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Susan Strasberg

American film and stage actress (1938-1999) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 60

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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1999Died21 January 19991993Working with Orson WellesFilm1989Prime SuspectFilm, Dr. Celia Warren1984Murder, She WroteSeries, Dorothy Hearn Davis1983The ReturningFilm, Sybil Ophir1982Mazes and MonstersFilm, Meg1979Tales of the UnexpectedSeries, Roberta Elton1978In Praise of Older WomenFilm, Bobbie1977The Love BoatSeries, Susan Wilkham1976The StrongerFilm1973...and millions will die!Film, Heather Kessler1972The Streets of San FranciscoSeries1970McCloudSeries, LorraineHauser's MemoryFilm, 1970Karen Mondoro1968ChubascoFilm, Bunny1967The TripFilm, Sally Groves1965The Big ValleySeries, Sally1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreSeries, Gabriella1962DisorderFilm, Isabella1961Dr. KildareSeries, Barbara Miller1960KapoFilm, Edith1959BonanzaSeries, Rosalita1956Theatre World AwardAward1955PicnicFilm, Millie Owens1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSeries1938Born22 May 1938

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  • Taste of Fear 1961
  • Kapo 1960
  • The Other Side of the Wind 2018
  • Picnic 1955
  • The Delta Force 1986

Filmography 40

101 credits on file

Television 24

Awards

Theatre World Award1956

About this person

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