Acting
Susan Blakely
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 in a Miniseries or a Movie. She earned a second Emmy Award nomination the following year when she reprised her role in Rich Man, Poor Man Book II. After her television success, she played leading roles in two movies in 1979: the disaster film The Concorde ... Airport '79 opposite Alain Delon, and the sport drama Dreamer with Tim Matheson. During 1980s and 1990s, Blakely played leading roles in many made-for-television movies. She portrayed Frances Farmer in the 1982 film based on Farmer's autobiography, Will There Really Be a Morning?, for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film. She played Eva Braun opposite Anthony Hopkins in the Adolf Hitler biographical film The Bunker, and Joan Kennedy in The Ted Kennedy Jr. Story. She appeared in such feature films as Over the Top, My Mom's a Werewolf, and Hate Crime. She recently guest-starred on This Is Us and NCIS and in past years on Hotel, The Twilight Zone, Falcon Crest, Murder, She Wrote, Nip/Tuck, Brothers & Sisters, Southland, and Cougar Town. Description above from the Wikipedia article Susan Blakely, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Airports
Film · 2025
Displacement
Film · 2016
This Is Us
Series · 2016
The Perfect Boyfriend
Film · 2013
Remember to Breathe
Film · 2013
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2
Film · 2011
Pride
Film · 2011
The Genesis Code
Film · 2010
To Comfort You
Film · 2009
Southland
Series · 2009
Cougar Town
Series · 2009
Southland
Series · 2009
Grizzly Park
Film · 2008
Murder 101: The Locked Room Mystery
Film · 2008
Mating Dance
Film · 2008
Brothers and Sisters
Series · 2006
Hate Crime
Film · 2005
The Perfect Neighbor
Film · 2005
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody
Series · 2005
L.A. Twister
Film · 2004
Cold Case
Series · 2003
Two and a Half Men
Series · 2003
Nip/Tuck
Series · 2003
NCIS
Series · 2003
Hungry Hearts
Film · 2002
She Spies
Series · 2002
A Mother's Testimony
Film · 2001
Crash Point Zero
Film · 2000
The Perfect Nanny
Film · 2000
Chain of Command
Film · 2000
Strong Medicine
Series · 2000
Gut Feeling
Film · 1999
Her Married Lover
Film · 1999
Twice in a Lifetime
Series · 1999
Race Against Fear
Film · 1998
Co-ed Call Girl
Film · 1996
Color Me Perfect
Film · 1996
7th Heaven
Series · 1996
Seven Sundays
Film · 1995
Honor Thy Father and Mother: The True Story of the Menendez Murders
Film · 1994
No Child of Mine
Film · 1993
Walker, Texas Ranger
Series · 1993
Diagnosis: Murder
Series · 1993
Diagnosis: Murder
Series · 1993
Russian Holiday
Film · 1992
Against Her Will: An Incident in Baltimore
Film · 1992
Intruders
Series · 1992
Wildflower
Film · 1991
Blackmail
Film · 1991
And the Sea Will Tell
Film · 1991
Step by Step
Series · 1991
Eddie Dodd
Series · 1991
And the Sea Will Tell
Series · 1991
The Incident
Film · 1990
Dead Reckoning
Film · 1990
Out of Sight, Out of Mind
Film · 1990
Murder Times Seven
Film · 1990
Dad's A Dog
Film · 1990
My Mom's a Werewolf
Film · 1989
Dream a Little Dream
Film · 1989
Torn Between Two Fathers
Film · 1989
Baywatch
Series · 1989
Skip E. Lowe Looks at Hollywood
Series · 1989
April Morning
Film · 1988
Hiroshima Maiden
Film · 1988
Broken Angel
Film · 1988
Ladykillers
Film · 1988
The Survivalist
Film · 1987
Fatal Confession: A Father Dowling Mystery
Film · 1987
Over the Top
Film · 1987
Jake and the Fatman
Series · 1987
The Ted Kennedy Jr. Story
Film · 1986
Annihilator
Film · 1986
Blood & Orchids
Series · 1986
International Airport
Film · 1985
Stingray
Film · 1985
The Twilight Zone
Series · 1985
Stingray
Series · 1985
Murder, She Wrote
Series · 1984
Finder of Lost Loves
Series · 1984
Murder, She Wrote
Series · 1984
Murder, She Wrote
Series · 1984
Murder, She Wrote
Series · 1984
Will There Really Be a Morning?
Film · 1983
The Hitchhiker
Series · 1983
Hotel
Series · 1982
The Bunker
Film · 1981
The Oklahoma City Dolls
Film · 1981
Falcon Crest
Series · 1981
Make Me an Offer
Film · 1980
A Cry for Love
Film · 1980
The Concorde... Airport '79
Film · 1979
Dreamer
Film · 1979
Secrets
Film · 1977
Rich Man, Poor Man
Series · 1976
Report to the Commissioner
Film · 1975
Capone
Film · 1975
Shampoo
Film · 1975
The Towering Inferno
Film · 1974
The Lords of Flatbush
Film · 1974
The Way We Were
Film · 1973
Savages
Film · 1972
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Series · 1962
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Series · 1951