Suzanne
Pleshette
A
Rage to Live
Director: Walter Grauman
1965
Suzanne
Pleshette
A
Rage to Live
Director: Walter Grauman
1965
| You don't have to describe her and you don't have to defend her, because everybody knows who she is and everybody likes her. This may have something to do with Troy Donahue movies and the fact that she was once married to the guy, or it may have something to do with her particularly memorable niche in TV history as a part of the Bob Newhart Show ensemble. Mainly, though, her ongoing popularity has to do with the fact that when she shows up on screen you instantly recognize her -- the voice, the demeanor, the attitude -- and you can't take your eyes off her. Pity any other actress who plays a scene with Suzanne Pleshette, and while you're at it pity Hollywood for never figuring out how to make this unique performer into a monumental superstar. |
Suzanne Pleshette
Troy Donahue
Rome Adventure
Director: Delmer Daves
1962
Suzanne
Pleshette
Leona Helmsley: The Queen of Mean
Director: Richard Michaels
1990
Feature Films:
1958
The Geisha Boy
1962
Rome Adventure
1963
40 Pounds of Trouble
The Birds
Wall of Noise
1964
A Distant Trumpet
Fate is the Hunter
Youngblood Hawke
1965
A Rage to Live
1966
The Ugly Dachshund
Nevada Smith
Mister Buddwing
1968
Blackbeard's Ghost
The Power 1969
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
Target Harry (aka How to Make It)
1970
Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?
1971
Support Your Local Gunfighter
1980
Oh God! Book II
| Suzanne Pleshette's numerous television credits date from the late 1950s and include guest appearances on Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Route 66, Dr. Kildare, The Fugitive and many other programs of the 50s and 60s. Later she starred in at least two dozen made-for-TV movies and miniseries. She is probably best known for her portrayal of Emily Hartley in The Bob Newhart Show (1972-1976), and she received an Emmy nomination for playing the title role in 1990's Leona Helmsley: The Queen of Mean. |
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