--- name: "Suzanne Pleshette" canonical: "https://film.one/person/suzanne-pleshette" fi1m_id: "suzanne-pleshette" imdb_id: "nm0687189" tmdb_id: 8231 wikidata_id: "Q231224" roles: ["Actor"] born: "31 January 1937" died: "19 January 2008" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_as: "actor" average_over: 1 updated: "2026-09-26T14:52:44.615629+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Suzanne Pleshette ## Identity Suzanne Pleshette - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/suzanne-pleshette - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** suzanne-pleshette - **IMDb ID:** nm0687189 - **TMDB ID:** 8231 - **Wikidata ID:** Q231224 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzanne_Pleshette, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q231224, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0687189/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/8231 Actor. Born 31 January 1937 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. Died 19 January 2008. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 31 January 1937, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA - **Died:** 19 January 2008 - **Also known as:** سوزان پلشت - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzanne_Pleshette, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q231224, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0687189/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/8231 ## Streaming the US now - **Peacock:** [*The Birds*](https://film.one/film/the-birds.md) (86) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Suzanne Pleshette (31 January 1937 – 19 January 2008) was an American actress. Born in Brooklyn, New York City, she trained at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre and began her career in theatre, appearing on Broadway in productions including Compulsion (1957) and replacing Anne Bancroft in The Miracle Worker (1962). She made her screen debut in The Geisha Boy (1958) and gained attention for her role as Annie Hayworth in Alfred Hitchcock's *The Birds* (1963). Pleshette appeared in other films such as *Rome Adventure* (1962) and *Nevada Smith* (1966), and was known for television roles including Emily Hartley in *The Bob Newhart Show* (1972–1978) and guest appearances in series such as *Columbo* and *Bonanza*. She provided the voice of Zira in *The Lion King II: Simba's Pride* (1998) and continued acting until 2004. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, nytimes.com, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *The Birds* (1963), Fi1m 86, as Annie Hayworth — [page](https://film.one/film/the-birds.md) ## Complete filmography (95) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *The Blob* (2024), as Annie Hayworth (voice) - *Paralyzed Segments: Suzanne Pleshette Tangled Up in Codes* (2022), Actor - *G.I. Joe: Sigma 6* (2005), series, Actor - *Good Morning, Miami* (2002), series, as Claire Arnold - *8 Simple Rules* (2002), series, as Laura - *The Lion King II: Simba's Pride* (1998), as Zira (voice) - *Will & Grace* (1998), series, as Lois Whitley - *The Single Guy* (1995), series, as Sarah Eliot - *The Boys Are Back* (1994), series, as Jackie Hansen - *Diagnosis Murder: A Twist of the Knife* (1993), as Dr. Rachel Walters - *Battling for Baby* (1992), as Marie - *The Bob Newhart Show 19th Anniversary Special* (1991), as Emily Hartley - *Leona Helmsley: The Queen of Mean* (1990), as Leona Helmsley - *Nightingales* (1989), series, as Christine Broderick - *Alone in the Neon Jungle* (1988), as Captain Janet Hamilton - *A Stranger Waits* (1987), as Kate Bennington - *Bridges to Cross* (1986), series, as Tracy Bridges - *Kojak: The Belarus File* (1985), as Dana Sutton - *For Love or Money* (1984), as Joanna Piper - *Maggie Briggs* (1984), series, as Maggie Briggs - *One Cooks, the Other Doesn't* (1983), as Joanne Boone - *Dixie: Changing Habits* (1983), as Dixie Cabot - *Newhart* (1982), series, as Emily Hartley - *Fantasies* (1982), as Carla Webber - *Help Wanted: Male* (1982), as Laura Bingham - *The Star Maker* (1981), as Margot Murray - *Oh, God! Book II* (1980), as Paula Richards - *If Things Were Different* (1980), as Janet Langford - *Flesh & Blood* (1979), as Kate Fallon - *Flesh & Blood* (1979), series, as Kate Fallon - *Hot Stuff* (1979), as Louise Webster - *Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid* (1978), as Kate Bliss - *The Shaggy D.A.* (1976), as Betty Daniels - *Richie Brockelman: The Missing 24 Hours* (1976), as Elizabeth Morton - *Law and Order* (1976), as Karen Day - *The Legend of Valentino* (1975), as June Mathis - *The Bob Newhart Show* (1972), series, as Emily Hartley - *In Broad Daylight* (1971), as Kate Todd - *Columbo* (1971), series, as Helen Stewart — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/columbo.md) - *Support Your Local Gunfighter* (1971), as Patience - *River of Gold* (1971), as Anna - *Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?* (1970), as Ramona - *Hunters Are for Killing* (1970), as Barbara Soline - *Along Came a Spider* (1970), as Anne Banning / Janet Furie - *Love, American Style* (1969), series, as Barbara - *The Courtship of Eddie's Father* (1969), series, as Valerie Bessinger - *Target: Harry* (1969), as Diane Reed - *If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium* (1969), as Sam Perkins - *The Name of the Game* (1968), series, as Geneva Rogers, Amy Averlin - *The Power* (1968), as Margery Lansing - *Blackbeard's Ghost* (1968), as Jo Anne Baker - *Cimarron Strip* (1967), series, as Sarah Lou Burke - *Ironside* (1967), series, as Shelly Kingman - *The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin* (1967), as Arabella Flagg - *Wings of Fire* (1967), as Kitty Sanborn - *The Invaders* (1967), series, as Vikki, Anne Gibbs - *Mister Buddwing* (1966), as Fiddle Corwin - *Nevada Smith* (1966), as Pilar - *The Ugly Dachshund* (1966), as Fran Garrison - *A Rage to Live* (1965), as Grace Caldwell Tate - *The F.B.I.* (1965), series, as Marya Pazmany, Marie Zimmerman, Temple Alexander - *The Wild Wild West* (1965), series, as Lydia Monteran - *Run for Your Life* (1965), series, as Susan Church - *Youngblood Hawke* (1964), as Jeanne Green - *Fate Is the Hunter* (1964), as Martha Webster - *A Distant Trumpet* (1964), as Mrs. Kitty Mainwarring - *Channing* (1963), series, as Lori Moore - *The Fugitive* (1963), series, as Peggy Franklyn, Ellie Burnett — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-fugitive-1963.md) - *Wall of Noise* (1963), as Laura Rubio - *The Birds* (1963), as Annie Hayworth — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/the-birds.md) - *40 Pounds of Trouble* (1962), as Chris Lockwood - *Rome Adventure* (1962), as Prudence Bell - *Ben Casey* (1961), series, Actor - *Target: The Corruptors!* (1961), series, Actor - *Dr. Kildare* (1961), series, as Julie Lawler, Nurse Cathy Benjamin, Ellen Tracey Adams - *The Wonderful World of Disney* (1961), series, Actor - *Route 66* (1960), series, Actor - *The Islanders* (1960), series, as Iris - *Hong Kong* (1960), series, as Diane Dooley - *Summer of Decision* (1959), as Susan - *Adventures in Paradise* (1959), series, as Minette - *The Third Man* (1959), series, as Caroline Humphrey - *Riverboat* (1959), series, as Marie Tourette - *Bonanza* (1959), series, as Rose Becket - *One Step Beyond* (1959), series, as Martha Wizinski - *Black Saddle* (1959), series, as Nedda Logan - *The Geisha Boy* (1958), as Sergent Pearson - *Naked City* (1958), series, as Nora Condon - *Decoy* (1957), series, as Wendy Jenkins - *Harbormaster* (1957), series, as Barbara Benson - *Wagon Train* (1957), series, as Myra Marshall - *Have Gun, Will Travel* (1957), series, Actor - *Alfred Hitchcock Presents* (1955), series, as Anne - *Gunsmoke* (1955), series, as Glory Bramley - *General Electric Theater* (1953), series, as Jean Lund, Renee Fontaine ## Gallery - ![Publicity photo of Suzanne Pleshette (1969)](https://film.one/media/person/3728755/gallery-d2c4b02a8b7b.jpg) Publicity photo of Suzanne Pleshette (1969) — United Artists, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4f/Suzanne_Pleshette_-_1969.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Suzanne Pleshette](https://film.one/media/person/3728755/gallery-5c52e04c1b28.jpg) Suzanne Pleshette — en:Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0c/Suzanne_Pleshette.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Suzanne Pleshette](https://film.one/media/person/3728755/gallery-ecd7518f90d1.jpg) Suzanne Pleshette — Image via TMDB --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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