Susan Anspach
| Susan Anspach | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 23, 1942 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
Susan Anspach (born November 23, 1942) is an American stage and film actress.
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[edit] Private life
Anspach was born in New York City and was raised in Queens, New York. She graduated from William Cullen Bryant High School in Long Island City in 1960. Paul Simon was a neighbor.[citation needed] She enrolled in the music department at the Catholic University of America. For her sophomore year she transferred to the drama department, where she appeared in the annual musical, All Systems Are Go.
Anspach has a son, Caleb Goddard (born 1970) who she claims was fathered by actor Jack Nicholson.[1]
[edit] Career
She went on to star in several Broadway and off-Broadway shows, including as the female lead in the musical Hair and an Actors' Studio play with Al Pacino. She first came to prominence opposite Jack Nicholson in the 1970 film Five Easy Pieces. Vincent Canby of The New York Times called her "one of America's most charming and talented actresses".[2]} Anspach was originally cast in the role of country singer Barbara Jean in the 1975 film Nashville, but her salary requirements exceeded the ensemble film's budget; she was replaced by Ronee Blakley.[3]
She has starred off-Broadway in A View from the Bridge with Robert Duvall, Jon Voight and Dustin Hoffman. In her film career, Susan Anspach starred in 19 features and eight TV movies and also was featured in two series, The Yellow Rose and The Slap Maxwell Story (opposite Dabney Coleman).
[edit] Selected filmography
- The Landlord 1970 (with Beau Bridges, Diana Sands, Pearl Bailey, Louis Gossett Jr. and Lee Grant)
- Five Easy Pieces 1970 (opposite Jack Nicholson)
- Play It Again, Sam 1972 (opposite Woody Allen)
- Blume in Love 1973 (opposite George Segal and Kris Kristofferson)
- The Big Fix 1978 (co-starring with Richard Dreyfuss)
- Running 1979 (co-starring with Michael Douglas)
- The Devil and Max Devlin 1981 (opposite Bill Cosby and Elliot Gould)
- Gas 1981, a Canadian comedy film
- Montenegro 1981, a Swedish film
- Dancing at the Harvest Moon 2002, (with Jacqueline Bisset, Valerie Harper)
[edit] References
- ^ von Strunckel, Shelley (June 23, 2006). "What the Stars say about them — Jack Nicholson and Susan Anspach". The Sunday Times (UK): p. 36.
- ^ http://www.nytimes.com/1981/11/08/movies/makavejev-s-montenegro-set-in-sweden.html
- ^ Robert Altman, director, in his DVD commentary to Nashville, Paramount DVD, 2000 release
