Susie Singer Carter | |
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| Born | July 11, 1975 |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, Director, Actress and Producer |
| Years active | 1991-present |
| Spouse | Mario Michael singer married in 2009 |
| Children | 2 |
Susie Singer Carter is an American film director and actress. [1] [2] [3] [4] She is best known for her work on My Mom and the Girl, Soul Surfer , Bratz , Cake and Dance Revolution . [5] [6] [7]
Susie was born in Los Angeles, California. She was majored in communication at University of California, Los Angeles and began writing for the Daily Bruin.
Susie began her career by writing and producing Dance Revolution and Cake for CBS. In 2007, she wrote and produced Bratz for Lionsgate but lost her credit in a Writers Guild arbitration, though her name appears as screenwriter on the final movie poster. [8] [9] In 2011 she co-produced Soul Surfer [10] and penned the screenplay for the animated musical Twinkle Toes Lights Up New York. [11] In 2016 she wrote, produced, directed and acted the short film My Mom and the Girl starring Valerie Harper, [12] [13] which won awards in Cleveland International Film Festival, Pittsburgh short film festival and Oscar qualified. [14] [15] Susie wrote and directed two documentaries, Breaking Good and Women Who Wrote the Way and it was premiered at the Writers Guild of America for Women's History Month in 2018.[ citation needed ] She is a member of the Alliance of Women Directors. [16] she has 2 daughters
| Year | Title | Writer | Director | Producer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Pregnancy Massage Video |  |  | | Short Film |
| 1997 | The Brothers Flub | | | | TV series |
| 2006 | Cake | | | | TV series |
| 2006-2007 | Dance Revolution | | | | TV series |
| 2011 | Soul Surfer | | | | Feature Film |
| 2016 | Twinkle Toes Lights Up New York | | | | Animation Film |
| 2016 | My Mom and the Girl | | | | Short Film [17] |
As Actress
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | They Came from Outer Space | Tina | Episode: "High Five" |
| 1991 | Columbo | Darlene | Episode: "Columbo and the Murder of a Rock Star" |
| 1991 | Sisters | Marie | Episode: "Moving In, Moving Out, Moving On" |
| 1991 | Perfect Strangers | Bambi | Episode: "Bachelor Party" |
| 1992 | The Larry Sanders Show | Barbara | Episode: "Hank's Contract" |
| 1993 | Knots Landing | Randi | Episode: "Call Waiting" |
| 1993 | Falling Down | Suzie the Stripper | |
| 1993 | Sweating Bullets | Casey Born | Episode: "Tomorrow" |
| 1994 | A Dangerous Place | Mechanic | |
| 1995 | Kidnapped: In the Line of Duty | Lois Furman | TV movie |
| 1997 | Melrose Place | Hooker #2 | Episode: "Screams from a Marriage" |
| 1997 | L.A. Johns | Beverly | TV movie |
| 1998 | Team Knight Rider | Krista | Episode: "The Ixtafa Affair" |
| 1998 | The Landlady | Venice Dorian | |
| 2002 | Out of These Rooms | Marlee | |
| 2007 | Bratz | Barbara Baxter Dimly | |
| 2016 | My Mom and the Girl | Susie | Short |
| 2020 | Smoking Wet | Carla Marino | Short |
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