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Susan Blakely is an American actress and model. She is best known for her leading role in the 1976 ABC miniseries Rich Man, Poor Man, for which she received a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama. Blakely also has appeared in films including The Towering Inferno (1974), Report to the Commissioner (1975), Capone (1975), The Concorde ... Airport '79 (1979) and Over the Top (1987).
Born
Tuesday, 07 September 1948
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Emily or Oscar | Beverly Hardin | 2022 |
| This Is Us | Anne | 2016 |
| Displacement | Carol Sinclair | 2016 |
| Crazy Ex-Girlfriend | Gigi Plimpton | 2015 |
| The Go-Go Boys: The Inside Story of Cannon Films | Self | 2014 |
| Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films | Self | 2014 |
| The Perfect Boyfriend | Clara / Clara Hill | 2013 |
| Project: Phoenix | Maureen Quinn | 2012 |
| Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 | Vivian Ashe | 2011 |
| The Genesis Code | Beverly Truman | 2010 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Emily or Oscar | Beverly Hardin | 2022 |
| This Is Us | Anne | 2016 |
| Displacement | Carol Sinclair | 2016 |
| Crazy Ex-Girlfriend | Gigi Plimpton | 2015 |
| The Go-Go Boys: The Inside Story of Cannon Films | Self | 2014 |
| Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films | Self | 2014 |
| The Perfect Boyfriend | Clara / Clara Hill | 2013 |
| Project: Phoenix | Maureen Quinn | 2012 |
| Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 | Vivian Ashe | 2011 |
| The Genesis Code | Beverly Truman | 2010 |
| Men of a Certain Age | Yvonne | 2009 |
| Cougar Town | Betsy | 2009 |
| Southland | Linda Sherman | 2009 |
| Worst Week | Margaret Waverly | 2008 |
| Mating Dance | Abby's Mother | 2008 |
| Grizzly Park | Unhappy Camper | 2008 |
| Murder 101: New Age | Camilla Meera | 2008 |
| Pioneers of Television | Self | 2008 |
| Side Order of Life | Margot McIntyre | 2007 |
| Living Live! | Self - Host | 2007 |
| Brothers & Sisters | Celia Calmartin | 2006 |
| Murder 101 | Camilla Meera | 2006 |
| In the Cutz | Guest | 2005 |
| The Perfect Neighbor | Jeannie Costigan | 2005 |
| The Suite Life of Zack & Cody | Mrs. Madigan | 2005 |
| Hate Crime | Martha Boyd | 2005 |
| L.A. Twister | Vivian | 2004 |
| Hit Celebrity TV Commercials | Self - for Cover Girl Makeup | 2004 |
| Cold Case | Mollie Felice - 2006 | 2003 |
| Two and a Half Men | Angie | 2003 |
| NCIS | Dr. Cadence Darwin | 2003 |
| Nip/Tuck | Valerie Farrell | 2003 |
| Hungry Hearts | Barbi Harris | 2002 |
| She Spies | Katherine McBain | 2002 |
| A Mother's Testimony | Donna Mulroney | 2001 |
| Crash Point Zero | Barbara Esmond | 2000 |
| Strong Medicine | Camille Cantrell | 2000 |
| The Perfect Nanny | Dr. Julia Bruning | 2000 |
| Chain of Command | Meg Danforth | 2000 |
| Her Married Lover | Laura Mannhart | 1999 |
| Twice in a Lifetime | Tory Van Dyke / Markie James | 1999 |
| Chicken Soup for the Soul | Mom | 1999 |
| Broken Silence: A Moment of Truth Movie | Margaret Carlyle | 1998 |
| E! Mysteries & Scandals | Self | 1998 |
| Pensacola: Wings of Gold | Emily | 1997 |
| Color Me Perfect | Dr. Linda Ryan | 1996 |
| 7th Heaven | Elizabeth Brown | 1996 |
| Co-ed Call Girl | Teri Halbert | 1996 |
| Seven Sundays | Alice | 1995 |
| Under Suspicion | Caroline Curry Friedlander | 1994 |
| Honor Thy Father and Mother: The True Story of the Menendez Murders | Leslie Abramson | 1994 |
| The George Carlin Show | Dr. Overbrook | 1994 |
| Diagnosis Murder | Dr. Elaine York / Gillian | 1993 |
| Walker, Texas Ranger | Meredith Clancy | 1993 |
| Intruders | Leigh Holland | 1992 |
| Against Her Will: An Incident in Baltimore | Billie / Billie Cobb | 1992 |
| Russian Holiday | Susan Dennison | 1992 |
| Wildflower | Ada Guthrie | 1991 |
| Blackmail | Lucinda / Lucinda Sullivan | 1991 |
| Step by Step | Pam Marshall | 1991 |
| Eddie Dodd | Carolyn Sedgewick | 1991 |
| And the Sea Will Tell | Gail Bugliosi | 1991 |
| Lifestories | Diana Brody | 1990 |
| Out of Sight, Out of Mind | Alice Lundgren | 1990 |
| Dead Reckoning | Alex Barnard | 1990 |
| The Incident | Billie | 1990 |
| My Mom's a Werewolf | Leslie Shaber | 1989 |
| Baywatch | Mystery Woman / Pele | 1989 |
| Dream a Little Dream | Cherry Diamond | 1989 |
| The Pat Sajak Show | Self - Guest | 1989 |
| The 2nd Annual American Comedy Awards | Self - Audience Member | 1988 |
| Hiroshima Maiden | Betty Bennett | 1988 |
| April Morning | Sarah Cooper | 1988 |
| Broken Angel | Catherine Coburn | 1988 |
| In the Heat of the Night | Claudia Merrill | 1988 |
| Jake and the Fatman | Jennifer / Lisa Wilding | 1987 |
| Mama's Boy | Victoria | 1987 |
| Private Eye | Rita Marlo | 1987 |
| Biography | Self | 1987 |
| Over the Top | Christina Hawk | 1987 |
| The Survivalist | Linda Ryan | 1987 |
| Annihilator | Layla | 1986 |
| Blood & Orchids | Marie Farrell | 1986 |
| Blood & Orchids | Marie Farrell | 1986 |
| The Twilight Zone | Linda Wolfe (segment "The Card") | 1985 |
| Stingray | Evelyn Decter | 1985 |
| International Airport | Jeanne Roberts | 1985 |
| Murder, She Wrote | Pauline Byrne / Joyce Hacker / Christina Hellinger / Catherine Wayne | 1984 |
| Finder of Lost Loves | Jennifer Avery | 1984 |
| The Hitchhiker | Melody | 1983 |
| Will There Really Be a Morning? | Frances Farmer | 1983 |
| Hotel | Marion Thorne / Dr. Ann Vargo / Allison | 1982 |
| Falcon Crest | Anne Bowen | 1981 |
| The Bunker | Eva Braun | 1981 |
| The Oklahoma City Dolls | Sally Jo Purkey | 1981 |
| A Cry for Love | Polly Harris | 1980 |
| The Concorde... Airport '79 | Maggie Whelan | 1979 |
| Dreamer | Karen / Karen Lee | 1979 |
| The Love Boat | Nicole Phillips | 1977 |
| Secrets | Andrea Fleming | 1977 |
| Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II | Julie Prescott | 1976 |
| Rich Man, Poor Man | Julie Prescott | 1976 |
| Capone | Iris Crawford | 1975 |
| Shampoo | Girl on Street | 1975 |
| Report to the Commissioner | Patty Butler | 1975 |
| The Towering Inferno | Patty | 1974 |
| Dinah! | Self - Guest | 1974 |
| The Lords of Flatbush | Jane Bradshaw | 1974 |
| The Way We Were | Judianne | 1973 |
| ABC Afterschool Specials | Jennifer | 1972 |
| Savages | Cecily, a Debutante | 1972 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Herself - Actress | 1961 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1984 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Nominated |
| 1977 | Golden Globe | Best Actress in a Television Series - Drama | Won |
| 1977 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actress for a Single Appearance in a Drama or Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 1976 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series | Nominated |
