Susan Blanchard is an American actress, who is known for playing Mary Kennicott Martin on the soap opera ''

All My Children ''All My Children'' (often shortened to ''AMC'') is an American television soap opera that aired on American Broadcasting Company, ABC from January 5, 1970, to September 23, 2011, and on The Online Network (TOLN) from April 29 to September 2, 2 ...

'' from 1971 to 1975.

Early life and education

Blanchard is a native of

Westport, Connecticut Westport is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. Located in the Gold Coast (Connecticut), Gold Coast along the Long Island Sound, it is northeast of New York City and is part of the Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connec ...

. After an early desire to be a ballerina, she decided to become an actress. She attended Centenary College in New Jersey for two years before she sought a career in New York City.

Career

She is married to actor Charles Frank, who played her onscreen husband Dr. Jeff Martin #2 on ''All My Children''. They also worked together in 1978 on the TV movie ''

The New Maverick ''The New Maverick'' is a 1978 American Western television film based on the 1957–1962 series '' Maverick'' starring James Garner as Bret Maverick. ''The New Maverick'' also stars Charles Frank as newcomer cousin Ben Maverick (son of Beau ...

'' with

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and Jack Kelly and the following year on the short-lived prime-time television western series ''

Young Maverick ''Young Maverick'' is a 1979 Western television series and a sequel to the 1957–1962 series '' Maverick'', which had starred James Garner as roving gambler Bret Maverick. Charles Frank played Ben Maverick, the son of Bret's first cousin Beau M ...

'', a sequel to the 1957 series ''

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''. Her film credits include ''

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'' (1987), again opposite her husband Charles Frank, and the

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films '' Prince of Darkness'' (1987) and ''

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'' (1988). In 1976, she starred as Tina in the sitcom ''

Mr. T and Tina ''Mr. T and Tina'' is an American sitcom and a spin-off of '' Welcome Back, Kotter'' starring Pat Morita and Susan Blanchard that aired for five episodes on ABC from September 25 to October 30, 1976. It is one of the first television shows t ...

''. Blanchard also played Nurse Sandra Cooper in the season 6 episode "Images" of ''

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'' and had a recurring role as Maureen Mahaffey, a maid, in the series '' Beacon Hill''. In an episode of ''

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'', she played Carolyn Hester Crane. Blanchard appeared as the television commercial spokesperson for No Nonsense, a brand of pantyhose, from 1976 to 1982.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* Living people American soap opera actresses Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century American actresses Actresses from Westport, Connecticut Year of birth missing (living people) American television actresses {{US-tv-actor-stub