Susan Travers (born Jennifer Susan Leon; 18 February 1939) is a retired British

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and

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. She is the daughter of the actress

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, a niece of

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, and a cousin of actress Dame

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. She played the role of Arlette Van der Valk, the detective's wife, in the series ''

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''. Travers was married to photographer

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. Her daughter,

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, is also an actress.

Partial filmography

Films

* ''

The Duke Wore Jeans ''The Duke Wore Jeans'' is a 1958 British comedy musical film directed by Gerald Thomas and starring Tommy Steele, June Laverick and Michael Medwin. The screenplay was by Norman Hudis who also wrote Steele's first film ''The Tommy Steele Story' ...

'' (1958) - Stewardess * ''

The Treasure of San Teresa ''The Treasure of San Teresa'' (German: ''Rhapsodie in Blei'') is a 1959 British-West German thriller film directed by Alvin Rakoff and starring Eddie Constantine, Dawn Addams and Marius Goring. It was based on a play by Jeffrey Dell. The film i ...

'' (1959) - Girl at Billie's * ''

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'' (1960) - Lorraine the Model (uncredited) * ''

Sons and Lovers ''Sons and Lovers'' is a 1913 novel by the English writer D. H. Lawrence. It traces emotional conflicts through the protagonist, Paul Morel, and his suffocating relationships with a demanding mother and two very different lovers, which exert ...

'' (1960) - Betty * ''

The Snake Woman ''The Snake Woman'' (also released as ''The Terror of the Snake Woman'') is a 1961 British horror film directed by Sidney J. Furie from a screenplay by Orville H. Hampton, and starring Susan Travers, John McCarthy, Geoffrey Denton, Elsie Wa ...

'' (1961) - Atheris * '' Out of the Fog'' (1962) - June Lock * '' The Statue'' (1971) - Mrs. Southwick * '' The Abominable Dr. Phibes'' (1971) - Nurse Allen * ''

Frenzy ''Frenzy'' is a 1972 British thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock. It is the penultimate feature film of his extensive career. The screenplay by Anthony Shaffer is based on the 1966 novel '' Goodbye Piccadilly, Farewell Leicester Square ...

'' (1972) - Victim (uncredited) * '' The Happiness Cage'' (1972) - Lady #2

Television

* '' The Four Just Men'' (1960) - Receptionist * ''

The Adventures of Robin Hood ''The Adventures of Robin Hood'' is a 1938 American Epic film, epic swashbuckler film from Warner Bros. Pictures. It was produced by Hal B. Wallis and Henry Blanke, directed by Michael Curtiz and William Keighley, and written by Norman Reilly Ra ...

'' (1960) - Serving Girl * ''

Danger Man ''Danger Man'' (retitled ''Secret Agent'' in the United States for the revived series, and ''Destination Danger'' and ''John Drake'' in other overseas markets) is a British television series that was broadcast between 1960 and 1962, and again ...

'' (1961) episode "Name, Date and Place" as Nita * ''

No Hiding Place ''No Hiding Place'' is a British television series that was produced at Wembley Studios by Associated-Rediffusion for the ITV (TV network), ITV network between 16 September 1959 and 22 June 1967. It was the sequel to the series ''Murder Bag'' ...

'' (1962–63) - Marge Stanley / Frances Lee * ''

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'' (1968) - Nurse Janet Owen * '' The Saint'' (1968) - Laura * ''

'' (1972–73) - Arlette van der Valk * ''

Dixon of Dock Green ''Dixon of Dock Green'' is a BBC police procedural television series about daily life at a fictional London police station, with the emphasis on petty crime, successfully controlled through common sense and human understanding. It ran from 1955 ...

'' (1974) - Sally James

References

Bibliography

* Russell James. ''Great British Fictional Detectives''. Remember When, 2009.

External links

* 1939 births Living people British television actresses British film actresses Actresses from London {{UK-screen-actor-stub