Susan Anspach
Biography
Susan Anspach was an American actress who performed on stage, film and television. She grew up in Queens, New York City, and studied music and drama before making her professional debut in a Thornton Wilder one-act play at a summer theater in Maryland. She appeared in several Broadway and off-Broadway productions, including as Sheila in the musical Hair, and joined Robert Duvall, Jon Voight and Dustin Hoffman in A View from the Bridge. Five Easy Pieces (1970) brought her to prominence; Vincent Canby called her one of the country's most charming and talented actresses. She followed it with supporting work in Play It Again, Sam (1972) and a larger part in Blume in Love (1973). Anspach also appeared in Montenegro (1981), Blue Monkey (1987) and Blood Red (1989), along with television movies and the series The Yellow Rose and The Slap Maxwell Story.
75years old at death
- Born New York City
- Died Los Angeles
- Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
- Also credited as Susan Florence Anspach
Movie Career
- Films
- 10
- Career span
- 41 years1968 to 2009
Genres
- Comedy50%, 5 films
- Drama50%, 5 films
- Romance20%, 2 films
- Documentary10%, 1 film
- Family10%, 1 film
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First role
Anspach began her professional career in Maryland, appearing at a summer theater in Thornton Wilder's one-act play Pullman Car Hiawatha.
Susan Anspach movies on Netflix
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The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Worked with
Susan Anspach shares two films with Philip Akin, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Philip Akin's page
Chuck Shamata's page
Richard Dreyfuss's page
Kris Kristofferson's page
Beau Bridges's page
John Lithgow's page
Steven Hilliard SternDirector, 2 films, 1979 to 1981
All films by Steven Hilliard Stern
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