Susan Blakely (born September 7, 1950) is an American film actress known for her leading role in Universal and ABC Televisions mini-series, Rich Man, Poor Man, which aired in 1976. She was a highly successful commercial model before becoming a full-time actress which she continues to this day. She is a Golden Globe Award winner . Blakely arrived in Hollywood in the early 1970s as one of the most highly paid fashion models, and then began her career in acting. Blakelys first major role was as Patty Simmons in the disaster movie The Towering Inferno. She appeared in the 1974 films Report to the Commissioner and The Lords of Flatbush, then played the role of Iris Crawford in the 1975 gangster biopic Capone opposite Ben Gazzara. Blakely gained wide popularity and critical acclaim with her starring role in the 1976 television miniseries Rich Man, Poor Man. Her performance won that years Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama and earned a nominations for the Emmy Awards. She earned a second Emmy nomination the following year when she reprised her role in Rich Man, Poor Man Book II. Blakely appeared in the box office and film The Concorde ... Airport 79. In 1981, she portrayed Eva Braun opposite Anthony Hopkins Adolf Hitler in the television movie The Bunker. Between 1989 to 1994, she portrayed several characters on the television mystery drama Murder, She Wrote. She portrayed Frances Farmer in the 1982 television film based on Farmers autobiography, Will There Really Be a Morning?, for which she was nominated for the second for a Golden Globe. In 1992 she starred with Barry Bostwick and E.G.Marshall in Russian Roulette.[3] Blakely was awarded the Best Actress award for her role in the film, Hungry Hearts, from the 2002 California Independent Film Festival. Blakely shared the 2010 Best Female Performance Award-Short Film at the Beverly Hills Film Festival with Pauley Perrette, for their performances in To Comfort You. Through 2012, Blakely has continued to appear in guest star roles in numerous television series, and has starred in a number of short films and television films.
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