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Susan Strasberg

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American film and stage actress (1938-1999)

United StatesActorsLived 1938 to 1999 · aged 60
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Susan Elizabeth Strasberg was an American stage, film, and television actress. Thought to be the next Hepburn-type ingenue, she was nominated for a Tony Award at age 18, playing the title role in The Diary of Anne Frank. She appeared on the covers of LIFE and Newsweek in 1955.

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Strasberg in the 1950sStrasberg in the 1950sLaurence Olivier and Marilyn Monroe visit Strasberg backstage at The Diary of Anne Frank.Laurence Olivier and Marilyn Monroe visit Strasberg backstage at The Diary of Anne Frank.

Filmography 40

The Delta Force1986 · ★ 6.0
The Other Side of the Wind2018 · ★ 6.7
Bloody Birthday1981 · ★ 5.9
Taste of Fear1961 · ★ 7.1
Rollercoaster1977 · ★ 6.0
Picnic1955 · ★ 6.4
The Trip1967 · ★ 5.7
Mazes and Monsters1982 · ★ 4.3
Kapo1960 · ★ 6.9
The Manitou1978 · ★ 5.4
Sweet Sixteen1983 · ★ 4.8
Psych-Out1968
The Cobweb1955
The Brotherhood1968
In Praise of Older Women1978
Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man1962
Stage Struck1958
Frankenstein1973
The Name of the Game Is Kill1968
The High Bright Sun1964
SST: Death Flight1978
Disorder1962
Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend1986
Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess1994
Prime Suspect1989
The Sisters1969
Hollywood Ghost Stories1986
Sweet Hunters1970
Hauser's Memory1970
Working with Orson Welles1993
...and millions will die!1973
The Returning1983
Chubasco1968
Beggarman, Thief1979
Toma1973
Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones1971
The Legend of Hillbilly John1974
The Immigrants1978
The Stronger1976
The Runnin' Kind1989

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Television 24

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962
Murder, She Wrote1984
The Mike Douglas Show1961
Bonanza1959
The Love Boat1977
Mannix1967
The Rockford Files1974
The Virginian1962
The Merv Griffin Show1962
The F.B.I.1965
The Big Valley1965
Tales of the Unexpected1979
Remington Steele1982
Run for Your Life1965
Tales from the Darkside1984
Dr. Kildare1961
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre1963
Cagney & Lacey1982
Medical Center1969
Burke's Law1963
The Invaders1967
Night Gallery1970
The Ed Sullivan Show1948
The Oscars1953

Awards 1

1956Theatre World Award

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Connected to Susan 6

Irene PapasAlso in The Brotherhood (1968)Nathalie DelonAlso in The Sisters (1969)George ChakirisAlso in The High Bright Sun (1964)Gram ParsonsAlso in The Trip (1967)Sami FreyAlso in Disorder (1962)Doug McClureAlso in Prime Suspect (1989)

About this person

Susan Elizabeth Strasberg was an American stage, film, and television actress. Thought to be the next Hepburn-type ingenue, she was nominated for a Tony Award at age 18, playing the title role in The Diary of Anne Frank. She appeared on the covers of LIFE and Newsweek in 1955. A close friend of Marilyn Monroe, she wrote two best-selling tell-all books. Her later career primarily consisted of slasher and horror films, followed by TV roles, by the 1980s.

Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1938 to 1999 · aged 60
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26 languages

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