In the early 1970s, George came to be associated with rather provocative, sometimes (as in Straw Dogs) controversial roles and became typecast. Cinema writer Leslie Halliwell's rather terse summary of her career was: "British leading lady, former child actress; usually typed as sexpot".[2]
Her lighter side was apparent in some of her TV appearances, such as in an episode ("The Gold Napoleon") of The Persuaders (1971) with Roger Moore and Tony Curtis. In 1988, George marked her film-producing debut with Stealing Heaven.
Early life
She was born in Surbiton,[3]Surrey, to Billie and Norman George, with sister, Pamela Anne George. She has recalled many holidays at the caravan park in Font-y-Gary in South Wales as a child.[4] She trained at the Stage School, Corona Theatre School and has acted since the age of four.
George's international breakthrough was starring opposite Dustin Hoffman in Straw Dogs (1971) a huge box office hit.[6] When asked in a 2013 interview about working with Hoffman and director Sam Peckinpah in Straw Dogs, George said:
I had a love-hate relationship with Sam, but he was a brilliant director and a genius of his time. Dustin was a generous actor to work with, who could be intense at times, but had a great personality and an incredibly mischievous sense of humour. Making the film was a fantastic experience and one that I cherish to this day.[7]
George went to Europe to appear in Sonny and Jed (1972).
US career
George received an offer to star in Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry (1974) for director John Hough, which was a big hit. Also popular was Mandingo (1975).
George moved into producing and later returned to England.
Personal life
Susan George was married to British actor Simon MacCorkindale from 5 October 1984 until his death on 14 October 2010.[8] They did not have any children.[9]
Before her marriage, she had a four-year relationship with American singer Jack Jones,[10] and, circa 1980,[11] spent another four years as the partner of casino manager Derek Webster.[12]
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