Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Susan Blakely is an American film actress and actress, who has mainly played supporting roles. She is best known for her leading role in the 1976 miniseries Rich Man, Poor Man, for which she received a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama. Blakely also has appeared in films including The Towering Inferno, Report to the Commissioner, Capone, The Concorde ... Airport '79, and Over the Top. Blakely arrived in Hollywood in the early 1970s, and began appearing in supporting roles in films including Savages, The Way We Were, and The Lords of Flatbush. Her first major role was as Patty Simmons in the 1974 disaster film The Towering Inferno. The following year, she played the female lead roles in films Report to the Commissioner alongside Michael Moriarty, and Capone opposite Ben Gazzara. Blakely gained wide critical acclaim with her leading role in the miniseries Rich Man, Poor Man, based on the 1969 novel of the same name by Irwin Shaw. For her performance, Blakely won that year's Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama and earned a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress…
Movies & TV Shows
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Two and a Half Men (2003) — Angie
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NCIS (2003) — Dr. Cadence Darwin
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Over the Top (1987) — Christina Hawk
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This Is Us (2016) — Anne
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The Towering Inferno (1974) — Patty
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The Suite Life of Zack & Cody (2005) — Mrs. Madigan
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Walker, Texas Ranger (1993) — Meredith Clancy
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Baywatch (1989)
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Nip/Tuck (2003) — Valerie Farrell
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The Way We Were (1973) — Judianne
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Step by Step (1991)
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Murder, She Wrote (1984) — Christina Hellinger
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Cold Case (2003) — Mollie Felice (2006)
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Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 (2011) — Vivian Ashe
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Cougar Town (2009) — Betsy
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The Twilight Zone (1985) — Linda Wolfe (segment "The Card")
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Shampoo (1975) — Girl on Street (uncredited)
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7th Heaven (1996) — Elizabeth Brown
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Southland (2009) — Linda Sherman
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The Concorde... Airport '79 (1979) — Maggie Whelan
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Brothers and Sisters (2006) — Celia Calmartin
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Dream a Little Dream (1989) — Cherry Diamond
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Diagnosis: Murder (1993) — Dr. Elaine York
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Capone (1975) — Iris Crawford
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The Lords of Flatbush (1974) — Jane Bradshaw
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) — Self
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Grizzly Park (2008) — Unhappy Camper
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Falcon Crest (1981) — Anne Bowen
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The Bunker (1981) — Eva Braun
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Jake and the Fatman (1987)
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My Mom's a Werewolf (1989) — Leslie Shaber
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Hate Crime (2005) — Martha Boyd
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The Hitchhiker (1983) — Melody
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Rich Man, Poor Man (1976) — Julie Prescott
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Intruders (1992) — Leigh Holland
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She Spies (2002) — Katherine McBain
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Report to the Commissioner (1975) — Patty Butler
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Hotel (1982)
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Wildflower (1991) — Ada Guthrie
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Stingray (1985)