance was nominated for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe award. However, both times she lost to Vanessa Redgrave for Julia. In 1978, Cummings landed a recurring role on the drama series Family. In 1985, Cummings also appeared in the short-lived ABC sitcom, Hail to the Chief, playing the daughter of the first female President of the United States (played by Patty Duke). During the late-1980s, Cummings acted occasionally and worked as a casting agent. In the 1990s, she quit acting because she wasn`t comfortable living her life in the public eye and stated that, ..."nobody could conceive of hiring me". She went on to attend UCLA for two years, and had a stint recruiting writers to publish short stories online. Her last acting role was in a 1991 episode of Blossom. In June of 2000, Cummings gave birth to a daughter, Anneke DiPietro. She currently lives in Los Feliz, California with her daughter and her long-time boyfriend, Donald DiPietro. Inspired by the birth of her first child, Cummings created the HipHugger, a sling-type device for carrying a baby. She began selling the HipHugger and is now the president of the HipHugger company. In February 2005, Cummings created The QC Report, a blog which discusses the ironies of modern life from the point of view of a career-mom in her thirties. It has received numerous recommendations including Newsweek`s BlogWatch pick of the week.