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Susan Blakely
Actor

Susan Blakely

7 Sep 1948Born
78Age
98Credits
Frankfurt, GermanyBirthplace

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Susan Blakely is an American film actress and actress, who has mainly played supporting roles. She is best known for her leading role in the 1976 miniseries Rich Man, Poor Man, for which she received a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama. Blakely also has appeared in films including The Towering Inferno, Report to the Commissioner, Capone, The Concorde ... Airport '79, and Over the Top.

Blakely arrived in Hollywood in the early 1970s, and began appearing in supporting roles in films including Savages, The Way We Were, and The Lords of Flatbush.

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Her first major role was as Patty Simmons in the 1974 disaster film The Towering Inferno. The following year, she played the female lead roles in films Report to the Commissioner alongside Michael Moriarty, and Capone opposite Ben Gazzara.

Blakely gained wide critical acclaim with her leading role in the miniseries Rich Man, Poor Man, based on the 1969 novel of the same name by Irwin Shaw. For her performance, Blakely won that year's Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama and earned a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie. She earned a second Emmy Award nomination the following year when she reprised her role in Rich Man, Poor Man Book II. After her television success, she played leading roles in two movies in 1979: the disaster film The Concorde ... Airport '79 opposite Alain Delon, and the sport drama Dreamer with Tim Matheson.

During 1980s and 1990s, Blakely played leading roles in many made-for-television movies. She portrayed Frances Farmer in the 1982 film based on Farmer's autobiography, Will There Really Be a Morning?, for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film. She played Eva Braun opposite Anthony Hopkins in the Adolf Hitler biographical film The Bunker, and Joan Kennedy in The Ted Kennedy Jr. Story. She appeared in such feature films as Over the Top, My Mom's a Werewolf, and Hate Crime. She recently guest-starred on This Is Us and NCIS and in past years on Hotel, The Twilight Zone, Falcon Crest, Murder, She Wrote, Nip/Tuck, Brothers & Sisters, Southland, and Cougar Town.

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Known for

Filmography

The 80 most recent of 98 credits.

  1. 2025AirportsFilm
  2. 2016This Is UsSeries: Anne (2 episodes)
  3. 2016DisplacementFilm: Carol Sinclair
  4. 2013The Perfect BoyfriendFilm: Clara
  5. 2013Remember to BreatheFilm: Kathleen
  6. 2011PrideFilm: Theresa
  7. 2011Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2Film: Vivian Ashe
  8. 2010The Genesis CodeFilm: Beverly Truman
  9. 2009Cougar TownSeries: Betsy (1 episode)
  10. 2009To Comfort YouFilm: Angela
  11. 2009SouthlandSeries: Linda Sherman (1 episode)
  12. 2008Mating DanceFilm: Abby's mother
  13. 2008Grizzly ParkFilm: Unhappy Camper
  14. 2008Murder 101: The Locked Room MysteryFilm: Camilla Meera
  15. 2006Brothers and SistersSeries: Celia Calmartin (1 episode)
  16. 2005The Perfect NeighborFilm: Jeannie Costigan
  17. 2005The Suite Life of Zack & CodySeries: Mrs. Madigan (1 episode)
  18. 2005Hate CrimeFilm: Martha Boyd
  19. 2004L.A. TwisterFilm: Vivian
  20. 2003Cold CaseSeries: Mollie Felice (2006) (1 episode)
  21. 2003NCISSeries: Dr. Cadence Darwin (1 episode)
  22. 2003Two and a Half MenSeries: Angie (2 episodes)
  23. 2003Nip/TuckSeries: Valerie Farrell (1 episode)
  24. 2002Hungry HeartsFilm: Barbi Harris
  25. 2002She SpiesSeries: Katherine McBain (1 episode)
  26. 2001A Mother's TestimonyFilm: Donna Mulroney
  27. 2000Crash Point ZeroFilm: Barbara Esmond
  28. 2000Strong MedicineSeries: Camille Cantrell (1 episode)
  29. 2000Chain of CommandFilm: Meg Danforth
  30. 2000The Perfect NannyFilm: Dr. Julia Bruning
  31. 1999Her Married LoverFilm: Laura Mannhart
  32. 1999Twice in a LifetimeSeries: Tory Van Dyke / Markie James (1 episode)
  33. 1999Gut FeelingFilm
  34. 1998Race Against FearFilm: Margaret Carlyle
  35. 1996Color Me PerfectFilm: Dr. Linda Ryan
  36. 19967th HeavenSeries: Elizabeth Brown (1 episode)
  37. 1996Co-ed Call GirlFilm: Teri Halbert
  38. 1995Seven SundaysFilm: Alice
  39. 1994Honor Thy Father and Mother: The True Story of the Menendez MurdersFilm: Leslie Abramson
  40. 1993No Child of MineFilm: Peggy Young
  41. 1993Diagnosis: MurderSeries: Dr. Elaine York, Gillian (1 episode)
  42. 1993Walker, Texas RangerSeries: Meredith Clancy (1 episode)
  43. 1992IntrudersSeries: Leigh Holland (2 episodes)
  44. 1992Against Her Will: An Incident in BaltimoreFilm: Billie Cobb
  45. 1992Russian HolidayFilm: Susan Dennison
  46. 1991WildflowerFilm: Ada Guthrie
  47. 1991BlackmailFilm: Lucinda
  48. 1991Step by StepSeries (1 episode)
  49. 1991Eddie DoddSeries (1 episode)
  50. 1991And the Sea Will TellFilm: Gail Bugliosi
  51. 1991And the Sea Will TellSeries: Gail Bugliosi (2 episodes)
  52. 1990Murder Times SevenFilm: Gert Kiley
  53. 1990Dad's A DogFilm: Melody McBride
  54. 1990Out of Sight, Out of MindFilm: Alice Lundgren
  55. 1990Dead ReckoningFilm: Alex Barnard
  56. 1990The IncidentFilm: Billie
  57. 1989My Mom's a WerewolfFilm: Leslie Shaber
  58. 1989BaywatchSeries (1 episode)
  59. 1989Torn Between Two FathersFilm: Jennifer
  60. 1989Dream a Little DreamFilm: Cherry Diamond
  61. 1989Skip E. Lowe Looks at HollywoodSeries (1 episode)
  62. 1988LadykillersFilm: Lilah Corbett
  63. 1988Hiroshima MaidenFilm: Betty Bennett
  64. 1988April MorningFilm: Sarah Cooper
  65. 1988Broken AngelFilm: Catherine Coburn
  66. 1987Fatal Confession: A Father Dowling MysteryFilm: Patricia Erdain
  67. 1987Jake and the FatmanSeries (1 episode)
  68. 1987Over the TopFilm: Christina Hawk
  69. 1987The SurvivalistFilm: Linda Ryan
  70. 1986The Ted Kennedy Jr. StoryFilm: Joan Kennedy
  71. 1986AnnihilatorFilm: Layla
  72. 1986Blood & OrchidsSeries: Marie Farrell (2 episodes)
  73. 1985The Twilight ZoneSeries: Linda Wolfe (segment "The Card") (1 episode)
  74. 1985StingrayFilm: Evelyn Decter
  75. 1985StingraySeries (1 episode)
  76. 1985International AirportFilm: Jeanne Roberts
  77. 1984Murder, She WroteSeries: Christina Hellinger, Pauline Byrne, Catherine Wayne, Joyce Hacker (1 episode)
  78. 1984Finder of Lost LovesSeries: Jennifer Avery (1 episode)
  79. 1983The HitchhikerSeries: Melody (1 episode)
  80. 1983Will There Really Be a Morning?Film: Frances Farmer

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