Susan Walden (August 20, 1956 – August 17, 2020) was an American film and television actress.

Early years

Born in Georgia, Walden was the daughter of Buddy and Bette Walden. She began acting while she was a student at Tate High School. Before she graduated from Tate she won school recognition for beauty and academics. In 1974 she won the Miss Escambia County Junior Miss title and was runner-up for America's Junior Miss. She was an honor graduate of the

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, where she was a member of Phi Beta Kappa.

Career

She started her career on ''

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'' in the early 1970s, and was best known for her role as J.L. Duval on the hit

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TV Show '' Danger Bay'' (1984–90). In 1980, she starred in the TV mini series ''The Contender'', on which she played Lucinda Waverly. During the 1980s, Walden appeared on many TV shows on various American networks, including ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Matlock'', ''

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'', ''

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'', etc. In 1987, she appeared in The Disney Sunday Movie titled ''

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'' (1987), featuring

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, and

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. ''Double Agent'' was first telecast on March 29, 1987. She continued to act until 2001. Her last role was on the television series ''

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''.

Death

She died on August 17, 2020, at age 63, at her home in Pensacola, Florida.

Awards

She was nominated for a

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(Best Performance by a Lead Actress in a Continuing Dramatic Series) for ''Danger Bay'' in 1986.

Filmography

*'' Winter Kills'' (1979) *'' A Matter of the Heart'' (1982) *''

'' (1987) *'' Deep Dark Secrets'' (1987) *'' Taking Back My Life: The Nancy Ziegenmeyer Story'' (1992)

References

External links

* Place of birth missing (living people) Living people American television actresses American film actresses Canadian television actresses Canadian film actresses 21st-century American women 1956 births University of Southern California alumni People from Escambia County, Florida Actresses from Florida {{US-film-actor-stub