Susan Kellermann | |
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Education | Randolph-Macon Woman’s College (BA) |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1977–2016 |
Susan Kellermann is an American actress.
Kellermann graduated from Randolph College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English literature. [1] She also studied acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre with Sanford Meisner. [1]
She made her television debut in episodes of Starsky and Hutch (1975) and Laverne & Shirley (1976). She went on to appear in many films, including Beetlejuice (1988), Elvira, Mistress of The Dark (1988), Death Becomes Her (1992) Last Holiday (2006), and Sweet, Sweet Lonely Girl (2016). She also appeared in three episodes of Taxi as Greta Gravas, mother of the character Latka.
She made her Broadway debut in 1979 in the play Last Licks for which she received a Theatre World Award. [1] [2]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1980 | Where the Buffalo Roam | Waitress | |
1980 | Oh! Heavenly Dog | German Clerk | |
1987 | The Secret of My Success | Maureen | |
1987 | Planes, Trains and Automobiles | Waitress | |
1988 | The Couch Trip | Woman on Bus | |
1988 | Beetlejuice | Grace | |
1988 | Elvira: Mistress of the Dark | Patty | |
1991 | The Marrying Man | Bobbie | |
1992 | Death Becomes Her | Second Doctor | |
1993 | Heart and Souls | Noelle | |
1997 | The Devil's Advocate | Joyce Rensaleer | |
1998 | Just One Time | Anthony's Mom / Nava Hannibal | |
1999 | Swallows | Mimi | |
2000 | Boys and Girls | Therapist | |
2005 | Nomad: The Warrior | Babooshka | |
2006 | Last Holiday | Gunther | |
2011 | In the Family | Marge Hawks | |
2016 | Sweet, Sweet Lonely Girl | Dora |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1977 | Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman | Matron | Episode #1.25 |
1978 | Starsky & Hutch | Mary / Monique | 2 episodes |
1979 | Laverne & Shirley | Bambi | Episode: "Fat City Holiday" |
1979–1981 | Taxi | Greta Gravas | 3 episodes |
1981 | Another World | Beryl | Episode #1.4307 |
1982 | The Wild Women of Chastity Gulch | Betsy | Television film |
1983 | Remington Steele | Janet Kimmell | Episode: "Hearts of Steele" |
1983 | Dixie: Changing Habits | Sister John the Baptist | Television film |
1983 | The Fighter | Monty | |
1983 | Knight Rider | Nurse Langly | Episode: "Knightmares" |
1984 | The Jeffersons | Mary Husar | Episode: 10x15 "Trading Places" |
1984 | Hill Street Blues | Eva | Episode: "Eva's Brawn" |
1984 | At Your Service | Susan Ottinger | Television film |
1984 | Partners in Crime | Melody Cronyn | Episode: "Pilot" |
1985 | Cagney & Lacey | Helen Neuwirth | Episode: "Who Says It's Fair: Part 2" |
1985 | Hail to the Chief | Madame Zolotov | Episode: "Pilot" |
1986 | L.A. Law | Ms. Kaylins | Episode: "El Sid" |
1987 | Perfect Strangers | Marsha Manning | Episode: "Get a Job" |
1987 | Down and Out in Beverly Hills | Duchess | Episode: "Jerry's Mission" |
1988 | Simon & Simon | 'Bad Betty' Delvecchio | Episode: "Bad Betty" |
1988 | I Saw What You Did | Gym Teacher | Television film |
1988 | The Bronx Zoo | Rose | Episode: "On the Land, on the Sea and in the Halls" |
1989 | Dear John | Blomlika | Episode: "Ralph's Second Chance" |
1990 | Doctor Doctor | The Gypsy | Episode: "Doctors and Other Strangers" |
1990 | A Family for Joe | Peggy | Episode: "A Little Romance" |
1990 | How to Murder a Millionaire | Head Maid | Television film |
1991 | Babes | Sloane | Episode: "The House of Gilbert" |
1992 | In Sickness and in Health | Administrator | Television film |
1992 | Murder, She Wrote | Sergeant Martha Redstone | Episode: "The Dead File" |
1994 | Murphy Brown | Mrs. Wallace | Episode: "Brown vs. the Board of Education" |
2000 | Law & Order | Jeannie Stokes | Episode: "Stiff" |
2000–2001 | Courage the Cowardly Dog | Voice | 13 episodes |
2003 | Law & Order: SVU | Mrs. Hedges | Episode: "Appearances" |
2004 | Monk | Maria Disher | Episode: "Mr. Monk Gets Married" |
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