(Correcting, based on edit at Wikipedia and subsequent investigation. (I never said Roncachamp didn't know what he was talking about, I merely wanted a source, lol)) |
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| ...appearing as an Orion slave girl | |
| ...as an Orion slave girl | |
| ...as Vina | |
| Gender: | Female |
| Born: | 13 February 1932, New York City, New York |
| Died: | 10 May 1990, Woodland Hills, California |
Susan Oliver was the stage name of Charlotte Gurcke (13 February 1932 – 10 May 1990; age 58), a New York native, who guest-starred in the original series' first pilot episode, "The Cage" as Vina. She was the daughter of Hollywood astrologer Ruth Hale Oliver. When her parents divorced around 1935, Oliver was raised by her mother, although she lived with her father in Japan for a short time.
Oliver studied acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in New York City, and in 1957 moved to Los Angeles to star in her first screen role, a film entitled Template:IMDb-name.
Most of Oliver's career would be taken up with numerous TV guest star roles (well over 100 between 1956 and 1988). She was also a passionate pilot, winner of the 1970 Powder Puff Derby air race and the fourth woman to fly a single-engined aircraft solo across the Atlantic. Her aviation exploits are the focus of her 1983 autobiography, Odyssey: A Daring Transatlantic Journey.
Oliver received an Emmy Award nomination for her performance in the three-hour 1976 NBC TV movie, Amelia Earhart. Her co-stars in this movie includes Stephen Macht and Jane Wyatt.
Oliver died in Woodland Hills, California, of lung cancer in 1990.
External links
- Susan Oliver.info - unofficial web site
- Susan Oliver at Wikipedia
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