Suzanne Pleshette Biography (1937-)

Born January 31, 1937, in New York, NY; daughter of Eugene (a theatre managerand network executive) and Geraldine (an artist and dancer; maiden name, Rivers) Pleshette; married Troy Donahue (an actor), January 4, 1964 (divorced September 8, 1964); married Thomas Joseph Gallagher III (in business), March 16, 1968 (died January 21, 2000); married Tom Poston (an actor), May 11, 2001.Addresses: Agent: William Morris Agency, 151 El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Agent: 1100 Alta Loma Rd., Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Gender: Female
Occupation: Actress, television series creator
Birth Details: January 31, 1937; New York, New York

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Appearances
Series
Emily Hartley, The Bob Newhart Show, CBS, 1972-78
Maggie Briggs, Suzanne Pleshette Is Maggie Briggs, CBS, 1984
Tracy Bridges, Bridges to Cross, CBS, 1986
Relatively Speaking, syndicated, 1988
Chris Broderick, Nightingales, NBC, 1989
Jackie Hansen, The Boys Are Back (also known as Not My Three Sons), CBS, 1994
Movies
Kitty Sanborn, Wings of Fire (also known as The Cloudburst), NBC, 1967
Barbara Soline, Hunters Are for Killing (also known as Hard Frame), CBS, 1970
Anne Banning/Janet Furie, Along Came a Spider, ABC, 1970
Kate Todd, In Broad Daylight, ABC, 1971
Anna, River of Gold, ABC, 1971
June Mathis, The Legend of Valentino, ABC, 1975
Karen Day, Law and Order, NBC, 1976
Janet Langford, If Things Were Different, CBS, 1980
Carla Webber, Fantasies, ABC, 1982
Laura Bingham, Help Wanted: Male, CBS, 1982
Joanne Boone, One Cooks, the Other Doesn't, CBS, 1983
Dixie Cabot, Dixie: Changing Habits, CBS, 1983
Joanna Piper, For Love or Money, CBS, 1984
Dana Sutton, Kojak: The Belarus File (also known as The BelarusFile), CBS, 1985
Kate Bennington, A Stranger Waits, CBS, 1987
Captain Janet Hamilton, Alone in the Neon Jungle (also known as Command in Hell), CBS, 1988
Leona Helmsley, Leona Helmsley: The Queen of Mean (also known as Queen of Mean), CBS, 1990
Marie Peters, Battling for Baby (also known as Spoiled Rotten), CBS, 1992
Dr. Rachel Walters, A Twist of the Knife, CBS, 1993
Miniseries
Kate Fallon, Flesh and Blood, CBS, 1979
Margot Murray, The Star Maker, NBC, 1981
Specials
Nona, Flesh and Blood, NBC, 1968
Mitzi: A Tribute to the American Housewife, CBS, 1974
Memories Then and Now, CBS, 1988
The Bob Newhart 20th Anniversary Special, CBS, 1991
Billie Baker Baer, Profiles, ABC, 1994
Where Are They Now?, CBS, 1997
Herself, Steve McQueen: The King of Cool, AMC, 1998
Pilots
Renee Fontaine, "Love Is a Lion's Roar," Band of Gold (broadcast as a segment of The General Electric Theater), CBS, 1961
Anita King, Expose (broadcast as "Corridor 400" on The Bob HopeChrysler Theater), NBC, 1963
Elizabeth Morton (guest), Richie Brockelman: The Missing 24 Hours,NBC, 1976
Kate Bliss, Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid, ABC, 1978
Episodic
"Ah, Sweet Mystery of Mrs. Murphy," Omnibus, NBC, 1957
"Night Rescue," Harbourmaster, CBS, 1957
"Death of a Gunfighter," Have Gun--Will Travel, CBS, 1959
Martha, "Delusion," Alcoa Presents One Step Beyond, ABC, 1959
"The Long Rider," Black Saddle, ABC, 1959
"Lady from South Chicago," Adventures in Paradise, ABC, 1959
Anne, "Hitch Hike," Alfred Hitchcock Presents, CBS, 1960
"The House of Bernarda Alba," Play of the Week, syndicated, 1960
Caroline Humphreys, "Listen for the Sound of a Witch," The Third Man, syndicated, 1960

"The Two Faces of Grey Holden," Riverboat, NBC, 1960
"The Pedigree Sheet," Naked City, ABC, 1960
"The Strengthening Angels," Route 66, CBS, 1960
"Forbidden Cargo," The Islanders, ABC, 1960
"Lesson in Fear," Hong Kong, ABC, 1961
"Weekend on Ice," Tab Hunter Show, NBC, 1961
"Blue Murder," Route 66, CBS, 1961
Julie Lawler, "Shining Image," Dr. Kildare, NBC, 1961
Hank Rossi, "Viva Vegas," Target: The Corruptors, ABC, 1962
"Behold a Pale Horse," Ben Casey, ABC, 1962
Marta, "Days of Glory," Dick Powell Show, NBC, 1962
"The Soul Killer," Dr. Kildare, NBC, 1962
"The Contenders," Alcoa Premiere, ABC, 1962
Myra Marshall, "The Myra Marshall Story," Wagon Train, ABC, 1963
Lori Moore, "The Potato Bash World," Channing, ABC, 1963
Ellen Adams, "Goodbye, Mr. Jersey," Dr. Kildare, NBC, 1964
Ellie Burton, "World's End," The Fugitive, ABC, 1964
Lydia Monteran, "Night of the Inferno," Wild, Wild West, CBS, 1965
Peggy Franklin, "All the Scared Rabbits," The Fugitive, ABC, 1965
"After the Lion, Jackals," Bob Hope Chrysler Theater, NBC, 1966
"List for a Firing Squad," The FBI, ABC, 1966
Vikki, "The Mutation," The Invaders, ABC, 1967
"Baby, the World's on Fire," Run for Your Life, NBC, 1967
"Till the End of the Night," Cimarron Strip, CBS, 1967
Anne Gibbs, "The Pursued," The Invaders, ABC, 1968
"The Mercenary," The FBI, ABC, 1968
"A Sour Note," It Takes a Thief, ABC, 1968
"The Quarry," The FBI, ABC, 1968
"The Suntan Mob," Name of the Game, NBC, 1969
"The Skin Game," Name of the Game, NBC, 1970
"Love and the Fly," Love, American Style, ABC, 1970
Glory Bramley, "Stark," Gunsmoke, CBS, 1970
Ann Logan, "Daisy in the Shadows," Marcus Welby, M.D., ABC, 1970
"Hello, Miss Bessinger, Goodbye," Courtship of Eddie's Father, ABC, 1970
"The Inheritors," The FBI, ABC, 1970
"A Capitol Affair," Name of the Game, NBC, 1971
Helen Stewart, "Dead Weight," Columbo, NBC, 1971
Mary, "Conspiracy," Medical Center, CBS, 1971
Shelly Kingman, "When She Was Bad," Ironside, NBC, 1971
Rose Becket/Katie Summers/Mrs. Ransom, "A Place to Hide," Bonanza,NBC, 1972
(Uncredited) Emily Hartley, "The Last Newhart," Newhart, CBS, 1990
Also appeared as Cathy Benjamin, Dr. Kildare; hosted The Tonight Show, NBC.
Television Work
Series
Co-creator, Suzanne Pleshette Is Maggie Briggs, CBS, 1984
Co-creator, Bridges to Cross, CBS, 1986
Film Appearances
(Film debut) Private Betty Pearson, The Geisha Boy, Paramount, 1958
Chris Lockwood, Forty Pounds of Trouble, Universal, 1962
Prudence Bell, Rome Adventure (also known as Lovers Must Learn), Warner Bros., 1962
Annie Hayworth, The Birds (also known as Alfred Hitchcock's TheBirds), Universal, 1963
Laura Rubio, Wall of Noise, Warner Bros., 1963
Mrs. Kitty Mainwarring, A Distant Trumpet, Warner Bros., 1964
Martha Webster, stewardess, Fate Is the Hunter, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1964
Jeanne Green, Youngblood Hawke, Warner Bros., 1964
Grace Caldwell, A Rage to Live, United Artists, 1965
(Uncredited) Herself, Searchers for a Special City, 1965
Fiddle, Mister Buddwing (also known as Woman without a Face), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1966
Pilar, Cajun girl, Nevada Smith, Paramount, 1966
Fran Garrison, The Ugly Dachshund, Buena Vista, 1966
Arabella Flagg, The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin, Buena Vista, 1967
Jo Anne Baker, Blackbeard's Ghost, Buena Vista, 1968
Margery Lansing, The Power, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1968
Samantha, If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium, United Artists, 1969
Ramona, Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came? (also known as War Games), Cinerama, 1970
Patience Barton, Support Your Local Gunfighter, United Artists, 1971
Betty Daniels, The Shaggy D.A., Buena Vista, 1976
Louise Webster, Hot Stuff, Columbia, 1979
Paula, Oh, God! Book II, Warner Bros., 1980
Diane Reed, Target: Harry (also known as How to Make It andWhat's in It for Harry?), filmed in 1969, released by Roger Corman, 1980
Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret (documentary), Columbia, 1984
Voice of Zira, Lion King II: Simba's Pride (animated), Buena VistaHome Video, 1998
Herself, Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's, Northern Arts Entertainment, 1998
Stage Appearances
(Broadway debut) Compulsion, Ambassador Theatre, New York City, 1957
Leah, The Cold and the Warm, Morosco Theatre, New York City, 1958
Julie, The Golden Fleecing, Henry Miller Theatre, New York City, 1959
Annie Sullivan, The Miracle Worker, Playhouse Theatre, New York City, 1961
Any Ruskin, Special Occasions, Music Box Theatre, New York City, 1982
Made stage debut in Truckline Cafe; also appeared as Gittel Mosca,Two for the Seesaw, Booth Theatre, New York City; and A StreetcarNamed Desire.

Further Reference

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Periodicals

People Weekly, May 28, 2001, p. 93

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