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'''Sue Scott''' is an actor and character voice actor ([[AFTRA]]/[[SAG]]/[[AEA]]) in [[Minneapolis]] and [[Saint Paul, Minnesota|St. Paul]], [[Minnesota]]. She is best known for her work as a radio comedy actor on Garrison Keillor's public radio show, ''[[A Prairie Home Companion]]'' and for her work as a voice-over talent in radio and television commercials.
{{other people|Susan Scott}}


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She has appeared in productions at the [[Great American History Theatre]], Nautilus Music-Theater, [[Mixed Blood Theatre]], The Minnesota Festival Theater, [[Illusion Theater]], and [[Dudley Riggs]]' [[Brave New Workshop]]. In [[1992]] she joined the cast of ''A Prairie Home Companion''. She has appeared in films, television, and as several characters in Lucasfilms' ''[[Star Wars]]'' books.
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'''Sue Scott''' is an American actress and character voice actor ([[AFTRA]]/[[Screen Actors Guild|SAG]]/[[Actors' Equity Association|AEA]]) in [[Minneapolis]] and [[Saint Paul, Minnesota|St. Paul]], [[Minnesota]]. She is best known for her work as a radio comedy actor on [[Garrison Keillor]]'s public radio show, ''[[A Prairie Home Companion]]'', and for her work as a voice-over talent in radio and television commercials. She has also appeared in films and television.

She has appeared in productions at the [[Great American History Theatre]], Nautilus Music-Theater, [[Mixed Blood Theatre]], The Minnesota Festival Theater, [[Illusion Theater]], and [[Dudley Riggs]]' [[Brave New Workshop]].

== Career ==


While a theater major at the [[University of Arizona]], Scott performed in summer stock in [[Garrison, Iowa]]. Later she studied at [[The Second City]] in [[Chicago]] and acted at the Brave New Workshop in Minneapolis. That led to opportunities in local theater and advertising.
While a theater major at the [[University of Arizona]], Scott performed in summer stock in [[Garrison, Iowa]]. Later she studied at [[The Second City]] in [[Chicago]] and acted at the Brave New Workshop in Minneapolis. That led to opportunities in local theater and advertising.


Sue Scott plays "Donna, the Makeup Lady" in "A Prairie Home Companion," the movie based on a screenplay by Garrison Keillor and filmed by Robert Altman at the Fitzgerald Theater in Saint Paul, Minnesota during the summer of 2005. The film will be released in theaters June 2006.
Scott joined the cast of ''A Prairie Home Companion'' in 1992. Additionally, she played "Donna, the Makeup Lady" in the movie ''[[A Prairie Home Companion (film)|A Prairie Home Companion]]'' (released June 9, 2006), based on a screenplay by Keillor and filmed by [[Robert Altman]] at the [[Fitzgerald Theater]] in Saint Paul, Minnesota during the summer of 2005.

== Discography ==

* ''Sue Scott: Seriously Silly (A Prairie Home Companion)'' (2013), written by Garrison Keillor and featuring Garrison Keillor and Tom Keith<ref>{{cite book|title=Seriously Silly (A Prairie Home Companion)|author1=Scott, Sue |author2=Keillor, Garrison |name-list-style=amp |publisher=HighBridge Company| edition= Unabridged, Original radio broadcast; 1 hour |date=February 26, 2013| isbn= 978-1622310074}}</ref>

== References ==

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== External links ==
== External links ==

*[http://www.prairiehomevoices.com Tim Russell & Sue Scott's Web Site]
* {{IMDb name|id=0779819|name=Sue Scott}}
* {{cite web|url=http://www.prairiehomevoices.com|website=Prairie Home Voices|title= Tim Russell & Sue Scott's website}}

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Latest revision as of 20:15, 1 October 2022

Sue Scott
Sue Scott in 2014
Born1957 [1]
EducationUniversity of Arizona
The Second City
OccupationActress

Sue Scott is an American actress and character voice actor (AFTRA/SAG/AEA) in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota. She is best known for her work as a radio comedy actor on Garrison Keillor's public radio show, A Prairie Home Companion, and for her work as a voice-over talent in radio and television commercials. She has also appeared in films and television.

She has appeared in productions at the Great American History Theatre, Nautilus Music-Theater, Mixed Blood Theatre, The Minnesota Festival Theater, Illusion Theater, and Dudley Riggs' Brave New Workshop.

Career

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While a theater major at the University of Arizona, Scott performed in summer stock in Garrison, Iowa. Later she studied at The Second City in Chicago and acted at the Brave New Workshop in Minneapolis. That led to opportunities in local theater and advertising.

Scott joined the cast of A Prairie Home Companion in 1992. Additionally, she played "Donna, the Makeup Lady" in the movie A Prairie Home Companion (released June 9, 2006), based on a screenplay by Keillor and filmed by Robert Altman at the Fitzgerald Theater in Saint Paul, Minnesota during the summer of 2005.

Discography

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  • Sue Scott: Seriously Silly (A Prairie Home Companion) (2013), written by Garrison Keillor and featuring Garrison Keillor and Tom Keith[2]

References

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  1. ^ Kathy Berdan (February 7, 2020). "'Prairie Home Companion' castaway Sue Scott plants her flag on the 'Island of Discarded Women'". Twin Cities.
  2. ^ Scott, Sue & Keillor, Garrison (February 26, 2013). Seriously Silly (A Prairie Home Companion) (Unabridged, Original radio broadcast; 1 hour ed.). HighBridge Company. ISBN 978-1622310074.
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