Susan Tolsky
Biography
Susan Tolsky was an American actress from Houston who took up acting in high school and later changed her college focus from nursing to theater at the University of Texas at Austin. After moving to Hollywood in 1967, she took her first television role on The Second Hundred Years and soon became a regular on the comedy Western Here Come the Brides, playing Biddie Cloom. Her first film role came in Pretty Maids All in a Row (1971), and she later appeared in Charley and the Angel (1973), Love at First Bite (1979), and How to Beat the High Cost of Living (1980). Tolsky was a main cast member on the variety series The New Bill Cosby Show and played Bernadette Van Gilder on the sitcom Madame's Place. From the 1980s she concentrated on voice work, including Foofur, Bobby's World, Darkwing Duck, Pepper Ann, and The Buzz on Maggie.
79years old at death
- Born Houston
- Died Toluca Lake
- Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
- Also credited as Susan Gaye Tolsky
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 9 years1971 to 1980
Every film, newest first
- 1980How to Beat the High Cost of LivingIMDb rating 6.0
- 1979Love at First BiteIMDb rating 6.1
- 1973Charley and the AngelIMDb rating 6.0
- 1971Pretty Maids All in a RowIMDb rating 6.1
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Big break
A casting director named Foy thought Tolsky could not play a character from Massachusetts because of her Southern accent. Tolsky convinced Foy to let her read for the part in January 1968, and two weeks later she landed the role.
A role that slipped away
Tolsky turned down a Screen Gems studio contract after the Here Come the Brides pilot tested well, and she fired the agent who told her to sign it.
Big break
Tolsky was cast on The New Bill Cosby Show after producer George Schlatter noticed her on The Merv Griffin Show, and Cosby fought the network to keep her from playing a dumb character.
First role
Tolsky's first professional screen role was one line on The Second Hundred Years in 1968, followed by a small part on Bewitched.
Susan Tolsky movies on Netflix
How to Beat the High Cost of Livingas Patty
Love at First Biteas Model Agent
Charley and the Angelas Miss Partridge
Pretty Maids All in a Rowas Miss Harriet Craymire
Most often with
Three actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Richard Benjamin2 films together, 1979 to 1980
Richard Benjamin's page How to Beat the High Cost of Living1980IMDb rating 6.0Tolsky as PattyBenjamin as Albert
Love at First Bite1979IMDb rating 6.1Tolsky as Model AgentBenjamin as Dr. Jeff Rosenberg
Ronnie Schell2 films together, 1979 to 1980
Ronnie Schell's page How to Beat the High Cost of Living1980IMDb rating 6.0Tolsky as PattySchell as Bill Pike
Love at First Bite1979IMDb rating 6.1Tolsky as Model AgentSchell as Guy in Elevator
Susan Saint James2 films together, 1979 to 1980
Susan Saint James's page How to Beat the High Cost of Living1980IMDb rating 6.0Tolsky as PattyJames as Jane
Love at First Bite1979IMDb rating 6.1Tolsky as Model AgentJames as Cindy Sondheim
Online
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