Suzanne Charny
Occupation(s)Actress, dancer
Websitecharnysculptures.com

Suzanne Charny is an American actress, dancer, and sculptress.

Early years

Charny was raised in Brooklyn and attended the High School for the Performing Arts in New York City.[1]

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 of "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.[1]

In 1969, Charny danced in productions for military personnel as part of Bob Hope's annual tour to entertain U. S. troops overseas.[2]

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.[3]

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.[4]

Filmography

Television

Year Show Сharacter Episode
1967 That Girl Lisa Stevens Episode 4 S2 “To Each Her Own “
1974 Kolchak: The Night Stalker Catherine Rawlins Episode 4 S1: "The Vampire"
1975 Starsky & Hutch Ginger Episode 6 S1: "Death Notice"
1976 The Rockford Files Paulette DiMinna Episode 17 S2: "Joey Blue Eyes"
1977 The Six Million Dollar Man Dr Tamara Batalova Episode 20 S4: "The Privacy of the Mind"
1978 Starsky & Hutch Gina Episode 2 S4: "The Game"
1981 The Incredible Hulk Barbara Episode: "Two Godmothers"

References

  1. ^ a b Lisanti, Tom (7 May 2015). Glamour Girls of Sixties Hollywood: Seventy-Five Profiles. McFarland. pp. 42–47. ISBN 978-1-4766-1241-6. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
  2. ^ "Bob Hope on tour". Valley Times. California, North Hollywood. January 9, 1970. p. 70. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
  3. ^ "Artist Statement". Charny Sculptures. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  4. ^ "The Gypsy Robe". Professional Dancers Society. Retrieved December 1, 2017.

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