Suzzy Roche ( ; born September 29, 1956) is an American singer and actress best known for her work with the vocal group
The Roches
The Roches were an American vocal trio of sisters Maggie, Terre and Suzzy Roche, from Park Ridge, New Jersey.
Career
In the late 1960s, eldest sister Maggie (October 26, 1951 – January 21, 2017) and middle sister Terre (pronounced "Terry", ...
, alongside sisters Maggie and Terre. Suzzy is the youngest of the three, and joined the act in 1977. She is the author of the novels ''Wayward Saints'' and ''The Town Crazy'' and the children's book ''Want To Be in a Band?''
Early life
Raised in
Park Ridge, New Jersey
Park Ridge is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. Park Ridge had a population of 8,645 as of the 2010 United States Census,[Park Ridge High School
Park Ridge High School is a six-year comprehensive community public high school with an integrated two-year middle school located in the borough of Park Ridge in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, serving students in seventh through twe ...]
.
Career
Roche is an active associate member of
The Wooster Group
The Wooster Group is a New York City-based experimental theater company known for creating numerous original dramatic works. It gradually emerged from Richard Schechner's The Performance Group (1967–1980) during the period from 1975 to 1980, an ...
and has appeared in a number of the group's productions as well as composing original music for the group's performances.
She was briefly a member of
Four Bitchin' Babes, appearing on their album ''Some Assembly Required''.
In 2004 Roche appeared on
Crash Test Dummies
Crash Test Dummies are a Canadian rock band from Winnipeg, Manitoba.
The band is most identifiable through Brad Roberts (vocals, guitar) and his distinctive bass-baritone voice. The band members have fluctuated over the years, but its best kno ...
album ''
Songs of the Unforgiven
''Songs of the Unforgiven'' is the eighth studio album recorded by Crash Test Dummies, released in 2004.
Background
Almost immediately after recording '' Puss 'n' Boots'', Brad Roberts, Ellen Reid and Dan Roberts proceeded to prepare recordi ...
''.
In addition to singing, Roche has also acted in film and television. She appeared in the 1988 romantic comedy ''
Crossing Delancey
''Crossing Delancey'' is a 1988 American romantic comedy film starring Amy Irving and Peter Riegert. Joan Micklin Silver directed it, drawing upon a play by Susan Sandler, who also wrote the screenplay. The film also features performances fro ...
,'' the 1982 film ''
Soup for One'', and the 2016 short film ''
The Law of Averages
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...
'', where she plays the lead role of a conflicted mother in rural Quebec following the loss of her own mother. Roche also appeared with her siblings (playing themselves) in the 1996 comedy ''
A Weekend in the Country
The third season of the American dramedy-mystery television series '' Desperate Housewives'' commenced airing on ABC in the United States on September 24, 2006, and concluded on May 20, 2007. The season continues the story of the Wisteria Lane re ...
''.
Personal life
With musician
Loudon Wainwright III
Loudon Snowden Wainwright III (born September 5, 1946) is an American singer-songwriter and occasional actor. He has released twenty-six studio albums, four live albums, and six compilations. Some of his best-known songs include "The Swimmin ...
, Roche has a daughter:
Lucy Wainwright Roche
Lucy Wainwright Roche (born December 16, 1981) is an American singer-songwriter. Preceded by two EPs, ''8 Songs'' and ''8 More'', Roche released her debut album, ''Lucy'' in October 2010. In 2013, she starred as Jeri in the ''Stuff You Should Kno ...
. Lucy's paternal half-siblings
Rufus Wainwright
Rufus McGarrigle Wainwright (born July 22, 1973) is a Canadian-American singer, songwriter, and composer. He has recorded 10 studio albums and numerous tracks on compilations and film soundtracks. He has also written two classical operas and set ...
and
Martha Wainwright (Loudon Wainwright's children with his first wife, the singer-songwriter
) are also singer-songwriters.
Filmography
Film
Television
Solo discography
* ''
Holy Smokes
"Holy Smokes" is a song by American rappers Trippie Redd featuring fellow American rapper Lil Uzi Vert, released on July 16, 2021 as the second single from the former's fourth studio album, ''Trip at Knight''. The track was released under Trippi ...
'' (
Red House, 1997)
* ''
Songs from an Unmarried Housewife and Mother, Greenwich Village, USA'' (Red House, 2000)
References
External links
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1956 births
Living people
American people of Irish descent
American women singers
American folk singers
People from Park Ridge, New Jersey
Songwriters from New Jersey
Four Bitchin' Babes members
Wainwright family
McGarrigle-Wainwright-Roche family
Red House Records artists
429 Records artists
Warner Records artists
Columbia Records artists
MCA Records artists
21st-century American women