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My Take
Susan Olsen will always be Cindy Brady to me, and I mean that with affection rather than reduction. Playing the youngest Brady child across the entire 1969 to 1974 run of The Brady Bunch made her a permanent fixture of American pop culture before she'd even grown up. What earns my respect is what came after: the Santa Monica native moved into radio and voice work, widening her craft beyond a role most people would never escape. Child stardom is a brutal thing to survive with grace, and Olsen's willingness to keep finding new forms of expression reads, to me, as quiet resilience.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Susan Olsen
- Name (Japanese)
- スーザン・オルセン
- Reading
- すーざん・おるせん
- Born
- August 14, 1961 (age 64)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Ox
- Origin
- Santa Monica, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / film actor / television actor / radio personality / voice actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- William Howard Taft Charter High School
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttp://susanolsen.net/
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan%20Olsen
Frequently asked questions
When was Susan Olsen born?
Born August 14, 1961 (age 64).
Where is Susan Olsen from?
Susan Olsen is from Santa Monica, California, United States.
What does Susan Olsen do?
Susan Olsen works as actor, film actor, television actor, radio personality, voice actor.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.