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Born on September 7, 1948 in Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany, Susan Blakely is a television actor and film actor. As of 2026, Susan Blakely is 78 years old. Schooling on record includes University of Texas at El Paso. Awards on record include Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama (1976).
My Take
Susan Blakely is one of those actresses who absolutely should be more famous than she is, and if you've ever seen Rich Man, Poor Man — the 1976 ABC miniseries that had the whole country glued to their TVs — you know exactly why she won the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Drama Series for it. She played Julie Prescott with this raw, vulnerable intensity that felt completely real, and she more than held her own opposite Nick Nolte and Peter Strauss in their breakout roles. Before that she had already shown up in The Towering Inferno, which is as stacked a disaster movie cast as Hollywood ever assembled. Born in Frankfurt and educated at UT El Paso, she's a genuinely underrated talent from the golden era of American television drama, and her Golden Globe win stands as fully deserved recognition for a seriously committed performance.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Susan Blakely
- Name (Japanese)
- スーザン・ブレイクリー
- Reading
- すーざん・ぶれいくりー
- Born
- September 7, 1948 (age 78)
- Origin
- Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany
- Occupation
- actor / television actor / film actor
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Rat
2. Background
- University
- University of Texas at El Paso
Awards & achievements
- 1976 Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama
3. Links
4. About this entry
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- Last updated
Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Susan Blakely born?
Susan Blakely was born on September 7, 1948 and is 78 years old.
Where is Susan Blakely from?
Susan Blakely is from Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany.
What does Susan Blakely do?
Susan Blakely works as actor, television actor, film actor.
Where did Susan Blakely study?
Susan Blakely attended University of Texas at El Paso.
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