Susan Blanchard | |
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 Blanchard with future husband Charles Frank on All My Children, 1974 | |
| Born | Westport, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
Susan Blanchard is an American actress, who is known for playing Mary Kennicott Martin on the soap opera All My Children from 1971 to 1975.
Blanchard is a native of Westport, Connecticut. After an early desire to be a ballerina, she decided to become an actress. She attended Centenary College in New Jersey for two years before she sought a career in New York City. [1]
She is married to actor Charles Frank,[ citation needed ] who played her onscreen husband Dr. Jeff Martin #2 on All My Children. They also worked together in 1978 on the TV movie The New Maverick with James Garner and Jack Kelly and the following year on the short-lived prime-time television western series Young Maverick , a sequel to the 1957 series Maverick .
Her film credits include Russkies (1987), again opposite her husband Charles Frank, and the John Carpenter films Prince of Darkness (1987) and They Live (1988). In 1976, she starred as Tina in the sitcom Mr. T and Tina . [1]
Blanchard also played Nurse Sandra Cooper in the season 6 episode "Images" of M*A*S*H and had a recurring role as Maureen Mahaffey, a maid, in the series Beacon Hill . In an episode of Murder, She Wrote , she played Carolyn Hester Crane.
Blanchard appeared as the television commercial spokesperson for No Nonsense, a brand of pantyhose, from 1976 to 1982.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1987 | Prince of Darkness | Kelly | |
| 1987 | Russkies | Mrs. V. | |
| 1988 | They Live | Ingenue |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | All My Children | Mary Kennicott | 3 episodes |
| 1975 | How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying | Rosemary | Television film |
| 1975 | Beacon Hill | Maureen Mahaffey | 11 episodes |
| 1975, 1978 | Police Woman | June / Karen Kelley | 2 episodes |
| 1976 | Mr. T and Tina | Tina Kelly | 6 episodes |
| 1977 | The Magnificent Magical Magnet of Santa Mesa | Marcie Hamilton | Television film |
| 1977 | M*A*S*H | Nurse Cooper | Episode: "Images" |
| 1978 | The President's Mistress | Margaret 'Mugsy' Evans | Television film |
| 1978 | The New Maverick | Nell McGarrahan | |
| 1978, 1984 | The Love Boat | Melanie Tate / Sarah Lambert | 2 episodes |
| 1979–1980 | Young Maverick | Nell McGarrahan | 8 episodes |
| 1981 | She's in the Army Now | Pvt. Virginia Marshall | Television film |
| 1983 | At Ease | Mrs. Gentry | Episode: "Prairie Moon Over Texas" |
| 1983 | Magnum, P.I. | Katherine Magnum | Episode: "Home from the Sea" |
| 1984 | Falcon Crest | Nurse Rogers | 2 episodes |
| 1985 | Murder, She Wrote | Carolyn Hester Crane | Episode: "A Lady in the Lake" |
| 1988 | Houston Knights | Kitty Tucker | Episode: "Sins of the Father" |
| 1988 | Webster | Leading Lady | Episode: "Rich Man, Poor Man" |
| 1989 | Adventures in Babysitting | Joanna Anderson | Television film |
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