Susan Lanier

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Susan Lanier
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Born
Susan Jean Engledow

Occupation(s)Film and television actress, entertainer
Years active1967–1984, 2001–present
SpouseDelaney Bramlett (died December 27, 2008)
ChildrenDylan Thomas

Susan Lanier-Bramlett better known as Susan Lanier, is an American actress.

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Career

Lanier had a guest appearance on Welcome Back, Kotter where she played a flirtatious student named Bambi, who initially makes a move on Gabe. During the 1970s, she guest starred on shows such as Barnaby Jones , Electra Woman and Dyna Girl , Alice , Police Woman and Eight is Enough . [1]

In 1976, she starred alongside John Ritter and Joyce DeWitt in the second pilot for Three's Company on ABC. Lanier, who served as the original choice by the producers to portray the newly created character Chrissy Snow, replaced Susanne Zenor in the cast when the characters, that were directly based from the original British sitcom Man About The House were done away with, but Lanier herself was then replaced by Suzanne Somers. [2] In 1977, Lanier starred in the original cult classic, The Hills Have Eyes . She also starred as Sandi Chandler on the television series Szysznyk from 1977 1978.

She was a series regular on Tony Orlando and Dawn's Rainbow Hour for a season on CBS doing stand-up and comedy sketches with the show's guests. In the late 1970s, Lanier starred at The Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles in a production of Tennessee Williams' Night of the Iguana which starred Richard Chamberlain.

Personal life

Lanier was married to musician Delaney Bramlett; she was Bramlett's third wife, following his divorce from Bonnie Bramlett and Kim Carmel Bramlett. Delaney died in 2008 from complications of gall bladder surgery. [3]

Photographer

Lanier became a portrait photographer for magazines, book covers, and album covers, and in 2005 was voted one of LA's top ten photographers by Backstage West. [4]

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References

  1. "Three's Company History" Archived 2007-07-19 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Three's Company History" Archived 2007-07-19 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Los Angeles Times obituary for Delaney Bramlett
  4. Limnios, Michael. "An Interview with Susan Lanier - Bramlett: The BLUES lets you know you're not alone on the "down" part of the ride". Blues Network. Retrieved 10 March 2021.