About Susan Peretz
Lived 1940 – 2004 (aged 64). Susan Peretz was an American actor, television actor and film actor.
Susan Peretz (March 2, 1940 – August 27, 2004) was an American actress who performed in television and film. She starred for one season in the television series Babes and appeared in an episode each of TV's Barney Miller and Married... with Children. She appeared in the films Dog Day Afternoon, Melvin and Howard, and Honkytonk Man, among other film and television projects.
Early life and career Born in New York City, Peretz later graduated from SUNY Buffalo in Buffalo, NY. She began her acting career after joining the Actors Studio, where she later served on its executive board. She also founded and taught acting at the Third Street Theatre in Los Angeles between 1989 and 2002.
For one season, she starred in the television series Babes, along with Wendie Jo Sperber and Lesley Boone. Some of her other television appearances included episodes of ER, Murder, She Wrote, Married... with Children, My Wife and Kids, L.A. Law, and Cagney & Lacey.
Death Peretz died of breast cancer on August 27, 2004, in Los Angeles. She never married and had no children.
Filmography Hurry Up, or I'll Be 30 (1973) as Audition Girl #2 (Miss Walsh) Dog Day Afternoon (1975) as Angela "Angie" Wortzik Prime Time a.k.a. American Raspberry (1977) as Heather Melvin and Howard (1980) as Chapel Owner Barney Miller (1981) as Norma Griswald In the Custody of Strangers (1982) as Big Faye Honkytonk Man (1982) as Miss Maud Swing Shift (1984) as Edith Oh, God! You Devil (1984) as Louise Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986) as Daughter Retribution (1987) as Mrs. Stoller Sing (1989) as Mrs. Tucci Loose Cannons (1990) as Lady Tenant Married... with Children (1993) as Ms. Blaub Life Happens (1996) as Sarah Fallen Arches (1998) as Marie You Are So Going to Hell! (2004) as Grace Break a Leg (2005) as Acting Teacher
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Who was Susan Peretz?
American actress and acting coach (1940-2004)
When was Susan Peretz born?
Susan Peretz was born on 2 March 1940 in New York City.
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Susan Peretz died on 27 August 2004 in Los Angeles.
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Susan Peretz was an actor, television actor and film actor.
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Susan Peretz was American.
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