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[[image:Susan_Saint_James.JPG|thumb|right|190px|Susan as Sally McMillan in The Man Without A Face, (ca?)1975]] |
[[image:Susan_Saint_James.JPG|thumb|right|190px|Susan as Sally McMillan in The Man Without A Face, (ca?)1975]] |
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'''Susan St. James''' (born [[August 14]], [[1946 in television|1946]] in [[Los Angeles, California]]) is an [[actor|actress]]. She is also credited in some places as Susan Saint James. |
'''Susan St. James''' (born [[August 14]], [[1946 in television|1946]] in [[Los Angeles, California]]) is an [[actor|actress]]. She is also credited in some places as Susan Saint James. |
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Born '''Susan Jane Miller''' she was raised in northern [[Illinois]] where she began [[model (person)|modelling]] as a teenager. At the age of 20, she moved to [[California]] where she began her acting career. She landed a role in the [[television series]] ''[[The Name of the Game]]'', winning an [[Emmy Award]] for her role in [[1969]]. From [[1971]] until [[1976]], she played Sally McMillan opposite [[Rock Hudson]] in the series ''[[McMillan and Wife]]'', and received four Emmy Award nominations. |
Born '''Susan Jane Miller''' she was raised in northern [[Illinois]] where she began [[model (person)|modelling]] as a teenager. At the age of 20, she moved to [[California]] where she began her acting career. She landed a role in the [[television series]] ''[[The Name of the Game]]'', winning an [[Emmy Award]] for her role in [[1969]]. From [[1971]] until [[1976]], she played Sally McMillan opposite [[Rock Hudson]] in the series ''[[McMillan and Wife]]'', and received four Emmy Award nominations. |
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She left the show to further her career as an actress in feature [[movie|film]]s and achieved a significant success in the [[vampire]] [[comedy]] ''[[Love at First Bite]]'' (1979). |
She left the show to further her career as an actress in feature [[movie|film]]s and achieved a significant success in the [[vampire]] [[comedy]] ''[[Love at First Bite]]'' (1979). |
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After other film ventures failed to establish her, she returned to television, appearing in the comedy series ''[[Kate & Allie]]'' opposite [[Jane Curtin]], from 1984 until 1989. She received a further three Emmy Award nominations for this role. Her niece [[Christa Miller]] also had a role in that show. |
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St. James has acted very infrequently since then and has pursued other business ventures such as [[Seedling and Pip]], a baby gift basket business. |
St. James has acted very infrequently since then and has pursued other business ventures such as [[Seedling and Pip]], a baby gift basket business. |
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At age 21, she had married aspiring writer-director Richard Newburgh: their marriage lasted only one year. St. James had a son, Harmony Lucas,and a daughter, Sunshine Lucas, with second husband Tom Lucas. She married Lucas, a makeup artist, in 1971. |
At age 21, she had married aspiring writer-director Richard Newburgh: their marriage lasted only one year. St. James had a son, Harmony Lucas, and a daughter, Sunshine Lucas, with second husband Tom Lucas. She married Lucas, a makeup artist, in 1971. |
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When guest-hosting the venerable [[NBC]] sketch comedy series ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' in [[1981]], St. James met her future third husband, SNL executive producer, Dick Ebersol. They hit it off immediately and married within the year. The marriage produced three children, Charles, Willie, and |
When guest-hosting the venerable [[NBC]] sketch comedy series ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' in [[1981]], St. James met her future third husband, SNL executive producer, [[Dick Ebersol]]. They hit it off immediately and married within the year. The marriage produced three children, Charles, Willie, and Teddy. In 2002, Saint James filed for [[divorce]], but the couple reconciled later that same year. Susan is a recovering alcoholic. |
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In November 2004, a plane carrying Ebersol and two of their boys crashed in [[Colorado]]; although Ebersol and their oldest son Charles survived the crash, their 14-year old son [[Edward Ebersol| |
In November 2004, a plane carrying Ebersol and two of their boys crashed in [[Colorado]]; although Ebersol and their oldest son Charles survived the crash, their 14-year old son [[Edward Ebersol|Teddy]] did not survive. |
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== External link == |
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For more about St. James, read Lifetime's Intimate Portrait at http://www.lifetimetv.com/shows/ip/portraits/0230/0230_bio.html |
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*[http://www.lifetimetv.com/shows/ip/portraits/0230/0230_bio.html Susan Saint James: A Free Spirit Navigates Hollywood ], a [[Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime]] "Intimate Portrait" |
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[[Category:1946 births|Saint James, Susan]] |
[[Category:1946 births|Saint James, Susan]] |
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Revision as of 22:47, 7 December 2004
Susan St. James (born August 14, 1946 in Los Angeles, California) is an actress. She is also credited in some places as Susan Saint James.
Born Susan Jane Miller she was raised in northern Illinois where she began modelling as a teenager. At the age of 20, she moved to California where she began her acting career. She landed a role in the television series The Name of the Game, winning an Emmy Award for her role in 1969. From 1971 until 1976, she played Sally McMillan opposite Rock Hudson in the series McMillan and Wife, and received four Emmy Award nominations.
She left the show to further her career as an actress in feature films and achieved a significant success in the vampire comedy Love at First Bite (1979).
After other film ventures failed to establish her, she returned to television, appearing in the comedy series Kate & Allie opposite Jane Curtin, from 1984 until 1989. She received a further three Emmy Award nominations for this role. Her niece Christa Miller also had a role in that show.
St. James has acted very infrequently since then and has pursued other business ventures such as Seedling and Pip, a baby gift basket business.
At age 21, she had married aspiring writer-director Richard Newburgh: their marriage lasted only one year. St. James had a son, Harmony Lucas, and a daughter, Sunshine Lucas, with second husband Tom Lucas. She married Lucas, a makeup artist, in 1971.
When guest-hosting the venerable NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live in 1981, St. James met her future third husband, SNL executive producer, Dick Ebersol. They hit it off immediately and married within the year. The marriage produced three children, Charles, Willie, and Teddy. In 2002, Saint James filed for divorce, but the couple reconciled later that same year. Susan is a recovering alcoholic.
In November 2004, a plane carrying Ebersol and two of their boys crashed in Colorado; although Ebersol and their oldest son Charles survived the crash, their 14-year old son Teddy did not survive.
External link
- Susan Saint James: A Free Spirit Navigates Hollywood , a Lifetime "Intimate Portrait"