Susan Rennie Stephen (16 July 1931 – 21 April 2000) was an English film actress born in London. In her teens she pursued TV roles, subsequently moving to feature films, mainly in

B-film A B movie, or B film, is a type of cheap, low-budget commercial motion picture. Originally, during the Golden Age of Hollywood, this term specifically referred to films meant to be shown as the lesser-known second half of a double feature, s ...

s in the 1950s. She appeared in more than 20 films including ''

The Red Beret ''The Red Beret'' (aka ''The Red Devils'', ''The Big Jump'' and retitled ''Paratrooper'' for the US release) is a 1953 British-American war film directed by Terence Young and starring Alan Ladd, Leo Genn and Susan Stephen. ''The Red Beret'' ...

'' (1953), '' The House Across the Lake'' (1954), ''

Pacific Destiny ''Pacific Destiny'' is a 1956 British drama film directed by Wolf Rilla and starring Denholm Elliott, Susan Stephen and Michael Hordern. It was written by Richard Mason and Jack Lee based on the 1952 memoir ''A Pattern of Islands'' by Sir Ar ...

'' (1956) and ''

Carry On Nurse ''Carry On Nurse'' is a 1959 British comedy film, the second in the series of 31 ''Carry On'' films (1958–1992). Of the regular team, it featured Joan Sims (in her ''Carry On'' film debut), Kenneth Williams, Kenneth Connor and Charles Hawtr ...

'' (1959). She appeared in several films for the Rank Organisation. In 1952, she married Lawrence Ward. The marriage ended in divorce in 1956. In 1955, she joined other celebrities, such as Jack Payne, in

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's ''Return to Yesterday''. In 1957, she married for the second time, to

Nicolas Roeg Nicolas Jack Roeg ( ; 15 August 1928 – 23 November 2018) was an English film director and cinematographer, best known for directing ''Performance (film), Performance'' (1970), ''Walkabout (film), Walkabout'' (1971), ''Don't Look Now'' (1973) ...

who later became a film director. She and Roeg had four sons: Luc, Waldo, Sholto and Nico. Luc later also became a cinema professional. In the 1960s, she concentrated on her family and gradually stepped down from acting. Her last role was in the 1962 comedy ''Three Spare Wives''. The marriage with Roeg ended in divorce in 1977.

Filmography

* ''

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'' (1952) — Peggy Harrison * ''

Stolen Face ''Stolen Face'' is a 1952 British film directed by Terence Fisher and starring Paul Henreid, Lizabeth Scott and André Morell. The screenplay was by Martin Berkeley and Richard Landau based on a story by Alexander Paal and Steven Vas. Jimmy ...

'' (1952) — Betty * '' Treasure Hunt'' (1952) — Mary O'Leary * ''

Father's Doing Fine ''Father's Doing Fine'' is a 1952 British comedy film directed by Henry Cass and starring Richard Attenborough, Heather Thatcher, and Noel Purcell, and featuring Sid James. It was written by Anne Burnaby based on the 1948 play ''Little Lam ...

'' (1952) — Bicky * ''

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'' (1953) — Lorna Whitmore * ''

'' (1953) — Penny Gardner * ''

Stryker of the Yard ''Stryker of the Yard'' (also known as ''Stryker of Scotland Yard'', ''Scotland Yard Cases'' and ''Inspector Stryker'') is a 1953 British second feature ('B') crime film directed by Arthur Crabtree and starring Clifford Evans, Susan Stephen, ...

'' (1953) — Peggy Sinclair * ''

Golden Ivory ''Golden Ivory'' is a 1954 British adventure film shot in Kenya. It was directed by George P. Breakston and starred Robert Urquhart, John Bentley and Susan Stephen. The film was shot in Eastmancolor with prints by Technicolor. Released ...

'' (1954) — Ruth Meecham * '' The House Across the Lake'' (1954) — Andrea Forrest * ''

Dangerous Cargo ''Dangerous Cargo'' is a 1954 British black and white second feature ('B') crime film directed by John Harlow starring Jack Watling, Susan Stephen and Karel Stepanek. The film was written by ''Daily Express'' crime reporter Percy Hoskins and ...

'' (1954) — Janie Matthews * '' For Better, for Worse'' (1954) — Anne Purves * '' As Long as They're Happy'' (1955) — Corinne Bentley * ''

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'' (1955) — Ethel * '' It's Never Too Late'' (1956) — Tessa Hammond * ''

'' (1956) — Olivia Grimble * ''

The Barretts of Wimpole Street ''The Barretts of Wimpole Street'' is a 1930 play by the Dutch/English dramatist Rudolf Besier, based on the romance between Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett, and her domineering father's unwillingness to allow them to marry. Presented f ...

'' (1957) — Bella Hedley * ''

'' (1959) — Nurse Georgie Axwell * '' Operation Stogie'' (1959) * '' Return of a Stranger'' (1961) — Pam Reed * ''

The Court Martial of Major Keller ''The Court Martial of Major Keller'' is a 1961 British second feature ('B') film directed by Ernest Morris and written by Brian Clemens. It stars Laurence Payne, Susan Stephen and Austin Trevor. The film recounts the court martial for murder ...

'' (1961) — Laura Winch * '' Three Spare Wives'' (1962) — Susan

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* 1931 births 2000 deaths English film actresses 20th-century English actresses {{UK-film-actor-stub