Susan Blakely

Susan Blakely: Biography in Details

Who is Susan Blakely?

Susan Blakely is an American actress and model. She is best known for her leading role in the ABC miniseries ‘Rich Man, Poor Man’.

She is also famous for her performances in ‘The Towering Inferno’ in 1974, ‘Report to the Commissioner’ in 1975, and ‘Over the Top’ in 1987.

Who are the parents of Susan Blakely?

Susan Blakely was born on September 7, 1948, in Frankfurt, Germany. She is currently 70 years old.

Her father’s name is Colonel Larry Blakely (a career Army officer) and her mother’s name is Mary Louise (a former art teacher).

Susan Blakely holds American citizenship but her ethnicity is unknown.

Education, School/College University

She attended the University of Texas at El Paso and moved to New York.

Then, she studied acting with Warren Robertson, Lee Strasberg, and Sanford Meisner at the Neighborhood Playhouse.

Later, she started studying with Charles Conard in Los Angeles and she currently studies with Warner Loughlin.

Susan Blakely: Professional Life and Career

Susan Blakely began her career as a professional model in 1967 at the Ford Modeling Agency.

She appeared in a supporting role in the films like ‘Savages, The Way We Were’, and ‘The Lords of Flatbush’.

Susan Blakely made her breakthrough as Patty Simmons in the film ‘The Towering Inferno’ and portrayed the female lead role in the film ‘Report to the Commissioner’.

Her fame increased much more after she appeared in the leading role in the television miniseries ‘Rich Man, Poor Man’ which is based on the 1969 novel of the same name by Irwin Shaw.

She appeared in the movies as Karen in ‘Dreamer’ in 1979, Christina Hawk in ‘Over the Top’ in 1987, Alice in ‘Seven Days’ in 1994, Martha Boyd in ‘Hate Crime’ in 2005, Beverly Truman in ‘The Genesis Code’ in 2010, and Carol Sinclair in ‘Displacement’ in 2017.

Susan Blakely portrayed the character Eva Braun in the television series ‘The Bunker’ in 1981, Melody in ‘The Hitchhiker’ in 1984, Linda Wolfe in ‘The Twilight Zone’ in 1987, Claudia Merrill in ‘In the Heat of the Night’ in 1988, Meredith Clancy in ‘Walker, Texas Ranger’ in 1994, Meg Danforth in ‘Chain of Command’, Angie in ‘Two and a Half Men’ in 2008, and Anne in ‘This Is Us’ from 2017 to 2018.

Awards, Nominations

Susan Blakely won Golden Globe Award in the category of Best Actress in a Television Series-Drama for ‘Rich Man, Poor Man’ in 1977, won the Best Female Performance Award in the category of Short Film Drama for ‘To Comfort You’ in 2010, and was nominated several times in her career.

Net Worth ($8M), Income, Salary

Susan Blakely has an estimated net worth of around $8 million as of 2023, and she has earned that sum of money from her professional career.

Rumors and Controversy

It seems Susan has been successful in maintaining her celebrity status to date and she has not been involved in any types of rumors and controversies in her career.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight, Body Size

She has a height of 5 ft. 5 inches and weighs 54 kg. Susan Blakely has blue eyes and blonde hair.

Her body measurement is 31-24-33 inches and wears a bra size 36B.

Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc.

Susan Blakely has around 1.8k followers on Instagram, and about 5.5k followers on Twitter, but she does not seem to be active on Facebook.

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