Suzanne Pleshette

 

Suzanne Pleshette, born January 31, 1937, died on January 19th 2008. She was an American actress, voice film, and TV actress. Pleshette began her stage career and made appearances in films in the late 1950s. Later, Pleshette was a prominent actor in films like Rome Adventure (1962), Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds (633) and Spirited Away (12001). From 1972 to 1978 she was a frequent actor in various TV productions. In addition she was awarded numerous Emmy Award nominations. Pleshette was the daughter of Geraldine (nee Kaplan), and Eugene Pleshette. She was born in Brooklyn Heights, New York on the 31st of January, 1937. The parents of her were Jewish immigrants from Russia and Austria-Hungary. Her mother was an artist, dancer and choreographer, who appeared on stage under the name Geraldine Rivers. Her father was a stage director, director of New York's Paramount Theater and Paramount Theater in Brooklyn as well as an executive from the network. She was a student at the Manhattan's High School of Performing Arts for one term before she was transferred to Finch College. She later completed her studies at Manhattan's highly regarded acting school the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre. The school was run by Sanford Meisner, a well-known actor. The Boston Globe described her style of speech and manner as sardonic, and her voice as charming. At 20 years old, she was an stage actress. In Meyer Levin's play Compulsion (adapted from his novel inspired in part by the Leopold-Loeb trial), she made her Broadway debut.