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Susan Peters

Susan Peters

Actress

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Susan Peters (born Suzanne Carnahan; July 3, 1921 – October 23, 1952) was an American film, stage, and television actress who appeared in over twenty films over the course of her decade-long career. In 1942, the year she signed a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Peters had a featured role in the Mervyn LeRoy-directed drama Random Harvest. That role earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress and established her as a serious dramatic performer. Peters went on to appear as the lead in numerous films for MGM, including roles in the romantic comedy Young Ideas (1943), and several war films: Assignment in Brittany (1943), Song of Russia (1944), and Keep Your Powder Dry (1945). On New Year's Day 1945, Peters's spinal cord was damaged from an accidental gunshot wound, leaving her permanently paraplegic. She returned to film portraying a wheelchair-bound villain in The Sign of the Ram (1948). Peters then transitioned to theater, appearing as Laura Wingfield in a critically acclaimed 1949 production of Tennessee Williams's The Glass Menagerie. She followed this with a production of The Barretts of Wimpole Street, in which she portrayed crippled poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning. By 1952, however, Peters had been suffering from clinical depression for several years due to the dissolution of her marriage and her limited career options. In late 1952 she began starving herself, which combined with her paralysis led to chronic kidney infections and pneumonia. She died of ensuing health complications that year at age 31.

Born: July 3, 1921 in Spokane, Washington, USA

Died: October 23, 1952 (Age 31)

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Susan Peters  Movies & TV Credits

Title Rating Job Role(s) Year
Movie
7.8
ActressKitty1942
Movie
5.6
ActressNadya Stepanova1944
Movie
6.5
ActressDepositor (uncredited)1940
Movie
6.1
ActressMiss Brown (uncredited)1941
Movie
5.9
ActressRuth Savage1941
Movie
6.5
ActressAnne Pinot1943
Movie
5.4
ActressSusan Evans1943
Movie
6.5
ActressRuth Carter1942
Movie
6
ActressMrs. Howard Allwinn Young1942
Movie
5.7
ActressParty Guest (uncredited)1940
Movie
6.2
ActressAnn Darrison1945
Movie
6
ActressLeah St. Aubyn1948
Movie
6.3
ActressCharlotte1940
Movie
5.9
ActressCora Edwards Bowser1942
Movie
5.5
ActressMary Tyler1941
Movie
6.3
ActressSue1942
Movie
5
ActressGirl1940
TV Show
8
ActressSusan Martin
1 Episode
1951-1951
TV Show
6
Actress2 Episodes2000-2001
Short Film
5.8
Actress(uncredited)1942
Short Film
6
Actress(archive footage)1944
Title Rating Job Role(s) Year
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