Suzzy Roche ( ; born September 29, 1956) is an American singer, best known for her work with the vocal group

the Roches The Roches were an American vocal trio of sisters Maggie, Terre and Suzzy Roche, from Park Ridge, New Jersey. Career In the late 1960s, eldest sister Maggie (October 26, 1951 – January 21, 2017) and middle sister Terre (pronounced "Terry" ...

, alongside sisters Maggie and Terre. Suzzy is the youngest of the three, and joined the act in 1977. She is the author of the novels ''Wayward Saints'' and ''The Town Crazy'' and the children's book ''Want to Be in a Band?''

Early life

Raised in Park Ridge, New Jersey, Suzzy began performing as a student at Park Ridge High School.

Career

Roche is an active associate member of The Wooster Group and has appeared in a number of the group's productions as well as composing original music for the group's performances. She was briefly a member of Four Bitchin' Babes, appearing on their album ''Some Assembly Required''. In 2004 Roche appeared on Crash Test Dummies album '' Songs of the Unforgiven''. In addition to singing, Roche has also acted in film and television. She appeared in the 1988 romantic comedy '' Crossing Delancey,'' the 1982 film '' Soup for One'', and the 2016 short film '' The Law of Averages'', where she plays the lead role of a conflicted mother in rural Quebec following the loss of her own mother. Roche also appeared with her siblings (playing themselves) in the 1996 comedy '' A Weekend in the Country''.

Personal life

With musician Loudon Wainwright III, Roche has a daughter: Lucy Wainwright Roche. Suzzy, Lucy and Loudon occasionally appear onstage together. Lucy's paternal half-siblings

Rufus Wainwright Rufus McGarrigle Wainwright (born July 22, 1973) is a Canadian and American singer, songwriter, and composer. He has recorded eleven studio albums and numerous tracks on compilations and film soundtracks. He has also written two classical opera ...

and

Martha Wainwright Martha Wainwright (born May 8, 1976) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and musician. She has released seven critically-acclaimed studio albums. Wainwright is the daughter of musicians Kate McGarrigle and Loudon Wainwright III and the younger si ...

(Loudon Wainwright's children with his first wife, the singer-songwriter Kate McGarrigle) are also singer-songwriters.

Filmography

Film

Television

Solo discography

* '' Holy Smokes'' ( Red House, 1997) * '' Songs from an Unmarried Housewife and Mother, Greenwich Village, USA'' (Red House, 2000)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Roche, Suzzy 1956 births Living people American people of Irish descent American women singers American folk singers Park Ridge High School alumni People from Park Ridge, New Jersey Songwriters from New Jersey Four Bitchin' Babes members Wainwright family McGarrigle–Wainwright–Roche family Red House Records artists 429 Records artists Warner Records artists Columbia Records artists MCA Records artists 21st-century American women