Susie Singer Carter

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Susie Singer Carter
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Born (1975-07-11) July 11, 1975 (age 47)
Occupation(s)Writer, Director, Actress and Producer
Years active1991-present
SpouseMario Michael singer married in 2009
Children2

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]

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Life and career

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

Filmography

YearTitle Writer Director Producer Notes
1996Pregnancy Massage VideoRed x.svgGreen check.svgRed x.svgShort Film
1997 The Brothers Flub Green check.svgRed x.svgRed x.svgTV series
2006 Cake Green check.svgRed x.svgGreen check.svgTV series
2006-2007 Dance Revolution Green check.svgRed x.svgGreen check.svgTV series
2011 Soul Surfer Red x.svgRed x.svgGreen check.svgFeature Film
2016Twinkle Toes Lights Up New YorkGreen check.svgRed x.svgRed x.svgAnimation Film
2016My Mom and the GirlGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgShort Film [17]

As Actress

YearTitleRoleNotes
1991 They Came from Outer Space TinaEpisode: "High Five"
1991 Columbo DarleneEpisode: "Columbo and the Murder of a Rock Star"
1991 Sisters MarieEpisode: "Moving In, Moving Out, Moving On"
1991 Perfect Strangers BambiEpisode: "Bachelor Party"
1992 The Larry Sanders Show BarbaraEpisode: "Hank's Contract"
1993 Knots Landing RandiEpisode: "Call Waiting"
1993 Falling Down Suzie the Stripper
1993 Sweating Bullets Casey BornEpisode: "Tomorrow"
1994A Dangerous PlaceMechanic
1995Kidnapped: In the Line of DutyLois FurmanTV movie
1997 Melrose Place Hooker #2Episode: "Screams from a Marriage"
1997L.A. JohnsBeverlyTV movie
1998 Team Knight Rider KristaEpisode: "The Ixtafa Affair"
1998The LandladyVenice Dorian
2002Out of These RoomsMarlee
2007 Bratz Barbara Baxter Dimly
2016My Mom and the GirlSusieShort
2020Smoking WetCarla MarinoShort

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