Susan Browning

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Susan Browning
Born
Susan Brown

(1941-02-25)February 25, 1941
Penn State University
OccupationActress
Years active1963–1995

Susan Browning (born Susan Brown; February 25, 1941[1] – April 23, 2006) was an American actress and singer, known for performing in the Broadway musicals Shelter, Company, Big River, and Goodtime Charley.

Early years

Browning was born Susan Brown in

Penn State University where she was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta[3] and graduated with a bachelor's degree in theater arts in 1962. She changed her last name to differentiate herself from another actress named Susan Brown.[2]

Career

After Browning finished college, she acted with the Equity Library Theatre. Impresario Julius Monk saw her in a musical production there and signed her for a revue, Dime a Dozen, at Plaza 9. She was in that show for a year and left to make her debut on Broadway in Love and Kisses.[2]

Browning was nominated for two

Tony Awards: for Best Actress in a Musical for Company in 1971 and for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for Goodtime Charley in 1975. She was also featured on Broadway in the musicals Big River and Shelter, as well as several plays.[citation needed
]

Browning played one of the nuns in the 1992 movie

The Girl From U.N.C.L.E., and The Wild Wild West
.

Death

Browning died on April 23, 2006, in New York City after a brief illness, according to friends in the theatre community. She was 65 years old.[4][5]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1966 Texas Across the River Bridesmaid Uncredited
1982 The World According to Garp Midge Percy
1986 The Money Pit Samantha
1992 Sister Act Choir Nun #8
1993 Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
1995 Sabrina Secretary (final film role)

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1967 The Monkees Ellen S1:E28, "Monkees on the Line"

References

  1. ISBN 0787678686
    .
  2. ^
    Newspapers.com
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  3. ^ "Blog - Kappa Alpha Theta". Kappa Alpha Theta. 24 May 2018.
  4. ^ "BROWNING--Susan". The New York Times. June 11, 2006. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
  5. ^ "Susan Browning". Variety. May 2, 2006. Retrieved December 11, 2021.

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