Susan Peters
Known For
Acting
Born
1921-07-03 in Spokane, Washington, USA
Died
1952-10-23
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Susan Peters (born Suzanne Carnahan; July 3, 1921 – October 23, 1952) was an American film, stage, and television actress who appeared in over twenty films over the course of her decade-long career. In 1942, the year she signed a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Peters had a featured role in the Mervyn LeRoy-directed drama Random Harvest. That role earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress and established her as a serious dramatic performer. Peters went on to appear as the lead in numerous films for MGM, including roles in the romantic comedy Young Ideas (1943), and several war films: Assignment in Brittany (1943), Song of Russia (1944), and Keep Your Powder Dry (1945). On New Year's Day 1945, Peters's spinal cord was damaged from an accidental gunshot wound, leaving her permanently paraplegic. She returned to film portraying a wheelchair-bound villain in The Sign of the Ram (1948). Peters then transitioned to theater, appearing as Laura Wingfield in a critically acclaimed 1949 production of Tennessee Williams's The Glass Menagerie. She followed this with a production of The Barretts of Wimpole Street, in which she portrayed crippled poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning. By 1952, however, Peters had been suffering from clinical depression for several years due to the dissolution of her marriage and her limited career options. In late 1952 she began starving herself, which combined with her paralysis led to chronic kidney infections and pneumonia. She died of ensuing health complications that year at age 31.
Most Known For
The Huntress
The Strawberry Blonde
as Girl (uncredited)
Santa Fe Trail
as Charlotte
Song of Russia
as Nadya Stepanova
Random Harvest
as Kitty
Twenty Years After
as (archive footage)
The Big Shot
as Ruth Carter
Andy Hardy's Double Life
as Sue
Susan and God
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Always a Bride
as Girl
Miss Susan
as Susan Martin
Assignment in Brittany
as Anne Pinot
Young Ideas
as Susan Evans
Keep Your Powder Dry
as Ann Darrison
The Sign of the Ram
as Leah St. Aubyn
Money and the Woman
as Depositor (uncredited)
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
as Mrs. Howard Allwinn Young
Here Comes Happiness
as Miss Brown (uncredited)
Tish
as Cora Edwards Bowser
Scattergood Pulls the Strings
as Ruth Savage