Susan Dey Biography and Wiki

Susan Dey born (Susan Hallock Dey) is a retired American actress, known for her television roles as Laurie Partridge on the sitcom The Partridge Family from 1970 to 1974, and as Grace Van Owen on the drama series L.A. Law from 1986 to 1992.

She is also a three-time Emmy Award nominee and six-time Golden Globe Award nominee, she as well won the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Drama Series for L.A. Law in 1988.

Susan Dey Age

Dey was born on December 10th, 1952, in Pekin, Illinois, U.S. She celebrates her birthday on 10th December every year. She is 67 years old as of 2019.

Susan Dey Height and Weight

She is a woman of average stature. She stands at a height of 1.7 meters. she also weighs a massive 56 kg.

Susan Dey Education

Susan was enrolled at the Columbus Elementary School in Thornwood, New York, later she relocated to  Mount Kisco, New York, where she graduated from Fox Lane High School in 1970.

Susan Dey Family

Dey was born the daughter of Ruth Pyle Doremus Dey and Robert Smith Dey. Ruth worked as a nurse while Robert worked as a newspaper editor for the Standard-Star in New Rochelle, New York. Her mother died in 1961 when Susan was eight years old

Susan Dey Husband

Dey got married to Leonard “Lenny” Hirshman in 1976 and later in 1981  separated. Dey later got married to her second husband, television producer Bernard Sofronski, since 1988. She as well held romantic feelings for co-star David Cassidy. Dey and Cassidy eventually pursued a relationship when production on the show finished, but Cassidy broke it off as he did not reciprocate her feelings. In 1994, Cassidy disclosed details on his relationship with Dey in his autobiography

Susan Dey Children

Dey has a daughter with Leonard; Sara Dey-Hirshman, born in 1978.

Susan Dey Facts and Body Measurements  

Here are some interesting facts you don’t want to miss about Susan Dey

• Full Name: Susan Hallock Dey
• Age/ How Old?: 67 years old as of 2019.
• Date of Birth: December 10th, 1952
• Place of Birth:   Pekin, Illinois, U.S.
• Education‎: Columbus Elementary School, Fox Lane High School
• Birthday: December 10th
• Nationality: American
• Father’s Name:  Robert Smith Dey.
• Mother’s Name: Ruth Pyle Doremus Dey
• Married?: Leonard “Lenny” Hirshman
• Children/ Kids: Sara Dey-Hirshman
• Height/ How tall?: 1.7 meters)
• Weight:.  56 kg. 

Susan Dey Career

Dey started off as a model before starring as Laurie Partridge in the television series The Partridge Family from 1970 to 1974. At the age of 17, she won the part and had no previous acting experience. Her first modeling break was the cover photo for a booklet by Pursettes tampons on first facts of menstruation for young girls called “Getting to Know Yourself”. She returned to weekly network television in 1977 as the co-star of the short-lived sitcom Loves Me, Loves Me Not.

She was featured on her first film role was as a passenger in the 1972 airline hijack movie Skyjacked, starring Charlton Heston. She made-for-television movie, Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night in 1971t, Dey portrayed a disturbed young mother with serious psychological problems, who starts taking them out on her toddler daughter. She starred alongside William Katt in First Love, directed by Joan Darling. Sh as well also appeared in Barnaby Jones; episode titled,” Testament of Power.

She as well co-starred with Albert Finney in the 1981 science-fiction film Looker, authored by and directed by Michael Crichton. She had a leading role in 1986’s Echo Park as a struggling waitress-actress who takes a job as a stripper who delivers singing telegrams. She later starred on L.A. Law from 1986 to 1992 as Los Angeles County deputy district attorney Grace Van Owen, who later became a judge. She earned a Golden Globe Award as Actress in a Leading Role – Drama Series for the role in 1988. She as well got to be nominated in each of the following four years. Dey was also nominated for the Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 1987, 1988, and 1989.

She later starred in a 1992 episode of Saturday Night Live. Later that year, Dey co-starred in the sitcom Love & War. Although the show ran until 1995, Dey was replaced in 1993 by Annie Potts because producers reportedly felt she had “no chemistry” with co-star Jay Thomas. In 1993, she produced and starred in Lies & Lullabies (later released on DVD as Sad Inheritance), where she played a pregnant cocaine addict. She goy to be mentioned in Shirley Jones’s memoir as the only cast member who “consistently refused” to take part in Partridge Family reunions. She as well earned credited as the author of a book titled Susan Dey’s Secrets on Boys, Beauty, and Popularity.

Susan Dey Salary

At the moment, we do not have the exact salary of hers but we’ll keep tabs and update once it is available.

Susan Dey Net worth

She enjoyed a long career in the journalism industry spanning in decades. She has been able to accumulate a huge fortune. She is estimated to have a net worth of about $10 million.

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