- Her father was a comic who performed in the Catskills.
- She met Halston at a party in New York, which led to a friendship, a job in his store on Madison Avenue, and a job as one of his models (in spite of the fact she weighed 210 pounds).
- Was a receptionist and clerk in a box factory when she met Andy Warhol and starred in some of his films. Her roles led to meeting the designer Halston at a party, and she was a model in his Madison Avenue store, although she weighed over 200 lbs.
- Pat attended Erasmus High School in Brooklyn, New York. She and Barbra Streisand were classmates, graduating the same year.
- Pat's beloved canine companion was an Australian Shepard named Winnie.
- Hired for the Broadway musical "Nine", but was fired by Tommy Tune after 3 months for "trying to take over the show".
- Was a good friend of the late Berry Berenson who died in the 9-11 tragedy. Berenson was planning Ast's 60th birthday party, which, sadly, neither would live to see.
- Played a mean school teacher in Motley Crue's video "Smokin' In the Boys Room" which was similar to her character Edna in Reform School Girls (1986)
- Friend of Andy Warhol.
- She was a lifelong liberal Democrat.
- Name checked in series 1, episode 2 of Absloutely Fabulous: Fat (1992).
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