Suzie Plakson is an American actress.
Early life and education
Born Susan Plaksin in
Buffalo, New York
Buffalo is the second-largest city in the U.S. state of New York (behind only New York City) and the seat of Erie County. It is at the eastern end of Lake Erie, at the head of the Niagara River, and is across the Canadian border from South ...
, she was raised in
Kingston, Pennsylvania
Kingston is a borough in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located on the western bank of the Susquehanna River opposite the city of Wilkes-Barre. Kingston was first settled in the early 1770s; it was incorporated as a borough in ...
and attended
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston, Illinois. Founded in 1851, Northwestern is the oldest chartered university in Illinois and is ranked among the most prestigious academic institutions in the world.
Charte ...
.
Career
Plakson began her career on
the stage
''The Stage'' is a British weekly newspaper and website covering the entertainment industry and particularly theatre. It was founded in 1880. It contains news, reviews, opinion, features, and recruitment advertising, mainly directed at those wh ...
, and played four characters opposite
Anthony Newley
Anthony Newley (24 September 1931 – 14 April 1999) was an English actor, singer, songwriter, and filmmaker. A "latter-day British Al Jolson", he achieved widespread success in song, and on stage and screen. "One of Broadway's greatest leading ...
in the national revival tour of ''
Stop the World, I Want to Get Off''. She also played Marquise Theresa Du Parc in the Broadway production of ''
La Bête''.
Plakson was a regular in the sitcom ''
Love & War'', as sportswriter Mary Margaret "Meg" Tynan. She played four characters on various
Star Trek
''Star Trek'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Gene Roddenberry, which began with the eponymous 1960s television series and quickly became a worldwide pop-culture phenomenon. The franchise has expanded into vari ...
series: a Vulcan, Doctor Selar, in "
The Schizoid Man" (''
Star Trek: The Next Generation''); half-Klingon, half-human Ambassador
K'Ehleyr in "
The Emissary" (''Star Trek: The Next Generation'') and "
Reunion
Reunion may refer to:
* Class reunion
* Family reunion
Reunion, Réunion, Re-union, Reunions or The Reunion may also refer to:
Places
* Réunion, a French overseas department and island in the Indian Ocean
* Reunion, Commerce City, Colorado, U ...
" (''Star Trek: The Next Generation''); the Lady Q in "
The Q and the Grey
"The Q and the Grey" is the 11th episode of the third season of '' Star Trek: Voyager'', the 53rd episode overall. This is a science fiction television episode of the ''Star Trek'' franchise that aired on UPN in 1996, featuring John de Lancie as ...
" (''
Star Trek: Voyager''); and an Andorian, Tarah, in "
Cease Fire
A ceasefire (also known as a truce or armistice), also spelled cease fire (the antonym of 'open fire'), is a temporary stoppage of a war in which each side agrees with the other to suspend aggressive actions. Ceasefires may be between state act ...
" (''
Star Trek: Enterprise
''Star Trek: Enterprise'', titled simply ''Enterprise'' for its first two seasons, is an American science fiction television series created by Rick Berman and Brannon Braga. It originally aired from September 26, 2001, to May 13, 2005 on Uni ...
'').
Plakson played the blue
brontosaurus
''Brontosaurus'' (; meaning "thunder lizard" from Greek , "thunder" and , "lizard") is a genus of gigantic quadruped sauropod dinosaurs. Although the type species, ''B. excelsus'', had long been considered a species of the closely related ' ...
real estate agent Monica de Vertebrae on ''
Dinosaurs
Dinosaurs are a diverse group of reptiles of the clade Dinosauria. They first appeared during the Triassic period, between 243 and 233.23 million years ago (mya), although the exact origin and timing of the evolution of dinosaurs is t ...
'', as well as many other guest voices. She has had recurring roles in various sitcoms such as ''
Mad About You
''Mad About You'' is an American television sitcom starring Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt as a married couple in New York City. It initially aired on NBC from September 23, 1992, to May 24, 1999, winning numerous awards including four Golden Glob ...
'', ''
Everybody Loves Raymond
''Everybody Loves Raymond'' is an American sitcom television series created by Philip Rosenthal that aired on CBS from September 13, 1996, to May 16, 2005, with a total of 210 episodes spanning nine seasons. It was produced by Where's Lunch and ...
'' and ''
How I Met Your Mother
''How I Met Your Mother'' (often abbreviated as ''HIMYM'') is an American sitcom, created by Craig Thomas and Carter Bays for CBS. The series, which aired from September 19, 2005 to March 31, 2014, follows the main character, Ted Mosby, and his ...
''. She has appeared in movies such as ''
Disclosure
Disclosure may refer to:
Arts and media
* ''Disclosure'' (The Gathering album), 2012
*Disclosure (band), a UK-based garage/electronic duo
* ''Disclosure'' (novel), 1994 novel written by Michael Crichton
** ''Disclosure'' (1994 film), an American ...
'', ''
Red Eye'' and ''
Wag the Dog
''Wag the Dog'' is a 1997 American political satire black comedy film produced and directed by Barry Levinson and starring Dustin Hoffman and Robert De Niro. The film centers on a spin doctor and a Hollywood producer who fabricate a war in Al ...
''.
Plakson wrote and performed an allegorical solo show, ''An Evening with Eve''. Plakson penned and performed the alternative country rock album ''DidnWannaDoIt!'' produced by
Jay Ferguson,
and released the video of the title song on YouTube. She wrote and recorded the
audiobook
An audiobook (or a talking book) is a recording of a book or other work being read out loud. A reading of the complete text is described as "unabridged", while readings of shorter versions are abridgements.
Spoken audio has been available in sc ...
/
e-book
An ebook (short for electronic book), also known as an e-book or eBook, is a book publication made available in digital form, consisting of text, images, or both, readable on the flat-panel display of computers or other electronic devices. Alt ...
, ''The Return of King Lillian'', a mythic allegory.
Filmography
Film
Television
Video games
References
External links
*
*
Suzie Plaksonat
StarTrek.com
*
*
{{DEFAULTSORT:Plakson, Suzie
Living people
20th-century American actresses
21st-century American actresses
Actresses from Buffalo, New York
American film actresses
American television actresses
American video game actresses
American voice actresses
Sculptors from New York (state)
Writers from New York (state)
Year of birth missing (living people)