1. Susan Dey later moved to Mount Kisco, New York, where she graduated from Fox Lane High School in 1970.
15 Facts About Susan Dey
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Susan Dey was cast as Laurie Partridge in the television series The Partridge Family from 1970 to 1974.
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Susan Dey was 17 when she won the part with no previous acting experience.
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Susan Dey briefly reprised that role for the Hanna-Barbera animated series, Partridge Family 2200 AD for two episodes, before being replaced by Sherry Alberoni.
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Susan Dey returned to weekly network television in 1977 as the co-star of the short-lived sitcom Loves Me, Loves Me Not.
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Also in 1977, Susan Dey starred opposite William Katt in First Love, directed by Joan Darling and appeared in the Barnaby Jones episode "Testament of Power".
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Susan Dey co-starred with Albert Finney in the 1981 science-fiction film Looker, written and directed by Michael Crichton.
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Susan Dey had a leading role in 1986's Echo Park as a struggling waitress-actress who takes a job as a stripper delivering singing telegrams.
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Susan Dey was nominated in each of the following four years.
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Susan Dey was nominated for the Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 1987,1988, and 1989.
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Susan Dey hosted a 1992 episode of Saturday Night Live.
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Susan Dey was mentioned in Shirley Jones's memoir as the only cast member who "consistently refused" to take part in Partridge Family reunions.
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Susan Dey was married to Leonard "Lenny" Hirshan from 1976 to 1981.
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Susan Dey has been married to television producer Bernard Sofronski since 1988.
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Susan Dey suffered from anorexia during the run of The Partridge Family.