Susan Batson

Susan Batson (82)

1943-02-27 | Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Susan Batson is an American producer, actress, author, acting coach, and a life member of the Actors Studio. Batson graduated from Girls Latin School and Emerson College. One of three sisters born to John Batson and Ruth (Watson) Batson (the latter a noted civil rights activist), Susan trained with Harold Clurman, Uta Hagen, Herbert Berghof at HB Studio, and Lee Strasberg. She has coached notable actresses including Academy Award (Oscar)-winning actresses Nicole Kidman and Juliette Binoche. Batson won the 1971 Obie Award for her performance in AC-DC. On Broadway, she performed in George M! (1968) and The Leaf People (1975), and produced the 2006 production of A Raisin in the Sun. Her work in Adventures of a Black Girl in Search of God won the Los Angeles Drama Critics Award for her. Description above from the Wikipedia article Susan Batson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

On Movies

  • Bamboozled
  • Summer of Sam
  • Get on the Bus
  • Girl 6
  • Stone Pillow
  • Love Child
  • Outside Chance
  • A Question of Love
  • House Calls
  • The Choirboys
  • The Incredible Hulk
  • Gidget Grows Up

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