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Susan Blakely

Susan Blakely

Known For Acting
Birthday Sep 07, 1948 (76)
Birthplace Frankfurt, Germany
Popularity 0.5 (history)
Updated Dec 19, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 Dr ... ama. 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. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Susan Blakely, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Filmography

Displacement

Displacement

2016

as Carol Sinclair

Remember to Breathe

Remember to Breathe

2013

as Kathleen

The Perfect Boyfriend

The Perfect Boyfriend

2013

as Clara

Pride

Pride

2011

as Theresa

Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2

Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2

2011

as Vivian Ashe

The Genesis Code

The Genesis Code

2010

as Beverly Truman

Mating Dance

Mating Dance

2008

as Abby's mother

Murder 101: The Locked Room Mystery

Murder 101: The Locked Room Mystery

2008

as Camilla Meera

Grizzly Park

Grizzly Park

2008

as Unhappy Camper

The Perfect Neighbor

The Perfect Neighbor

2005

as Jeannie Costigan

Hate Crime

Hate Crime

2005

as Martha Boyd

L.A. Twister

L.A. Twister

2004

as Vivian

Hungry Hearts

Hungry Hearts

2002

as Barbi Harris

A Mother's Testimony

A Mother's Testimony

2001

as Donna Mulroney

The Perfect Nanny

The Perfect Nanny

2000

as Dr. Julia Bruning

Crash Point Zero

Crash Point Zero

2000

as Barbara Esmond

Chain of Command

Chain of Command

2000

as Meg Danforth

Her Married Lover

Her Married Lover

1999

as Laura Mannhart

Race Against Fear

Race Against Fear

1998

as Margaret Carlyle

Co-ed Call Girl

Co-ed Call Girl

1996

as Teri Halbert

Color Me Perfect

Color Me Perfect

1996

as Dr. Linda Ryan

No Child of Mine

No Child of Mine

1993

as Peggy Young

Russian Holiday

Russian Holiday

1992

as Susan Dennison

Blackmail

Blackmail

1991

as Lucinda

Wildflower

Wildflower

1991

as Ada Guthrie

And the Sea Will Tell

And the Sea Will Tell

1991

as Gail Bugliosi

Out of Sight, Out of Mind

Out of Sight, Out of Mind

1990

as Alice Lundgren

The Incident

The Incident

1990

as Billie

Murder Times Seven

Murder Times Seven

1990

as Gert Kiley

Dead Reckoning

Dead Reckoning

1990

as Alex Barnard

My Mom's a Werewolf

My Mom's a Werewolf

1989

as Leslie Shaber

Dream a Little Dream

Dream a Little Dream

1989

as Cherry Diamond

Hiroshima Maiden

Hiroshima Maiden

1988

as Betty Bennett

Ladykillers

Ladykillers

1988

as Lilah Corbett

Broken Angel

Broken Angel

1988

as Catherine Coburn

April Morning

April Morning

1988

as Sarah Cooper

Over the Top

Over the Top

1987

as Christina Hawk

The Survivalist

The Survivalist

1987

as Linda Ryan

Annihilator

Annihilator

1986

as Layla

The Ted Kennedy Jr. Story

The Ted Kennedy Jr. Story

1986

as Joan Kennedy

Blood & Orchids

Blood & Orchids

1986

as Marie Farrell

Stingray

Stingray

1985

as Evelyn Decter

International Airport

International Airport

1985

as Jeanne Roberts

Will There Really Be a Morning?

Will There Really Be a Morning?

1983

as Frances Farmer

The Oklahoma City Dolls

The Oklahoma City Dolls

1981

as Sally Jo Purkey

The Bunker

The Bunker

1981

as Eva Braun

Make Me an Offer

Make Me an Offer

1980

as Joyce Windsor

A Cry for Love

A Cry for Love

1980

as Polly Harris

Dreamer

Dreamer

1979

as Karen Lee

The Concorde... Airport '79

The Concorde... Airport '79

1979

as Maggie Whelan

Secrets

Secrets

1977

as Andrea Fleming

Report to the Commissioner

Report to the Commissioner

1975

as Patty Butler

Capone

Capone

1975

as Iris Crawford

Shampoo

Shampoo

1975

as Girl on Street (uncredited)

The Lords of Flatbush

The Lords of Flatbush

1974

as Jane Bradshaw

The Towering Inferno

The Towering Inferno

1974

as Patty

The Way We Were

The Way We Were

1973

as Judianne

Savages

Savages

1972

as Cecily, a Debutante

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Rich Man, Poor Man

as Julie Prescott

Episodes: 12

First Aired: Feb 01, 1976

Falcon Crest

as Anne Bowen

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Dec 04, 1981

Two and a Half Men

as Angie

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 22, 2003

Intruders

as Leigh Holland

Episodes: 2

First Aired: May 17, 1992

This Is Us

as Anne

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 20, 2016

Blood & Orchids

as Marie Farrell

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 23, 1986

Murder, She Wrote

as Christina Hellinger

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1984

The Twilight Zone

as Linda Wolfe

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 27, 1985

Cold Case

as Mollie Felice (2006)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 28, 2003

Walker, Texas Ranger

as Meredith Clancy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 21, 1993

7th Heaven

as Elizabeth Brown

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 26, 1996

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Sarah Cooper

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 24, 1951

Diagnosis: Murder

as Dr. Elaine York

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 29, 1993

Twice in a Lifetime

as Tory Van Dyke / Markie James

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 25, 1999

The Hitchhiker

as Melody

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 01, 1983

Diagnosis: Murder

as Gillian

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 29, 1993

Brothers and Sisters

as Celia Calmartin

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 2006

The Suite Life of Zack & Cody

as Mrs. Madigan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 18, 2005

Finder of Lost Loves

as Jennifer Avery

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 1984

Cougar Town

as Betsy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 2009

Strong Medicine

as Camille Cantrell

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 23, 2000

Murder, She Wrote

as Pauline Byrne

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1984

She Spies

as Katherine McBain

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 20, 2002

Murder, She Wrote

as Catherine Wayne

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1984

Murder, She Wrote

as Joyce Hacker

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1984

Hotel

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Aug 21, 1982

Jake and the Fatman

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 26, 1987

Nip/Tuck

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 22, 2003

Step by Step

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1991

Stingray

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 14, 1985

Baywatch

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 23, 1989

Southland

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 09, 2009

Eddie Dodd

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 12, 1991

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 1962

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Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 6 11 18 6
2024 7 21 33 9
2024 8 14 29 7
2024 9 12 25 5
2024 10 10 22 4
2024 11 7 13 2
2024 12 8 15 3
2025 1 11 22 6
2025 2 6 11 1
2025 3 4 7 1
2025 4 1 1 1
2025 5 2 3 1
2025 6 1 2 1
2025 7 1 2 0
2025 8 4 15 0

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