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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A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026
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Working with Orson WellesFilm1989
Prime SuspectFilm, Dr. Celia Warren1984
Murder, She WroteSeries, Dorothy Hearn Davis1983
The ReturningFilm, Sybil Ophir1982
Mazes and MonstersFilm, Meg1979
Tales of the UnexpectedSeries, Roberta Elton1978
In Praise of Older WomenFilm, Bobbie1977
The Love BoatSeries, Susan Wilkham1976
The StrongerFilm1973
...and millions will die!Film, Heather Kessler1972
The Streets of San FranciscoSeries1970
McCloudSeries, Lorraine
Hauser's MemoryFilm, 1970Karen Mondoro1968
ChubascoFilm, Bunny1967
The TripFilm, Sally Groves1965
The Big ValleySeries, Sally1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreSeries, Gabriella1962
DisorderFilm, Isabella1961
Dr. KildareSeries, Barbara Miller1960
KapoFilm, Edith1959
BonanzaSeries, Rosalita1956Theatre World AwardAward1955
PicnicFilm, Millie Owens1948
The Ed Sullivan ShowSeries1938Born22 May 1938People around Susan
Martin Ritt Directed The Brotherhood (1970)
Lalo Schifrin Wrote The Brotherhood and Rollercoaster
Gillo Pontecorvo Directed Kapò (1959), directed Kapo (1960)
Dan Dailey Also in Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man (1962)
Ruy Guerra Directed Ternos Caçadores (1970)
Edward Binns Also in Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man (1962)
Gianni Garko Also in Kapò, The Shortest Day and Kapo
Reginald LeBorg Directed So Evil, My Sister (1972)
Gunnar Hellström Directed The Name of the Game Is Kill! (1978)
Simon Oakland Also in Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man (1962)
Philip Bourneuf Also in Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man (1962)
Jack Nicholson Wrote The Trip (1967), also in Psych-Out (1968)
Kirk Douglas Produced The Brotherhood (1970)
Henry Fonda Also in Rollercoaster and Stage Struck
Richard Widmark Also in The Cobweb and Rollercoaster- Sergio Corbucci Directed The Shortest Day (1963)
Jack Lord Also in The Name of the Game Is Kill! (1978)
Jeannot Szwarc Directed Toma
Massimo Girotti Also in The Shortest Day and The Sisters
Stephen J. Cannell Produced Toma
Laurent Terzieff Also in Kapò and Kapo
Corinne Calvet Also in Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man (1962)
James Goldstone Directed Rollercoaster (1977)
Jack Laird Produced Hauser's Memory (1973)
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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
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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.
