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About
Suzanne Pleshette
Born:
1937-01-31,
New York City,
New York,
USA
Education:
High School of Performing Arts, NY
Ethnicity:
Caucasian
Death Date:
-0001-11-30
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Suzanne Pleshette

Suzanne Pleshette was an American actress, on stage, screen and television.

After beginning her career in theatre, she began appearing in films in the early 1960s, such as Rome Adventure and Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds. She later appeared in various television productions, often in guest roles, and played the role of Emily Hartley on The Bob Newhart Show from 1972 until 1978, receiving Emmy Award nominations for her work.

She continued acting until 2004, and died from respiratory failure as a result of lung cancer in 2008.

Pleshette was born in Brooklyn Heights, New York City, of Russian Jewish heritage. Her mother, Geraldine, was a dancer and artist who performed under the stage name Geraldine Rivers. Her father, Eugene Pleshette, was a stage manager, network executive and manager of the Paramount Theater in Brooklyn. She graduated from Manhattan’s High School of Performing Arts and then attended Syracuse University for one semester before transferring to Finch College.

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