Susan Batson
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 27, 1943
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
Finding Julia 2019
Producer
30 Beats 2012
Executive Producer
Down This Road 2010
Producer
A Raisin in the Sun 2008
Executive Producer
Bamboozled 2000
as Orchid Dothan
Summer of Sam 1999
as Bed Stuy Woman Interviewed
Get on the Bus 1996
as Dr. Cook
Girl 6 1996
as Acting Coach
Stone Pillow 1985
as Ruby
Love Child 1982
as Brenda
- Outside Chance
Outside Chance 1978
as Mavis
A Question of Love 1978
Actor
House Calls 1978
as Shirley
The Choirboys 1977
as Sabrina
The Incredible Hulk 1977
as Mrs. Maier
Gidget Grows Up 1969
as Diana Otessa
Credits from TMDB.