Susan Dey
Biography
Susan Dey is a retired American actress who started out as a model. Born in Pekin, Illinois, she had no acting experience when she was cast as Laurie Partridge on the sitcom The Partridge Family, a role she played from 1970 to 1974. Her first film part came in Skyjacked (1972), where she played a passenger in an airline hijack story. She later starred with Albert Finney in the science fiction film Looker (1981), written and directed by Michael Crichton. In Echo Park (1985) she played a struggling waitress and actress who works as a stripper delivering singing telegrams. She appeared as Grace Van Owen, a Los Angeles County deputy district attorney who later became a judge, on L.A. Law from 1986 to 1992. That role brought her a Golden Globe in 1988 and Emmy nominations in 1987, 1988 and 1989. She also hosted Saturday Night Live in 1992 and co-starred in the sitcom Love & War.
73years old
Turns 74 on December 10in 30 days
- Born Pekin
- Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
- Also credited as Susan Hallock Dey
Movie Career
- Films
- 8
- Career span
- 30 years1972 to 2002
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Big break
Dey was 17 and had no acting experience when she won the role of Laurie Partridge on The Partridge Family, the part that made her a television name.
A role that slipped away
Dey co-starred in the sitcom Love & War, but in 1993 Annie Potts took her place. Producers reportedly said Dey and co-star Jay Thomas had "no chemistry."
First role
Susan Dey's first film role came in 1972, when she played a passenger in the airline hijack movie Skyjacked, which starred Charlton Heston.
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The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Worked with
Susan Dey shares two films with Harry Hamlin, 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
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Bruce Davison's page
Ernest Borgnine's page
Robert Downey Jr.'s page
Charlton Heston's page
Corbin Bernsen's page
All films by Michael Crichton
John GuillerminDirector, 1 film, 1972
All films by John Guillermin
Walter KlenhardDirector, 1 film, 2002
All films by Walter Klenhard
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