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Home/People/Susan Batson
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Born
Feb 27, 1943
Age 83
Place of Birth
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female

Career Highlights

12
Movies
7
TV Shows
IMDb ProfileOfficial Website

Susan Batson

Acting

Biography
Susan Batson is an American producer, actress, author, acting coach, and a life member of the Actors Studio. Batson graduated from Girls Latin School and Emerson College. One of three sisters born to John Batson and Ruth (Watson) Batson (the latter a noted civil rights activist), Susan trained with Harold Clurman, Uta Hagen, Herbert Berghof at HB Studio, and Lee Strasberg. She has coached notable actresses including Academy Award (Oscar)-winning actresses Nicole Kidman and Juliette Binoche. Batson won the 1971 Obie Award for her performance in AC-DC. On Broadway, she performed in George M! (1968) and The Leaf People (1975), and produced the 2006 production of A Raisin in the Sun. Her work in Adventures of a Black Girl in Search of God won the Los Angeles Drama Critics Award for her. Description above from the Wikipedia article Susan Batson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Bamboozled poster

Bamboozled

as Orchid Dothan
2000
Summer of Sam poster

Summer of Sam

as Bed Stuy Woman Interviewed
1999
Get on the Bus poster

Get on the Bus

as Dr. Cook
1996
Girl 6 poster

Girl 6

as Acting Coach
1996
Stone Pillow poster

Stone Pillow

as Ruby
1985
Love Child poster

Love Child

as Brenda
1982
Outside Chance poster

Outside Chance

as Mavis
1978
A Question of Love poster

A Question of Love

Cast
1978
House Calls poster

House Calls

as Shirley
1978
The Choirboys poster

The Choirboys

as Sabrina
1977
The Incredible Hulk poster

The Incredible Hulk

as Mrs. Maier
1977
Gidget Grows Up poster

Gidget Grows Up

as Diana Otessa
1969