Suzie Plakson | |
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 Plakson in 2012 | |
| Born | Susan Plaksin Buffalo, New York, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Northwestern University |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Known for | Love & War Star Trek: The Next Generation Star Trek: Voyager Mad About You How I Met Your Mother |
| Website | suzieplakson |
Suzie Plakson is an American actress.
Born Susan Plaksin in Buffalo, New York, she was raised in Kingston, Pennsylvania, and attended Northwestern University.[ citation needed ]
Plakson began her career on the stage, and played four characters opposite Anthony Newley in the national revival tour of Stop the World, I Want to Get Off . She also played Marquise Theresa Du Parc in the Broadway production of La Bête .
Plakson was a regular in the sitcom Love & War , as sportswriter Mary Margaret "Meg" Tynan. [1] She played four characters on various Star Trek series: a Vulcan, Doctor Selar, in "The Schizoid Man" ( Star Trek: The Next Generation ); half-Klingon, half-human Ambassador K'Ehleyr in "The Emissary" (Star Trek: The Next Generation) and "Reunion" (Star Trek: The Next Generation); the Lady Q in "The Q and the Grey" ( Star Trek: Voyager ); and an Andorian, Tarah, in "Cease Fire" ( Star Trek: Enterprise ). [2] [3]
Plakson played the blue brontosaurus real estate agent Monica de Vertebrae on Dinosaurs , as well as many other guest voices. She has had recurring roles in various sitcoms such as Mad About You , Everybody Loves Raymond and How I Met Your Mother . She has appeared in movies such as Disclosure , Red Eye and Wag the Dog . [4]
Plakson wrote and performed an allegorical solo show, An Evening with Eve. Plakson penned and performed the alternative country rock album DidnWannaDoIt! produced by Jay Ferguson, [5] and released the video of the title song on YouTube. She wrote and recorded the audiobook/e-book, The Return of King Lillian, a mythic allegory. [4]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1988 | My Stepmother Is an Alien | Tenley | |
| 1991 | Bingo | Ginger | |
| 1994 | Disclosure | Mary Anne Hunter | |
| 1997 | Wag the Dog | Grace | |
| 2001 | On Edge | Janet Bellamy | |
| 2005 | Red Eye | Senior Flight Attendant | |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1987 | CBS Summer Playhouse | Yolanda | 1 episode: "Reno and Yolanda" |
| Family Ties | Doris | 1 episode: "Super Mom" | |
| 1988 | Eisenhower and Lutz | Sheri Blankenship | 1 episode: "Blast from the Past" |
| Annie McGuire | Mrs. Cipriani | 1 episode: "The Fried Shoe" | |
| 1989 | Murphy Brown | Jackie | 1 episode: "I Would Have Danced All Night" |
| Married to the Mob | Connie Russo | Television film | |
| White Lies | Phyllis | Television film | |
| 1989–1990 | Star Trek: The Next Generation | K'Ehleyr / Lt. Selar, M.D. | 3 episodes |
| 1990 | Beauty and the Beast | Susan | 1 episode: "In the Forests of the Night" |
| 1991 | The Torkelsons | Verna | 1 episode: "Poetry in Motion" |
| 1991–94 | Dinosaurs | Monica Devertebrae / Elder #3 / Sally (voices) | 14 episodes |
| 1992–95 | Love & War | Mary Margaret 'Meg' Tynan | 67 episodes |
| 1995 | Double Rush | Meg Tynan | 1 episode: "Comings and Goings" |
| 1996 | Star Trek: Voyager | Female Q | 1 episode: "The Q and the Grey" |
| 1996–99 | Mad About You | Dr. Joan Golfinos | 18 episodes |
| 1997 | Johnny Bravo | Vivian Vixen (voice) | 1 episode: "Under the Big Flop" |
| 1998 | Men in Black: The Series | Edie | 1 episode: "The Sonic Boom Syndrome" |
| 1999 | Family Guy | Ann Romano Character / Various (voices) | 2 episodes: "A Hero Sits Next Door", "The Son Also Draws" |
| 2000 | Everybody Loves Raymond | Joanne "Cinnamon" Glotz | 2 episodes: "Robert's Divorce", "Meant to Be" |
| Bette | Dr. Bauer | 1 episode: "Silent But Deadly" | |
| Judging Amy | Jane Holcombe | 1 episode: "Dog Days" | |
| 2001 | Futurama | Amazonian (voice) | 1 episode: "Amazon Women in the Mood" |
| 2002 | The Education of Max Bickford | Dr. Ingrid Chekhov | 1 episode: "The Egg and I" |
| 2003 | Star Trek: Enterprise | Tarah | 1 episode: "Cease Fire" |
| 2005–14 | How I Met Your Mother | Judy Eriksen | 15 episodes |
| 2009 | Eli Stone | Jesse Bates | 2 episodes: "Mortal Combat", "Sonoma" |
| 2011 | Bones | Rosalind Bassa | 1 episode: "The Finder" |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2000 | Code Blue | Chief of Staff Nan Fleming | |
| 2001 | Emergency Room 3 | Chief of Staff Nan Fleming | |
You no doubt remember her in Star Trek: The Next Generation
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