Suzanne Pleshette

Suzanne Pleshette

American actress
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Suzanne Pleshette (January 31, 1937 – January 19, 2008) was an American theatre, film, television, and voice actress. Pleshette started her career in the theatre and began appearing in films in the late 1950s and later appeared in prominent films such as Rome Adventure (1962) and Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds (1963). She later appeared in various television productions, often in guest roles, and played Emily Hartley on The Bob Newhart Show from 1972 until 1978, receiving several Emmy Award nominations for her work. She continued acting until 2004, which was four years before her death at age 70.

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Suzanne Pleshette was born on Sunday, 31 January 1937 in Brooklyn, New York. Her full name at birth was Suzanne Pleshette. She was best known as an actress. Pleshette's country of citizenship (nationality) was American. She died on Saturday, 19 January 2008 in Los Angeles, California, USA at the age of 70. She is buried at Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery Culver City, California. Suzanne attended high school at High School of Performing Arts, New York City, NY. For university, she studied at Syracuse University. She was 5' 4" (163 cm) tall with an average build. She had dark brown eyes and dark brown hair (color). Her net worth was reported to be $5,000,000 US dollars. Her zodiac star sign was Aquarius.

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Full name at birth
Suzanne Pleshette
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Claim to fame
The Birds and The Bob Newhart Show
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Date of birth
31 January 1937
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Place of birth
Brooklyn, New York
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Date of death
19 January 2008
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Age
70 (age at death)
Place of death
Los Angeles, California, USA
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Cause of death
Respiratory Failure
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Resting place
Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery Culver City, California
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Actress
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5' 4" (163 cm)
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Net worth
$5,000,000 USD
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High school
High School of Performing Arts, New York City, NY
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Syracuse University
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I'm an actress, and that's why I'm still here. Anybody who has the illusion that you can have a career as long as I have and be a star is kidding themselves. From a 1999 interview
  • Appeared on Broadway with Maureen Stapleton and Eli Wallach in the play The Cold Wind and the Warm.
  • Replaced Anne Bancroft in the Broadway play The Miracle Worker in the role of Annie Sullivan, for which she received excellent reviews. Pleshette later toured extensively in this role.
  • Born in NYC
  • Will receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, posthumously, on her birthday, January 31, 2008.
  • Met her future husband, Tom Poston, when they appeared together in the 1959 Broadway comedy "The Golden Fleecing". However, they didn`t marry for more than 40 years.

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