Susanne Zenor

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Susanne Zenor
Born
Sue Zan Zenor [1]

(1946-11-26) November 26, 1946 (age 78)
Other namesSusan Zenor, Suzanne Zenor
OccupationActress
Years active1970–1980
Spouse
(m. 1980;died 2007)

Susanne Zenor (born November 26, 1946) is a retired American actress best known for the role of "Margo Anderman Horton" on Days of Our Lives .

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Early life

Sue Zan Zenor was born in Louisville, Kentucky on November 26, 1946. [2] She was initiated in the Alpha Kappa chapter of Kappa Kappa Kappa, in Jeffersonville in 1964. [1]

Career

Zenor started her acting career at the Actors Theatre of Louisville. [1] She appeared in 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) [3] 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, her last known credit, in 1980. She was married to her Days co-star Edward Mallory until his death in 2007.[ citation needed ]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
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

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1972 McMillan & Wife Virginia DukeEpisode: "An Elementary Case of Murder"
1973 Here We Go Again SherylEpisode: "Sunday, Soggy Sunday"
1973Catch-22 Nurse Duckett Television film
1973 Love, American Style CristabelEpisode: "Love and the Lie"
1973 The Girl Most Likely To... Heidi MurphyTelevision film
1974 M*A*S*H Nurse MurphyEpisode: "For Want of a Boot"
1974 The Six Million Dollar Man Airman Jill DenbyEpisode: "Pilot Error"
1975 That's My Mama Foxy FloEpisode: "Trial and Error"
1975The ImpostorAprilTelevision film
1976 Police Story MarshaEpisode: "The Other Side of the Fence"
1976 Petrocelli Gigi Laverne2 episodes
1976 Barnaby Jones Sue EllenEpisode: "Blood Vengeance"
1976 The Nancy Walker Show Barbara WarnerEpisode: "The Babysitter"
1976 Three's Company SamanthaUnaired Pilot #1
1977 C.P.O. Sharkey JackieEpisode: "Skolnick in Love"
1977Husbands and WivesJoy BellTelevision film
1977 Eight Is Enough Cocktail WaitressEpisode: "Is There a Doctor in the House?"
1977–1980 Days of Our Lives Margo Anderman196 episodes

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Susanne Zenor". November 1, 1970.
  2. Biodata, ancestrylibrary.com. Accessed January 30, 2024.
  3. Sculthorpe, Derek (2022-06-22). Ruth Roman: A Career Portrait. McFarland. ISBN   978-1-4766-4630-5.