Susan French

Not to be confused with Sue French-Lee.
Susan French
Born
Susan French Moultrie

(1912-01-23)January 23, 1912
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
DiedApril 6, 2003(2003-04-06) (aged 91)
Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)Stage, television, film actress and puppeteer
Years active1965-1997

Susan French Moultrie[1] (January 23, 1912 – April 6, 2003) was an American stage, television, and film actress.

Early years

Born in Los Angeles, French was the daughter of Lloyd Moultrie, a show-business lawyer. She was a graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.[2]

Career

Early in her career, French appeared in two Broadway plays, worked in radio, and was a photographic stylist for three national magazines. She and her sister worked as riveters for Douglas Aircraft during World War II, and she helped start a theater group there.[1]

French appeared in the TV movie People Like Us (1990). She also played the roles of Mrs. Shaw in the 1979 TV movie Captain America II: Death Too Soon, and Bessie Gilmore in The Executioner's Song (1982). French acted in the soap opera Bare Essence (1982–1983) and appeared in episodes of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, Dallas, Falcon Crest, The Colbys, L.A. Law, Little House on the Prairie, Moonlighting, Quantum Leap, Perfect Strangers, and Star Trek: The Next Generation. Her final television appearance was in an episode of Picket Fences. In addition, she had a recurring role on the CBS TV series Cagney & Lacey as Mrs. Skimmins.[3]

French also appeared in Universal's 1980 film Somewhere in Time, starring Christopher Reeve and Jane Seymour. Her other film credits include The Impossible Years (1968), Jaws 2 (1978), House (1985), The Verne Miller Story (1987), Flatliners (1990) and Younger and Younger (1993).

Her last film role was in the live-action version of Fist of the North Star (1995). She also played the main character in an episode of Remington Steele.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1968 The Impossible Years Miss Hammer
1969 Justine Clerk Uncredited
1973 The Sting Landlady Uncredited
1974 Airport 1975 Violet - Passenger Uncredited
1975 The Hindenburg Miss Grant Uncredited
1978 Jaws 2 Old Lady
1980 Somewhere in Time Older Elise
1985 House Aunt Elizabeth
1987 The Verne Miller Story Bearded Lady
1990 Flatliners Terminal Woman
1992 Exiled in America Old Lady
1993 Younger and Younger Grace
1995 Fist of the North Star Old Woman

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1980 Honor Thy Elders Mrs. Morgan
1992 Star Trek: The Next Generation Sev Maylor
1993 Grace Under Fire Lady in bathroom

References

  1. ^ a b North, Gary (April 20, 2003). "Susan French". Variety. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  2. ^ Lentz, Harris M. III (2004). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2003: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture. McFarland. ISBN 9780786417568. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Susan French". 20 April 2003.


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