Susie Coelho

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Susie Coelho
Born (1953-12-07) December 7, 1953 (age 70)
Cuckfield, Sussex, England
Alma mater American University
Spouses
(m. 1981;div. 1984)
Robert Rounds
(divorced)
(m. 2017)
Children2

Susie Coelho (born December 7, 1953) is an American television personality, author, and businesswoman. [1]

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Early life

Susie Coelho was born in Cuckfield, Sussex, England on December 7, 1953, [2] to George and Rani Coelho. [3] [4] She is of Indian heritage [5] and grew up in Bethesda, Maryland. [6] She attended the American University in Washington DC.

Career

Early in her career, Coelho worked as a model signed to Ford Models, [7] an actress, and entertainment reporter. In 1982, she played the role of an art teacher in the film Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo . In 1983, as a journalist, she travelled to India to interview Phoolan Devi, known as “The Bandit Queen” of Central India, while she was a fugitive from justice. [5] She also co-founded the restaurant Bono's in Hollywood, in addition to the fashion boutique A Star is Worn.[ citation needed ]

In 1997, Susie Coelho founded Susie Coelho Enterprises, Inc. [8] She was an on-air contributor to The View and the Today Show . [9] She was the host of the HGTV television series Surprise Gardener [10] and Outer Spaces. She has also authored four lifestyle books, Everyday Styling (Simon & Schuster 2002), Styling for Entertaining (Simon & Schuster 2004), [11] Secrets of a Style Diva: A Get-Inspired Guide to Your Creative Side (Thomas Nelson 2006), [12] [13] and Style Your Dream Wedding (Thomas Nelson 2008). [14] She was awarded the Women in Film & Video-DC Women of Vision Awards in 2007. [15]

Design

In 2019, Coelho founded House of Sussex, a fashion accessories brand focusing on collaborations with artists, creating backpacks using former street and tattoo artists designs, and also jewelry. [16] In addition to being for sale, her pieces have been displayed in museums. [16] She has also designed furnishings and accessories for retail: Mervyn's with “Susie Coelho Style”, Grandin Road [17] through a Signature Collection, and QVC with “Susie Coelho Home”. [18]

Personal life

Coelho was married to Sonny Bono from 1981 to 1984, having been in a relationship with him since the mid-1970s. [19] [20] She was then married to Robert Rounds with whom she shares two children. [6] She has been married to Michael A. Peel since 2017. [21]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1978 The Norseman Winetta
1979Mysterious Island of Beautiful WomenJo JoTV Movie
1980A Perfect MatchMargoTV movie
1984 Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo Rhonda
1985 Perfect Party guestuncredited
1995 Theodore Rex Dr. Armitraj
1998 You Lucky Dog Reporter Disney Channel TV movie

Television

YearTitleRoleEpisode/Notes
1975 The Six Million Dollar Man Linda"The Song and Dance Spy" (future spouse Sonny Bono also appeared in this episode)
1976 Police Story Sheila"Oxford Gray"
1992 Bring 'Em Back Alive Tah-Ri"The Shadow Women of Chung-Tai" (credited as Susie Bono)
1997 Mad About You Woman #1"The Birth: Part 2"
1997' C-16: FBI Reporter #1"Radio FBI"
2004Outer SpacesHost

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