Susan Batson
Biography
Susan Batson is an American producer, actress, author, acting coach, and a life member of the Actors Studio. Batson graduated from Girls Latin School and Emerson College. One of three sisters born to John Batson and Ruth (Watson) Batson (the latter a noted civil rights activist), Susan trained with Harold Clurman, Uta Hagen, Herbert Berghof at HB Studio, and Lee Strasberg. She has coached notable actresses including Academy Award (Oscar)-winning actresses Nicole Kidman and Juliette Binoche. Batson won the 1971 Obie Award for her performance in AC-DC. On Broadway, she performed in George M! (1968) and The Leaf People (1975), and produced the 2006 production of A Raisin in the Sun. Her work in Adventures of a Black Girl in Search of God won the Los Angeles Drama Critics Award for her. Description above from the Wikipedia article Susan Batson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movie Appearances
The Choirboys
as Sabrina
1977
A Question of Love
1978
The Incredible Hulk
as Mrs. Maier
1977
Stone Pillow
as Ruby
1985
House Calls
as Shirley
1978
Gidget Grows Up
as Diana Otessa
1969
Outside Chance
as Mavis
1978
Summer of Sam
as Bed Stuy Woman Interviewed
1999
Girl 6
as Acting Coach
1996
Get on the Bus
as Dr. Cook
1996
Bamboozled
as Orchid Dothan
2000
Love Child
as Brenda
1982
