Suzie Plakson
| Suzie Plakson | |
|---|---|
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| Born |
Susan Plaksin June 3, 1958 Buffalo, New York, US |
| Occupation | Actress, singer, writer, poet, artist |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Website |
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Suzie Plakson (born June 3, 1958) is an American actress, singer, writer, poet, and artist.
Early life and education
Born Susan Plaksin[1] in Buffalo, New York, she was raised in Kingston, Pennsylvania. She attended Northwestern University.
Career
She began her career on the stage, and played four characters opposite Anthony Newley in the national revival tour of Stop the World, I Want to Get Off. She also played "Marquise Theresa Du Parc" in the Broadway production of La Bête.
Plakson was a regular in the sitcom Love & War, playing sportswriter Mary Margaret "Meg" Tynan.[2] She played four characters on various Star Trek series: a Vulcan, Doctor Selar, in "The Schizoid Man" (Star Trek: The Next Generation); the half-Klingon/half-Human Ambassador K'Ehleyr in "The Emissary" (Star Trek: The Next Generation) and "Reunion" (Star Trek: The Next Generation); the Lady Q in "The Q and the Grey" (Star Trek: Voyager); and an Andorian, Tarah, in "Cease Fire" (Star Trek: Enterprise).
She played the blue brontosaurus real estate agent Monica de Vertebrae on Dinosaurs as well as many other guest voices. Plakson has had various recurring roles in sitcoms such as Mad About You, Everybody Loves Raymond and How I Met Your Mother. She has acted in movies such as Disclosure, Red Eye, and Wag the Dog.
She wrote and performed an allegorical solo show, An Evening with Eve. Plakson penned and performed the alternative country rock album DidnWannaDoIt! produced by Jay Ferguson,[3] and released the video of the title song on YouTube. She wrote and recorded the audiobook/e-book, The Return of King Lillian, a mythic allegory.
Filmography
Movies
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | My Stepmother Is an Alien | Tenley | |
| 1991 | Bingo | Ginger | |
| 1994 | Disclosure | Mary Anne Hunter | |
| 1997 | Wag the Dog | Grace | |
| 2001 | On Edge | Janet Bellamy | |
| 2005 | Red Eye | Senior Flight Attendant | |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | CBS Summer Playhouse | Yolanda | 1 Episode: Reno and Yolanda |
| Family Ties | Doris | 1 Episode, Super Mom | |
| 1988 | Eisenhower and Lutz | Sheri Blankenship | 1 Episode: Blast from the Past |
| Annie McGuire | Mrs. Cipriani | 1 Episode, The Fried Shoe | |
| 1989 | Murphy Brown | Jackie | 1 Episode, I Would Have Danced All Night |
| Married to the Mob | Connie Russo | TV Movie | |
| White Lies | Phyllis | TV Movie | |
| 1989-90 | Star Trek: The Next Generation | K'Ehleyr / Lt. Selar, M.D. | 3 Episodes: Reunion, The Emissary, The Schizoid Man |
| 1990 | Beauty and the Beast | Susan | 1 Episode: In the Forests of the Night |
| 1991 | The Torkelsons | Verna | 1 Episode: Poetry in Motion |
| 1991-94 | Dinosaurs | Monica Devertebrae / Elder #3 / Sally | 14 Episodes |
| 1992-95 | Love & War | Mary Margaret 'Meg' Tynan | 67 Episodes |
| 1995 | Double Rush | Meg Tynan | 1 Episode: Comings and Goings |
| 1996 | Star Trek: Voyager | Female Q | 1 Episode: The Q and the Grey |
| 1996-99 | Mad About You | Dr. Joan Golfinos | 18 Episodes |
| 1997 | Johnny Bravo | Vivian Vixen | 1 Episode: Johnny Bravo Meets Adam West |
| 1998 | Men in Black: The Series | Edie | 1 Episode: The Sonic Boom Syndrome |
| 1999 | Family Guy | Ann Romano Character / Various | 2 Episodes: A Hero Sits Next Door, The Son Also Draws |
| 2000 | Everybody Loves Raymond | Joanne "Cinnamon" Glotz | 2 Episodes: Robert's Divorce, Meant to Be |
| Bette | Dr. Bauer | 1 Episode: Silent But Deadly | |
| Judging Amy | Jane Holcombe | 1 Episode: Dog Days | |
| 2001 | Futurama | Amazonian | 1 Episode: Amazon Women in the Mood |
| 2002 | The Education of Max Bickford | Dr. Ingrid Chekhov | 1 Episode: The Egg and I |
| 2003 | Star Trek: Enterprise | Tarah | 1 Episode: Cease Fire |
| 2005-14 | How I Met Your Mother | Judy Eriksen | 15 Episodes |
| 2009 | Eli Stone | Jesse Bates | 2 Episodes: Mortal Combat, Sonoma |
| 2011 | Bones | Rosalind Bassa | 1 Episodes: The Finder |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Code Blue | Chief of Staff Nan Fleming | |
| 2001 | Emergency Room 3 | Chief of Staff Nan Fleming | |
References
- ↑ "Suzie Plakson Biography (1958-)". filmreference.com.
- ↑ "SuziePlakson.com". suzieplakson.com.
- ↑ "Suzie Plakson". Hollywood.com. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013.
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