Sue Scott is an American actress and character voice actor (

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) in

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and

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. She is best known for her work as a radio comedy actor on

Garrison Keillor Gary Edward "Garrison" Keillor (; born August 7, 1942) is an American author, singer, humorist, voice actor, and radio personality. He created the Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) show ''A Prairie Home Companion'' (called ''Garrison Keillor's Radio ...

's public radio show, ''

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'', and for her work as a voice-over talent in radio and television commercials. She has also appeared in films and television. She has appeared in productions at the Great American History Theatre, Nautilus Music-Theater, Mixed Blood Theatre, The Minnesota Festival Theater, Illusion Theater, and Dudley Riggs'

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Career

While a theater major at the

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, Scott performed in summer stock in

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. Later she studied at

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and acted at the Brave New Workshop in Minneapolis. That led to opportunities in local theater and advertising. Scott joined the cast of ''A Prairie Home Companion'' in 1992. Additionally, she played "Donna, the Makeup Lady" in the movie ''

'' (released June 9, 2006), based on a screenplay by Keillor and filmed by

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at the Fitzgerald Theater in Saint Paul, Minnesota during the summer of 2005.

Discography

* ''Sue Scott: Seriously Silly (A Prairie Home Companion)'' (2013), written by Garrison Keillor and featuring Garrison Keillor and Tom Keith

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Scott, Sue Living people University of Arizona alumni American radio actresses 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses 1957 births