Yvonne Suhor | |
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Born | Yvonne Theresa Suhor November 29, 1961 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
Died | September 27, 2018 (aged 56) Winter Park, Florida, U.S. |
Education | Illinois State University (BA) University of Southern California (MFA) |
Spouse |
Simon Needham (m. 2001) |
Yvonne Theresa Suhor (November 29, 1961 – September 27, 2018)[2] was an American actress and acting instructor.
Early life and education
[edit]Suhor was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. She graduated from Illinois State University in 1985, and later received her MFA from the University of Southern California.[1]
Career
[edit]Suhor appeared in a number of movies and TV series, most notably as Cicely in an Emmy Award-winning episode of Northern Exposure and as series regular Louise McCloud for three seasons on The Young Riders. She also guest-starred on Brooklyn Bridge (in a recurring role), Murder, She Wrote, Star Trek: Voyager, Renegade, and Sheena. Suhor's theatre credits included Steppenwolf's The Grapes of Wrath and Lydie Breeze, and she was a two-time Jeff Award nominee.
Suhor also ran her own acting school, Art's Sake Film Acting Studio in Orlando, Florida, teaching film acting based on the Meisner technique.
Personal life
[edit]Suhor died on September 27, 2018, after a 10-month illness with pancreatic cancer.[3] She was married to actor Simon Needham.[1]
Filmography
[edit]Television
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1987 | Sable | Tara Mason / Emily Wacker | Episode: "Copycat" |
1989–1991 | The Young Riders | Louise McCloud | 67 episodes |
1991 | Dillinger | Jacqueline | Television film |
1991 | Babe Ruth | Helen Woodford Ruth | |
1992 | Northern Exposure | Cicely | Episode: "Cicely" |
1992, 1993 | Brooklyn Bridge | Colleen | 2 episodes |
1993 | Murder, She Wrote | Marian King | Episode: "Love's Deadly Desire" |
1993, 1995 | Renegade | Marian Kirby / Kim McClain | 2 episodes |
1995 | Star Trek: Voyager | Eudana | Episode: "Prime Factors" |
2000 | Sheena | Stanton | Episode: "Lost Boy" |
2018 | Lodge 49 | Melinda | Episode: "Full Fathom Five" |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Palm, Matthew J. (September 28, 2018). "Yvonne Suhor, Art's Sake founder and 'Young Riders' star, dies". Orlando Sentinel. Archived from the original on 8 February 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
- ^ "Yvonne Suhor Obituary - Winter Park, FL". Dignity Memorial. Archived from the original on 30 September 2022. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
- ^ "Yvonne Suhor, Actress on 'The Young Riders,' Dies at 56". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 9 January 2022. Retrieved 2018-10-17.
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