Susan Marie Neher (February 22, 1959 – August 2, 2022) was an American actress, active as a child, best known for originating the role of Joanie Cunningham on ''

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'' in its first iteration as a segment of the anthology series ''

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''. She also played the sister of Bobby Sherman in his one-season series ''

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'' as well as the daughter of

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in the series '' To Rome With Love''. From the 1980s, Neher, who later used the first name Suzanna, spent considerable time volunteering for a variety of social organizations in and around

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, including the

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Free Clinic and AbilityFirst. Regarding her life, the former child actor stated "I've had the coolest life ever." Neher died in

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on August 2, 2022, at the age of 63.

Filmography

Television series

1967 Family Affair as Sue Jeanette Minter Episode "Freddie" (S2 Ep.11). * 1968: ''

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'' as Lana. Episode "The Latch Key Kid" (S3EP1). * 1969–1971: '' To Rome With Love'' as Penny Endicott * 1971–1972: ''

'' as Jennifer Conway * 1972: '' Love American Style'' as Joanie Cunningham * 1972–1973: ''

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'' as Gwen/Girl (two episodes) * 1974: '' Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers'' as Audrey Ackerman (one episode)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Neher, Susan 1959 births 2022 deaths 20th-century American actresses American child actresses Place of birth missing American television actresses Burials at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale)