Susan Batson

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Susan Batson
Born (1943-02-27) February 27, 1943 (age 81)
Alma mater Emerson College
Occupations
  • Actress
  • author
  • acting coach
Years active1965–present
Website www.susanbatsonstudionyc.com

Susan Batson (born February 27, 1943, in Roxbury, Massachusetts) is an American producer, actress, author, acting coach, and a life member of the Actors Studio. [1] Batson graduated from Girls Latin School [2] and Emerson College. [3]

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One of three sisters born to John Batson and Ruth (Watson) Batson (the latter a noted civil rights activist), Susan trained with Harold Clurman, Uta Hagen, Herbert Berghof at HB Studio, [4] and Lee Strasberg. She has coached notable actresses including Academy Award (Oscar)-winning actresses Nicole Kidman and Juliette Binoche. [5] [6]

Batson won the 1971 Obie Award for [6] her performance in AC-DC. [3] On Broadway, she performed in George M! (1968) and The Leaf People (1975), and produced the 2006 production of A Raisin in the Sun . [7] Her work in Adventures of a Black Girl in Search of God won the Los Angeles Drama Critics Award for her. [2]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1970 WUSA Teenage Girl
1977 The Choirboys Sabrina
1978 House Calls Shirley
1982 Love Child Brenda
1993Quand Fred ritShort film
1996 Girl 6 Acting coach
Get on the Bus Dr. Cook
1999 Summer of Sam Bed Stuy Woman Interviewed
2000 Bamboozled Orchid Dothan
2005Everyone's DepressedAnnetteShort film
2006Running Out of Time in Hollywood

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1969 The New People Elisa RhodesEpisode: "Comes the Revolution, We Use the Girls' Shower"
Gunsmoke Sister BlancheEpisode: "The Sisters"
Gidget Grows Up Diana OtessaTV movie
1971 The Interns HollieEpisode: "The Choice"
1976 Delvecchio ClerkEpisode: "Good Cop"
All's Fair WaitressEpisode: "The Gang Leader"
1977 Police Story Baby RoseEpisode: "Trial Board"
The Incredible Hulk Mrs. MaierEpisode: "The Incredible Hulk"
1976–77 Good Times Waitress / Barmaid / Clerk3 episodes
1978A Question of LoveMavisTV movie
1980 Palmerstown, U.S.A. Episode: "Palmerstown, U.S.A."
1985 Stone Pillow RubyTV movie
1991 Law & Order MavisEpisode: "A Death in the Family"
2003 Made HerselfEpisode: "Angie Is Made Into an Actress"
2017 America's Next Top Model HerselfEpisode: "And Action!"

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References

  1. David Garfield (1980). "Appendix: Life Members of the Actors Studio as of January 1980". A Player's Place: The Story of the Actors Studio . New York: MacMillan Publishing Co., Inc. p.  277. ISBN   0-02-542650-8.
  2. 1 2 Kelly, Kevin (January 16, 1973). "Susan Batson relives her part in 'Creation of the World'". The Boston Globe. p. 30. Retrieved January 15, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. 1 2 Kelly, Kevin (January 12, 1973). "Susan Batson tells her 'horror story'". The Boston Globe. p. 38. Retrieved January 15, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Alumni". HB Studio. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
  5. Batson, Susan (2013). Truth: Personas, Needs, and Flaws in the Art of Building Actors and Creating Characters. ISBN   978-0-615-90490-0. OCLC   942705299.
  6. 1 2 "OBIE Awards website". American Theatre Wing and Village Voice. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  7. "Susan Batson profile". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on January 15, 2021. Retrieved January 15, 2021.