Susan Blanchard (actress) explained

Birth Place:Westport, Connecticut, U.S.
Occupation:Actress
Children:1

Susan Blanchard is an American actress, who is known for playing Mary Kennicott Martin on the soap opera All My Children from 1971 to 1975.

Early life and education

Blanchard is a native of Westport, Connecticut. After an early desire to be a ballerina, she decided to become an actress. She attended Centenary College in New Jersey for two years before she sought a career in New York City.

Career

She is married to actor Charles Frank, who played her onscreen husband Dr. Jeff Martin #2 on All My Children. They also worked together in 1978 on the TV movie The New Maverick with James Garner and Jack Kelly and the following year on the short-lived prime-time television western series Young Maverick, a sequel to the 1957 series Maverick.

Her film credits include Russkies (1987), again opposite her husband Charles Frank, and the John Carpenter films Prince of Darkness (1987) and They Live (1988). In 1976, she starred as Tina in the sitcom Mr. T and Tina.[1]

Blanchard also played Nurse Sandra Cooper in the season 6 episode "Images" of M*A*S*H and had a recurring role as Maureen Mahaffey, a maid, in the series Beacon Hill. In an episode of Murder, She Wrote, she played Carolyn Hester Crane.

Blanchard appeared in the television commercial spokesperson for No Nonsense, a brand of pantyhose, from 1976 to 1982.

Filmography

Film

!Year!Title!Role!Notes
1987Prince of DarknessKelly
1987RusskiesMrs. V.
1988They LiveIngenue

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1971All My ChildrenMary Kennicott3 episodes
1975How to Succeed in Business Without Really TryingRosemaryTelevision film
1975Beacon HillMaureen Mahaffey11 episodes
1975, 1978Police WomanJune / Karen Kelley2 episodes
1976Mr. T and TinaTina Kelly6 episodes
1977The Magnificent Magical Magnet of Santa MesaMarcie HamiltonTelevision film
1977M*A*S*HNurse CooperEpisode: "Images"
1978The President's MistressMargaret 'Mugsy' EvansTelevision film
1978The New MaverickNell McGarrahan
1978, 1984The Love BoatMelanie Tate / Sarah Lambert2 episodes
1979–1980Young MaverickNell McGarrahan8 episodes
1981She's in the Army NowPvt. Virginia MarshallTelevision film
1983At EaseMrs. GentryEpisode: "Prairie Moon Over Texas"
1983Magnum, P.I.Katherine MagnumEpisode: "Home from the Sea"
1984Falcon CrestNurse Rogers2 episodes
1985Murder, She WroteCarolyn Hester CraneEpisode: "A Lady in the Lake"
1988Houston KnightsKitty TuckerEpisode: "Sins of the Father"
1988WebsterLeading LadyEpisode: "Rich Man, Poor Man"
1989Adventures in BabysittingJoanna AndersonTelevision film

Notes and References

  1. News: Panty hose ads paid Susan's grocery bills . January 21, 2023 . Birmingham Post-Herald . June 18, 1977 . 5. Newspapers.com.