Suzanne Graff is an American actress.

Biography

A native of

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, Graff performed onstage for several seasons at the

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(AFT) in shows such as ''Lumberjacks in Love'' which became one of the company's biggest box office hits. She originated the role of the wisecracking jill-of-all-trades secretary Charlene “Charlie” Osmanski in the

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production of ''

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'' and played the role of the Effy, the gossipy postwoman, in the regional production of '' The Spitfire Grill''. Other New York credits include performances in ''

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'' with the

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. She has performed in national tours of ''

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'', ''As You Like It'', ''Oedipus'' and '' A Midsummer Night’s Dream''. In

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, she has appeared at the Skylight Opera Theatre and Theatre Tesseract. Other regional credits include '' She Loves Me'' at the

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and in the

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at the Great American History Theatre and the

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. Since 1998, Graff and her husband, Jerry Gomis, have collaborated as producers for Door Shakespeare theatre, where her acting credits have included roles in productions such as ''Twelfth Night'', ''the Merchant of Venice'', ''

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'', ''The Merry Wives of Windsor'' and ''

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''. She studied with acting teachers such as Paul Sills and trained with the National Shakespeare Conservatory in New York.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Graff, Suzanne American stage actresses University of Delaware alumni Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Actresses from Milwaukee 21st-century American women