Susanne Zenor | |
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Born | Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. | November 26, 1947
Other names | Susan Zenor |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1970–1980 |
Spouse |
Susanne Zenor (born November 26, 1947) is an American actress best known for the role of Margo Anderman Horton on Days of Our Lives .
Zenor's career began in 1970 with the movie The Moonshine War (1970) in which she portrayed Miley Mitchell. Zenor appeared in the Woody Allen movie Play It Again, Sam (1972) in which her name was listed as Suzanne Zenor. She played Alda Wadsworth in The Baby (1973) [1] and was credited as Suzanne Zenor. She also appeared as one of Stockard Channing's victims on TV in Joan Rivers' dark comedy The Girl Most Likely To... (1973), which co-starred Edward Asner.
Zenor made many television guest appearances during the 1970s, in shows such as McMillan & Wife , Love, American Style , M*A*S*H , The Six Million Dollar Man , and Barnaby Jones . In 1976, she appeared in ABC's original pilot for Three's Company playing the naive blonde, Samantha. She starred alongside John Ritter and Valerie Curtin. A second pilot followed, with Susan Lanier in the role of Samantha, now called Chrissy. Eventually, the role went to Suzanne Somers.
In 1977, Zenor started playing the role of Margo Anderman Horton on the soap opera Days of Our Lives. Zenor left the role in 1980. She was married to her Days co-star Edward Mallory until his death in 2007.
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1970 | The Moonshine War | Miley Mitchell | |
1972 | Play It Again, Sam | Discotheque Girl | |
1972 | Get to Know Your Rabbit | Paula | |
1973 | The Baby | Alba Wadsworth | |
1973 | The Way We Were | Dumb Blonde | |
1975 | Lucky Lady | Brunette | |
1977 | The Choirboys | Blonde | |
1978 | Rabbit Test | Mother of Triplets |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1972 | McMillan & Wife | Virginia Duke | Episode: "An Elementary Case of Murder" |
1973 | Here We Go Again | Sheryl | Episode: "Sunday, Soggy Sunday" |
1973 | Catch-22 | Nurse Duckett | Television film |
1973 | Love, American Style | Cristabel | Episode: "Love and the Lie" |
1973 | The Girl Most Likely To... | Heidi Murphy | Television film |
1974 | M*A*S*H | Nurse Murphy | Episode: "For Want of a Boot" |
1974 | The Six Million Dollar Man | Airman Jill Denby | Episode: "Pilot Error" |
1975 | That's My Mama | Foxy Flo | Episode: "Trial and Error" |
1975 | The Impostor | April | Television film |
1976 | Police Story | Marsha | Episode: "The Other Side of the Fence" |
1976 | Petrocelli | Gigi Laverne | 2 episodes |
1976 | Barnaby Jones | Sue Ellen | Episode: "Blood Vengeance" |
1976 | The Nancy Walker Show | Barbara Warner | Episode: "The Babysitter" |
1976 | Three's Company | Samantha | Unaired Pilot #1 |
1977 | C.P.O. Sharkey | Jackie | Episode: "Skolnick in Love" |
1977 | Husbands and Wives | Joy Bell | Television film |
1977 | Eight Is Enough | Cocktail Waitress | Episode: "Is There a Doctor in the House?" |
1977–1980 | Days of Our Lives | Margo Anderman | 196 episodes |
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