Susan Peters

Susan Peters

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.
    Known for
    Acting
    Place of birth
    Spokane, Washington, USA
    Birthday
    7/3/1921
Random Harvest
Random Harvest
7.2
The Big Shot
The Big Shot
6.3
The Sign of the Ram
The Sign of the Ram
6.1
Song of Russia
Song of Russia
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Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
5.3
Young Ideas
Young Ideas
4.6
Keep Your Powder Dry
Keep Your Powder Dry
5.9
Assignment in Brittany
Assignment in Brittany
6.6
Tish
Tish
5.7
Susan and God
Susan and God
6.5
Three Sons o' Guns
Three Sons o' Guns
5
Santa Fe Trail
Santa Fe Trail
5.6
Twenty Years After
Twenty Years After
6
Always a Bride
Always a Bride
4.5
Young America Flies
Young America Flies
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Here Comes Happiness
Here Comes Happiness
5
Scattergood Pulls the Strings
Scattergood Pulls the Strings
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Andy Hardy's Double Life
Andy Hardy's Double Life
4.6
Money and the Woman
Money and the Woman
4.3
Personalities
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