Susan Blanchard (actress)

Susan Blanchard is an American actress, who is known for playing Mary Kennicott Martin on the soap opera All My Children from 1971 to 1975.

For the socialite wife of Henry Fonda and Richard Widmark, see Susan Blanchard (socialite).
Susan Blanchard
Blanchard with husband Charles Frank on All My Children, 1974
Born
Westport, Connecticut, U.S.
OccupationActress
Spouse
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(m. 1977)​
Children1

Early life and education

Blanchard is a native of Westport, Connecticut. After an early desire to be a ballerina, she decided to become an actress. She attended Centenary College in New Jersey for two years before she sought a career in New York City.[1]

Career

She is married to actor Charles Frank, who played her onscreen husband Dr. Jeff Martin #2 on All My Children. They also worked together in 1978 on the TV movie The New Maverick with James Garner and Jack Kelly and the following year on the short-lived prime-time television western series Young Maverick, a sequel to the 1957 series Maverick.

Her film credits include Russkies (1987), again opposite her husband Charles Frank, and the John Carpenter films Prince of Darkness (1987) and They Live (1988). In 1976, she starred as Tina in the sitcom Mr. T and Tina.[1]

Blanchard also played Nurse Sandra Cooper in the season 6 episode "Images" of M*A*S*H and had a recurring role as Maureen Mahaffey, a maid, in the series Beacon Hill. In an episode of Murder, She Wrote, she played Carolyn Hester Crane.

Blanchard appeared in the television commercial spokesperson for No Nonsense, a brand of pantyhose, from 1976 to 1982.

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1987 Prince of Darkness Kelly
1987 Russkies Mrs. V.
1988 They Live Ingenue

Television
Year Title Role Notes
1971 All My Children Mary Kennicott 3 episodes
1975 How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying Rosemary Television film
1975 Beacon Hill Maureen Mahaffey 11 episodes
1975, 1978 Police Woman June / Karen Kelley 2 episodes
1976 Mr. T and Tina Tina Kelly 6 episodes
1977 The Magnificent Magical Magnet of Santa Mesa Marcie Hamilton Television film
1977 M*A*S*H Nurse Cooper Episode: "Images"
1978 The President's Mistress Margaret 'Mugsy' Evans Television film
1978 The New Maverick Nell McGarrahan
1978, 1984 The Love Boat Melanie Tate / Sarah Lambert 2 episodes
1979–1980 Young Maverick Nell McGarrahan 8 episodes
1981 She's in the Army Now Pvt. Virginia Marshall Television film
1983 At Ease Mrs. Gentry Episode: "Prairie Moon Over Texas"
1983 Magnum, P.I. Katherine Magnum Episode: "Home from the Sea"
1984 Falcon Crest Nurse Rogers 2 episodes
1985 Murder, She Wrote Carolyn Hester Crane Episode: "A Lady in the Lake"
1988 Houston Knights Kitty Tucker Episode: "Sins of the Father"
1988 Webster Leading Lady Episode: "Rich Man, Poor Man"
1989 Adventures in Babysitting Joanna Anderson Television film

References
  1. "Panty hose ads paid Susan's grocery bills". Birmingham Post-Herald. June 18, 1977. p. 5. Retrieved January 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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