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Stage: Suzanne has been a member of Actors Co-op since 1998, and is also currently serving as a Board Member on the Executive Committee. At the Co-op she was most recently in the Dostoyevsky classic CRIME AND PUNISHMENT directed by Ken Sawyer. She did the new movie-land musical TALES OF TINSELTOWN playing the “statuesque stunner” and “deliciously campy movie queen Lulu Beauveen.” She was in THE NERD, directed by Henry Polic II, playing the unfortunate Clelia Waldgrave. Other favorite Co-op roles include Maria von Wedemeyer in The Co-op Too!’s production of DIETRICH, THE LIFE OF DIETRICH BONHOEFFER directed by Thom Babbes. She premiered the title role in FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE: SHADOWS OF THE LAMP directed by Tim Farmer, was the spoiled debutante in THE FOREIGNER, directed by Henry Polic II, went on as Gay / Olga Katrina in YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU, directed by Chris Hart, and Edith in EDITH STEIN. At The Road Theatre she played “a Valkyrie on Blades” in THE SMOKE AND ICE FOLLIES directed by Caroline McWilliams. Also at The Road, Suzanne played Edna, “the hooker with a heart of gold” in the tragic Southern drama MARKED TREE directed by John DiFusco. She played the scandalous Mrs. Cheveley in AN IDEAL HUSBAND at The Knights Bridge in Pasadena . At the 24th Street Theatre she originated the role of Sadie Mae in FALLING LIGHTLY, an original piece by fellow Co-op member Durrell Nelson, which won the "2002 Jerome Lawrence One-Act Play Festival" here in Los Angeles . She also played Birdie Dee at the Tamarind Theatre in AN EVENING OF HORTON FOOTE. Professional regional theatre credits include: Nancy in ANGEL STREET at StageWest in Massachusetts , Melinda/Harley in Rupert Holmes' ACCOMPLICE also at StageWest and Dolores Gonzales in the award-winning production of THE LITTLE SISTER, directed by Meryl Friedman at the Lifeline Theatre in Chicago . In New York she premiered works at The Mockingbird Public Theatre, American Theatre of Actors and Jewish Theatre of New York. She also appeared as Anita Eckberg in A FELLINI EVENT at The Rainbow Room with Tommy Tune. She studied acting at Florida State University, The Moscow Art Theatre School in Russia , under a merit scholarship and The Goodman School of Drama, in Chicago . Also she had the marvelous opportunity to study with Alfred Molina at the Co-op for a 13-week Shakespeare workshop. Consequently she has had the blessing of working, studying and performing all over the world. *Member of AEA, SAG, AFTRA
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Suzanne Friedline* hails from the south,
but has had the privilege of living and working all over the world.
She is an actress and serves on the board at Actors Co-op Theatre
company right in the heart of Hollywood . When she is not being
mom to her 4-year old son Daniel, she does voice-overs, commercials,
ADR work, film and television and her long-time passion, theatre.
Television:
Suzanne just played Mrs. Leigh Lindale on CSI.... episode airs
in March 2009 on CBS. Marg Helgenberger, Allesandra
Torresani, Suzanne Friedline pictured in photo to the right. Suzanne
played radio talk show host Linda Flanagan on DESPERATE
HOUSEWIVES, airing in October 2008. She spoofed Anna
Nicole Smith on ABC’s daytime drama PASSIONS,
and did recurring roles Natasha on NBC's ANOTHER WORLD,
and Alice Fitzpatrick on CBS's GUIDING LIGHT.