Susan Batson | |
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Born | Roxbury, Massachusetts, U.S. | February 27, 1943
Alma mater | Emerson College |
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Years active | 1965–present |
Website | www |
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]
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]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1970 | WUSA | Teenage Girl | |
1977 | The Choirboys | Sabrina | |
1978 | House Calls | Shirley | |
1982 | Love Child | Brenda | 1985-Stone Pillow- Ruby |
1993 | Quand Fred rit | Short film | |
1996 | Girl 6 | Acting coach | |
Get on the Bus | Dr. Cook | ||
1999 | Summer of Sam | Bed Stuy Woman Interviewed | |
2000 | Bamboozled | Orchid Dothan | |
2005 | Everyone's Depressed | Annette | Short film |
2006 | Running Out of Time in Hollywood |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1969 | The New People | Elisa Rhodes | Episode: "Comes the Revolution, We Use the Girls' Shower" |
Gunsmoke | Sister Blanche | Episode: "The Sisters" | |
Gidget Grows Up | Diana Otessa | TV movie | |
1971 | The Interns | Hollie | Episode: "The Choice" |
1976 | Delvecchio | Clerk | Episode: "Good Cop" |
All's Fair | Waitress | Episode: "The Gang Leader" | |
1977 | Police Story | Baby Rose | Episode: "Trial Board" |
The Incredible Hulk | Mrs. Maier | Episode: "The Incredible Hulk" | |
1976–77 | Good Times | Waitress / Barmaid / Clerk | 3 episodes |
1978 | A Question of Love | Mavis | TV movie |
1980 | Palmerstown, U.S.A. | Episode: "Palmerstown, U.S.A." | |
1985 | Stone Pillow | Ruby | TV movie |
1991 | Law & Order | Mavis | Episode: "A Death in the Family" |
2003 | Made | Herself | Episode: "Angie Is Made Into an Actress" |
2017 | America's Next Top Model | Herself | Episode: "And Action!" |
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