Suzanne Charny is an American actress, dancer, and sculptor.
Early years Charny was raised in Brooklyn and attended the High School of Performing Arts in New York City.
Career When she was 15, Charny skipped school to go to an audition, gaining a role as a "Shark" girl in a production of West Side Story that toured Australia. Her first big break came in early 1965, when she was cast as one of the featured dancers in the weekly NBC musical variety series Hullabaloo, which aired until spring of 1966. In 1967, she guest starred on That Girl as Donald's computer-match "date". She was the lead female dancer in "The Rich Man's Frug" sequence in the original Broadway production of Sweet Charity and reprised the role in the movie version (1969). From 1970 to 1986, she frequently appeared on television shows including The Night Stalker, Kojak, The Rockford Files, Starsky & Hutch, The Incredible Hulk and others.
In 1969, Charny danced in productions for military personnel as part of Bob Hope's annual tour to entertain U. S. troops overseas.
Charny is also a sculptor. Her figural work is based on her career as a dancer and includes representations of dancers in motion. She notes that growing up in Brooklyn, she was inspired to model the human form by watching her father build larger-than-life nude sand sculptures at Brighton Beach.
Awards and honors Charny was a 2004 recipient of the Professional Dancers Society's Gypsy Robe in honor of her contributions to the field of dance.
Filmography
Film
Year Title Role Notes 1969 Sweet Charity Dancer Musical 1971 The Steagle Marcy Comedy film 1986 Hollywood Harry Marcy (as Suzanne Charney) Neo-noir 1986 Vasectomy: A Delicate Matter Mildred (as Suzanne Charnoy)
Television
Year Show Character Episode 1967 That Girl Lisa Stevens Episode 4 S2 “To Each Her Own “ 1970 Bracken's World Alex Hunter Episode 5 S2: "Preview in Samarkand"1973 The Rookies Boat Owner Episode 17 S1 "Snow Job" Emergency! Mrs. Butler Episode 18 S2: "Seance" Ironside Bev Episode 23 S6: "A Game of Showdown" Marcus Welby, M.D. Luisa Renatti Episode 4 S5: "Blood Kin"1974 Toma Pepper Episode 18 S1: "The Madam"Kolchak: The Night StalkerCatherine RawlinsEpisode 4 S1: "The Vampire" The Manhunter Melissa Episode 12 S1: "The Lodester Ambush"1975 The Rookies Linda Episode 18 S3: "Angel"Starsky & HutchGingerEpisode 6 S1: "Death Notice" Barbary Coast Conchita Episode 10 S1: "Sharks Eat Sharks"1976 Kojak Nina Bruno Episode 17 S3: "A Wind from Corsica" The Blue Knight Adelle Episode 6 S1: "The Creeper" The Streets of San Francisco Sunny Malone Episode 18 S4: "Underground"The Rockford FilesPaulette DiMinnaEpisode 17 S2: "Joey Blue Eyes"1977 The Six Million Dollar Man Dr Tamara Batalova Episode 20 S4: "The Privacy of the Mind" The Six Million Dollar Man Maureen Wright (as Susanne Charny) Episode 7 S5: "Rollback" Tabitha Kathy Episode 5 S1: "Minerva Goes Straight"1978 The Bionic Woman Waitress Nurse Episode 14 S3: "The Antidote"Starsky & HutchGinaEpisode 2 S4: "The Game" 1980 Fantasy Island Marlene McQueen Episode 17 S3: "PlayGirl / Smith's Valhalla1981 Quincy M.E. Nancy Marsala Episode 10 S6: "Headhunter" The Incredible Hulk Barbara Davis Episode 2 S5: "Two Godmothers" 1986 Capitol Leslie (1986)
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