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Susan Gordon

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
23

Gender
Female

Birthday
July 27, 1949 (76 years old)

Place of Birth
Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA

Susan Gordon

Biography

Susan Lynn Gordon (July 27, 1949 — December 11, 2011) was an American child actress who appeared in films and numerous episodes of television programs such as The Twilight Zone, My Three Sons, and The Donna Reed Show.

Gordon was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, the daughter of film director Bert I. Gordon and his wife Flora (Lang). Susan began her career, at age eight, as a last-minute substitute for another young actress in 1958's Attack of the Puppet People, directed by her father, who subsequently directed her in three additional films — The Boy and the Pirates, Tormented (both 1960) and 1966's Picture Mommy Dead, her final film. In 1959, she acted and sang in the semi-biographical film, The Five Pennies, playing the daughter of musician, composer and bandleader Red Nichols, portrayed by Danny Kaye.

On television, Gordon appeared in The Twilight Zone episode "The Fugitive", as Jenny, a child with a leg brace who befriends an alien. Other series included Gunsmoke, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, My Three Sons, The Danny Thomas Show, Route 66, Ben Casey, 77 Sunset Strip and The Donna Reed Show. On November 27, 1959, Gordon appeared in the live NBC Television broadcast of Miracle on 34th Street.

Known For

Acting

1966Picture Mommy Deadas Susan Shelley
1962Going My Wayas
1962The Eleventh Houras Jenny Kincaid
1962The Alfred Hitchcock Houras Betty
1962Sam Benedictas
1961Famous Ghost Storiesas Sandy Hubbard (segment 'Tormented')
1961The New Breedas Muffin Reisman
1961Ben Caseyas
1960Route 66as
1960My Three Sonsas
1960Tormentedas Sandy Hubbard
1960The Boy and the Piratesas Kathy/Katrina Van Keif
1959Miracle On 34th Streetas Susan Walker
1959The Twilight Zoneas Jenny
1959The Five Penniesas Young Dorothy Nichols
1959The Man in the Netas Angel Jones
195877 Sunset Stripas
1958The Donna Reed Showas
1958Attack of the Puppet Peopleas Agnes
1957Alcoa Theatreas
1955Alfred Hitchcock Presentsas Kate Kendall
1955Gunsmokeas Charity
1953General Electric Theateras Betsy Miller

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