Laura Susan Lowe (born January 19, 1948) is an American actress, educator and painter. She has appeared almost exclusively in the works of John Waters for most of her career, starring in ten of his films.
About Lowe was born in Reidsville, North Carolina on January 19, 1948. She was a student at the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) in the 1960s, when she became friends with Divine and other Dreamlanders.
Her first role with Waters was playing an asylum inmate in Mondo Trasho. She continued to play small parts in many of his films, but played the lead role of Mole McHenry, the ultra-butch bleach blonde lesbian, in Desperate Living.
She has taught art history classes at MICA, Catonsville Community College, and University of Maryland.
Personal life Lowe has been married twice, and has two children. Her first husband, surnamed McLean, was a drawing teacher at the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), where Lowe had worked as a model. They wed in Ireland and had two children, Ruby and Ramsey McLean. The marriage ended seven years later. She later married Frank Tomboro of Baltimore. That union also ended in divorce.
Filmography +FilmographyYearTitleRoleNotes1969Mondo Trasho as an asylum inmate1970Multiple Maniacsas Suzi (Cavalcade Pervert)1974Female Troubleas Vikki, the receptionistHer son, Ramsey McLean, appeared as the infant "Taffy" in this 1974 film. During her scenes in the film, Lowe was visibly pregnant; the birth scene was filmed a few days after Lowe gave birth.1977Desperate Livingas Mole McHenry, a lesbian heroine1981Polyesteras Mall Victim1988Hairsprayas Angry Mother1990Cry-Babyas Night Court Parent1994Serial Momas Court Groupie B1998Peckeras Hairdresser2000Cecil B. DeMentedas Family Lady A2013I Am Divineas Herself
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External links
Interview: A Conversation with Susan Lowe (2015) from WYPR