Susan Anton first experienced fame by winning the nearby Miss Redlands and later the Miss California beauty contests in 1969 and tied as second runner-up in the 1969 Miss America Scholarship Pageant held September 6 that year.
15 Facts About Susan Anton
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Later in the 1970s, Susan Anton appeared approximately 30 times on Merv Griffin's TV show.
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Susan Anton was frequently seen and heard in television, print and radio ads for the Perfect Sleeper mattress by Serta.
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In 1978, ABC gave her and country singer Mel Tillis a summertime variety series, Mel and Susan Anton Together, produced by the Osmond Brothers.
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Susan Anton later starred in her own variety show, Presenting Susan Anton, Stop Susan Williams, and in the films Goldengirl, Spring Fever, and Cannonball Run II.
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Susan Anton recorded music, her biggest hit being "Killin' Time" in 1980, a duet with country singer Fred Knoblock.
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In 1990, Susan Anton appeared on the TV comedy series Night Court in an episode called "The Talk Show" where she played talk show producer Margo Hunter.
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Susan Anton is on the cover of the mass trade paperback edition of Goldengirl, written by Peter Lovesey.
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Susan Anton had appeared as the title character in the film version which starred James Coburn and was directed by Joseph Sargent.
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Susan Anton was the host of the successful "Great Radio City Music Hall Spectacular" show at the Flamingo Hilton in Las Vegas for over 5,000 performances until July 31,2000.
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Susan Anton appeared in the Las Vegas company of the musical Hairspray and on Broadway in The Will Rogers Follies, Hurlyburly, and All Shook Up.
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Susan Anton had a recurring role on the TV series Baywatch from 1992 to 1994 and has appeared as herself on Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, The Larry Sanders Show and It's Garry Shandling's Show, as well as in several films.
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Susan Anton was scheduled to reprise her role as Velma Von Tussle in Hairspray at the Hollywood Bowl production slated to run from August 5 to 7,2011.
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In 2020, Susan Anton starred in the feature psychological thriller film Painter as the character Carree Tole.
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Susan Anton married television actor Jeff Lester on August 15,1992, her second marriage.