Suzanne Charny

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Suzanne Charny
Education High School of Performing Arts
Occupations
Awards Gypsy Robe
Website charnysculptures.com

Suzanne Charny is an American actress, dancer, and sculptor.

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Early years

Charny was raised in Brooklyn and attended the High School of Performing Arts in New York City. [1]

Career

When she was 15, Charny skipped school to go to an audition, gaining a role as a "Shark" girl in a production of West Side Story that toured Australia. Her first big break came in early 1965, when she was cast as one of the featured dancers in the weekly NBC musical variety series Hullabaloo , which aired until spring of 1966. In 1967, she guest starred on That Girl as Donald's computer-match "date". She was the lead female dancer in "The Rich Man's Frug" sequence in the original Broadway production of Sweet Charity and reprised the role in the movie version (1969). From 1970 to 1986, she frequently appeared on television shows including The Night Stalker , Kojak , The Rockford Files , Starsky & Hutch , The Incredible Hulk and others. [1]

In 1969, Charny danced in productions for military personnel as part of Bob Hope's annual tour to entertain U. S. troops overseas. [2]

Charny is also a sculptor. Her figural work is based on her career as a dancer and includes representations of dancers in motion. She notes that growing up in Brooklyn, she was inspired to model the human form by watching her father build larger-than-life nude sand sculptures at Brighton Beach. [3]

Awards and honors

Charny was a 2004 recipient of the Professional Dancers Society's Gypsy Robe in honor of her contributions to the field of dance. [4]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1969 Sweet Charity Dancer Musical
1971 The Steagle Marcy Comedy film
1986 Hollywood Harry Marcy (as Suzanne Charney) Neo-noir
1986 Vasectomy: A Delicate Matter Mildred (as Suzanne Charnoy)

Television

YearShowСharacterEpisode
1967 That Girl Lisa StevensEpisode 4 S2 “To Each Her Own “
1970 Bracken's World Alex HunterEpisode 5 S2: "Preview in Samarkand"
1973 The Rookies Boat OwnerEpisode 17 S1 "Snow Job"
Emergency! Mrs. ButlerEpisode 18 S2: "Seance"
Ironside BevEpisode 23 S6: "A Game of Showdown"
Marcus Welby, M.D. Luisa RenattiEpisode 4 S5: "Blood Kin"
1974 Toma PepperEpisode 18 S1: "The Madam"
Kolchak: The Night Stalker Catherine RawlinsEpisode 4 S1: "The Vampire"
The Manhunter MelissaEpisode 12 S1: "The Lodester Ambush"
1975 The Rookies LindaEpisode 18 S3: "Angel"
Starsky & Hutch GingerEpisode 6 S1: "Death Notice"
Barbary Coast ConchitaEpisode 10 S1: "Sharks Eat Sharks"
1976 Kojak Nina BrunoEpisode 17 S3: "A Wind from Corsica"
The Blue Knight AdelleEpisode 6 S1: "The Creeper"
The Streets of San Francisco Sunny MaloneEpisode 18 S4: "Underground"
The Rockford Files Paulette DiMinnaEpisode 17 S2: "Joey Blue Eyes"
1977 The Six Million Dollar Man Dr Tamara BatalovaEpisode 20 S4: "The Privacy of the Mind"
The Six Million Dollar Man Maureen Wright (as Susanne Charny)Episode 7 S5: "Rollback"
Tabitha KathyEpisode 5 S1: "Minerva Goes Straight"
1978 The Bionic Woman Waitress
Nurse		Episode 14 S3: "The Antidote"
Starsky & Hutch GinaEpisode 2 S4: "The Game"
1980 Fantasy Island Marlene McQueenEpisode 17 S3: "PlayGirl / Smith's Valhalla
1981 Quincy M.E. Nancy MarsalaEpisode 10 S6: "Headhunter"
The Incredible Hulk Barbara DavisEpisode 2 S5: "Two Godmothers"
1986 Capitol Leslie(1986)

References

  1. 1 2 Lisanti, Tom (7 May 2015). Glamour Girls of Sixties Hollywood: Seventy-Five Profiles. McFarland. pp. 42–47. ISBN   978-1-4766-1241-6 . Retrieved October 15, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Bob Hope on tour". Valley Times. California, North Hollywood. January 9, 1970. p. 70. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Artist Statement". Charny Sculptures. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  4. ↑ "The Gypsy Robe". Professional Dancers Society. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
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