Susan Browning (born Susan Brown; February 25, 1941 – April 23, 2006) was an American actress.

Early years

Browning was born Susan Brown in Baldwin, New York, and graduated from Baldwin High School in 1958. She attended

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where she was a member of

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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.

Career

After Browning finished college, she acted with the

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. Impresario

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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''. Browning was nominated for two

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s: for Best Actress in a Musical for ''

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'' in 1971 and for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for ''

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'' in 1975. She was also featured on Broadway in the musicals '' Big River'' and ''Shelter'', as well as several plays. Browning played one of the nuns in the 1992 movie ''

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'', as well as its 1993 sequel '' Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit''. Her television work included appearances on '' Love Is a Many Splendored Thing'', ''

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'', '' The Girl From U.N.C.L.E.'', and ''

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''.

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.

Filmography

References

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* * * * * 1941 births 2006 deaths American film actresses American stage actresses Pennsylvania State University alumni 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American women Broadway theatre people {{US-film-actor-1940s-stub