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Susan Dey

American actress

Susan Hallock Dey (born December 10, )[1] is an American retired actress, known for her television roles as Laurie Partridge on the sitcom The Partridge Family from to , and as Grace Van Owen on the drama series L.A.

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Law from to A three-time Emmy Award nominee and six-time Golden Globe Award nominee, she won the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Drama Series for L.A. Law in

Early life and education

Dey was born in Pekin, Illinois, to Ruth Pyle (née Doremus) Dey, a nurse, and Robert Smith Dey.[2] Ruth died in , when Susan was eight.[2]

Dey attended Columbus Elementary School in Thornwood, New York.

She later moved to Mount Kisco, New York, where she graduated from Fox Lane High School in [3]

Career

Dey began her professional life as a model. Her first modeling break was the cover photo of a booklet by Pursettes tampons on first facts of menstruation for young girls, "Getting to Know Yourself."[citation needed]

She was cast as Laurie Partridge in the television series The Partridge Family from to [4][5] She was 17 when she won the part with no previous acting experience.

She briefly reprised that role for the Hanna-Barbera animated series, Partridge Family A.D. for two episodes, before being replaced by Sherry Alberoni. She returned to weekly network television in as the co-star of the short-lived sitcom Loves Me, Loves Me Not.[4]

Dey's first film role was as a passenger in the airline hijack movie Skyjacked, starring Charlton Heston.[6] In a made-for-television movie, Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night, she portrayed a disturbed young mother with serious psychological problems who begins to take them out on her toddler daughter.[4][7] Also in , Dey starred opposite William Katt in First Love, directed by Joan Darling[4][8] and appeared in the Barnaby Jones episode "Testament of Power" ().

Dey co-starred with Albert Finney in the science-fiction film Looker, written and directed by Michael Crichton.[4] She had a leading role in 's Echo Park as a struggling waitress-actress who takes a job as a stripper delivering singing telegrams.[4][9] She starred on L.A.

Law from through as Los Angeles County deputy district attorney Grace Van Owen, who later became a judge.[4] She won a Golden Globe Award as Actress in a Leading Role – Drama Series for the role in [10] She was also nominated in each of the following four years. She was also nominated for the Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in , , and [11]

She hosted a episode of Saturday Night Live.

Later that year, she co-starred in the sitcom Love & War.[4] Although the show ran until , Dey was replaced in by Annie Potts because producers reportedly felt she had "no chemistry" with co-star Jay Thomas.[12] In , Dey produced and starred in Lies & Lullabies (later released on DVD as Sad Inheritance), where she played a pregnant cocaine addict.[13]

Dey was mentioned in Shirley Jones's memoir as the only cast member who "consistently refused" to take part in Partridge Family reunions.[14]

In , Dey was credited as the author of a book titled Susan Dey's Secrets on Boys, Beauty and Popularity.[15]

Personal life

During the production of The Partridge Family, Dey had romantic feelings for co-star David Cassidy.

They eventually pursued a relationship when the show ended, but Cassidy broke it off as he did not share her feelings. In , Cassidy disclosed details of his relationship with Dey in his autobiography C'mon, Get Happy Fear and Loathing on the Partridge Family Bus; he presumed this led to her severing contact with him.[16]

Dey was married to Leonard "Lenny" Hirshan from to [17] They have one daughter.

Dey has been married to television producer Bernard Sofronski since [18]

She serves as a board member of the Rape Treatment Center at UCLA Medical Center, and co-narrated a documentary on campus rape with former L.A. Law co-star Corbin Bernsen.[19] She suffered from anorexia during the run of The Partridge Family.[20]

Filmography

Film

Television

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    The dey biography book According to Shirley Jones ' autobiography, Susan is the only star of The Partridge Family who has consistently refused to take part in any cast reunions. Article Talk. This section needs additional citations for verification. She has acted in and directed numerous stage productions, playing a significant role in the evolution of Bengali theatre.

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