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# Susan Blakely

Actor. Born 7 September 1948 in Frankfurt, Germany.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 7 September 1948, Frankfurt, Germany
- **Also known as:** Susie Blakely
- **Golden Globes:** 1 Golden Globe (1 won)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Blakely, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q260545, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0086806/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/22553

## Biography

Susan Blakely is an American actress. Born on 7 September 1948 in Frankfurt, Germany, she began her career as a model with the Ford Modeling Agency before moving to Hollywood in the early 1970s. She appeared in supporting roles in films including *Savages* (1972), *The Way We Were* (1973) and *The Lords of Flatbush* (1974). Her first major film role was as Patty in the disaster film *The Towering Inferno* (1974).

Blakely gained wide recognition for her leading role as Julie Prescott in the 1976 ABC miniseries *Rich Man, Poor Man*, for which she won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama and received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. She later appeared in films such as *Report to the Commissioner* (1975), *Capone* (1975), *The Concorde ... Airport '79* (1979) and *Over the Top* (1987), and has worked extensively in television.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, goldenglobes.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Towering Inferno* (1974), Fi1m 68, as Patty — [page](https://film.one/film/the-towering-inferno.md)

## Complete filmography (98)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Airports* (2025), Actor
- *This Is Us* (2016), series, as Anne
- *Displacement* (2016), as Carol Sinclair
- *The Perfect Boyfriend* (2013), as Clara
- *Remember to Breathe* (2013), as Kathleen
- *Pride* (2011), as Theresa
- *Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2* (2011), as Vivian Ashe
- *The Genesis Code* (2010), as Beverly Truman
- *Cougar Town* (2009), series, as Betsy
- *To Comfort You* (2009), as Angela
- *Southland* (2009), series, as Linda Sherman — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/southland.md)
- *Mating Dance* (2008), as Abby's mother
- *Grizzly Park* (2008), as Unhappy Camper
- *Murder 101: The Locked Room Mystery* (2008), as Camilla Meera
- *Brothers and Sisters* (2006), series, as Celia Calmartin
- *The Perfect Neighbor* (2005), as Jeannie Costigan
- *The Suite Life of Zack & Cody* (2005), series, as Mrs. Madigan
- *Hate Crime* (2005), as Martha Boyd
- *L.A. Twister* (2004), as Vivian
- *Cold Case* (2003), series, as Mollie Felice (2006)
- *NCIS* (2003), series, as Dr. Cadence Darwin
- *Two and a Half Men* (2003), series, as Angie
- *Nip/Tuck* (2003), series, as Valerie Farrell — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/tv/nip-tuck.md)
- *Hungry Hearts* (2002), as Barbi Harris
- *She Spies* (2002), series, as Katherine McBain
- *A Mother's Testimony* (2001), as Donna Mulroney
- *Crash Point Zero* (2000), as Barbara Esmond
- *Strong Medicine* (2000), series, as Camille Cantrell
- *Chain of Command* (2000), as Meg Danforth
- *The Perfect Nanny* (2000), as Dr. Julia Bruning
- *Her Married Lover* (1999), as Laura Mannhart
- *Twice in a Lifetime* (1999), series, as Tory Van Dyke / Markie James
- *Gut Feeling* (1999), Actor
- *Race Against Fear* (1998), as Margaret Carlyle
- *Color Me Perfect* (1996), as Dr. Linda Ryan
- *7th Heaven* (1996), series, as Elizabeth Brown
- *Co-ed Call Girl* (1996), as Teri Halbert
- *Seven Sundays* (1995), as Alice
- *Honor Thy Father and Mother: The True Story of the Menendez Murders* (1994), as Leslie Abramson
- *No Child of Mine* (1993), as Peggy Young
- *Diagnosis: Murder* (1993), series, as Dr. Elaine York, Gillian
- *Walker, Texas Ranger* (1993), series, as Meredith Clancy
- *Intruders* (1992), series, as Leigh Holland
- *Against Her Will: An Incident in Baltimore* (1992), as Billie Cobb
- *Russian Holiday* (1992), as Susan Dennison
- *Wildflower* (1991), as Ada Guthrie
- *Blackmail* (1991), as Lucinda
- *Step by Step* (1991), series, Actor
- *Eddie Dodd* (1991), series, Actor
- *And the Sea Will Tell* (1991), as Gail Bugliosi
- *And the Sea Will Tell* (1991), series, as Gail Bugliosi
- *Murder Times Seven* (1990), as Gert Kiley
- *Dad's A Dog* (1990), as Melody McBride
- *Out of Sight, Out of Mind* (1990), as Alice Lundgren
- *Dead Reckoning* (1990), as Alex Barnard
- *The Incident* (1990), as Billie
- *My Mom's a Werewolf* (1989), as Leslie Shaber
- *Baywatch* (1989), series, Actor
- *Torn Between Two Fathers* (1989), as Jennifer
- *Dream a Little Dream* (1989), as Cherry Diamond
- *Skip E. Lowe Looks at Hollywood* (1989), series, Actor
- *Ladykillers* (1988), as Lilah Corbett
- *Hiroshima Maiden* (1988), as Betty Bennett
- *April Morning* (1988), as Sarah Cooper
- *Broken Angel* (1988), as Catherine Coburn
- *Fatal Confession: A Father Dowling Mystery* (1987), as Patricia Erdain
- *Jake and the Fatman* (1987), series, Actor
- *Over the Top* (1987), as Christina Hawk
- *The Survivalist* (1987), as Linda Ryan
- *The Ted Kennedy Jr. Story* (1986), as Joan Kennedy
- *Annihilator* (1986), as Layla
- *Blood & Orchids* (1986), series, as Marie Farrell
- *The Twilight Zone* (1985), series, as Linda Wolfe (segment "The Card")
- *Stingray* (1985), series, Actor
- *Stingray* (1985), as Evelyn Decter
- *International Airport* (1985), as Jeanne Roberts
- *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), series, as Christina Hellinger, Pauline Byrne, Catherine Wayne, Joyce Hacker
- *Finder of Lost Loves* (1984), series, as Jennifer Avery
- *The Hitchhiker* (1983), series, as Melody
- *Will There Really Be a Morning?* (1983), as Frances Farmer
- *Hotel* (1982), series, Actor
- *Falcon Crest* (1981), series, as Anne Bowen
- *The Bunker* (1981), as Eva Braun
- *The Oklahoma City Dolls* (1981), as Sally Jo Purkey
- *A Cry for Love* (1980), as Polly Harris
- *Make Me an Offer* (1980), as Joyce Windsor
- *The Concorde... Airport '79* (1979), as Maggie Whelan
- *Dreamer* (1979), as Karen Lee
- *Secrets* (1977), as Andrea Fleming
- *Rich Man, Poor Man* (1976), series, as Julie Prescott
- *Capone* (1975), as Iris Crawford
- *Shampoo* (1975), as Girl on Street (uncredited)
- *Report to the Commissioner* (1975), as Patty Butler
- *The Towering Inferno* (1974), as Patty — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/the-towering-inferno.md)
- *The Lords of Flatbush* (1974), as Jane Bradshaw
- *The Way We Were* (1973), as Judianne
- *Savages* (1972), as Cecily, a Debutante
- *Hallmark Hall of Fame* (1951), series, as Sarah Cooper

## Awards

### Golden Globes — 1 won

- 1976: Best Actress – Television Series Drama (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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