Susan Blanchard is an American actress, who is known for playing Mary Kennicott Martin on the soap opera All My Children from 1971 to 1975.
Early life and education Blanchard is a native of Westport, Connecticut. After an early desire to be a ballerina, she decided to become an actress. She attended Centenary College in New Jersey for two years before she sought a career in New York City.
Career She is married to actor Charles Frank, who played her onscreen husband Dr. Jeff Martin #2 on All My Children. They also worked together in 1978 on the TV movie The New Maverick with James Garner and Jack Kelly and the following year on the short-lived prime-time television western series Young Maverick, a sequel to the 1957 series Maverick.
Her film credits include Russkies (1987), again opposite her husband Charles Frank, and the John Carpenter films Prince of Darkness (1987) and They Live (1988). In 1976, she starred as Tina in the sitcom Mr. T and Tina.
Blanchard also played Nurse Sandra Cooper in the season 6 episode "Images" of M*A*S*H and had a recurring role as Maureen Mahaffey, a maid, in the series Beacon Hill. In an episode of Murder, She Wrote, she played Carolyn Hester Crane.
Blanchard appeared as the television commercial spokesperson for No Nonsense, a brand of pantyhose, from 1976 to 1982.
Filmography
Film +YearTitleRoleNotes1987Prince of DarknessKelly1987RusskiesMrs. V.1988They LiveIngenue
Television YearTitleRoleNotes1971All My ChildrenMary Kennicott3 episodes1975How to Succeed in Business Without Really TryingRosemaryTelevision film1975Beacon HillMaureen Mahaffey11 episodes1975, 1978Police WomanJune / Karen Kelley2 episodes1976Mr. T and TinaTina Kelly6 episodes1977The Magnificent Magical Magnet of Santa MesaMarcie HamiltonTelevision film1977M*A*S*HNurse CooperEpisode: "Images"1978The President's MistressMargaret 'Mugsy' EvansTelevision film1978The New MaverickNell McGarrahan1978, 1984The Love BoatMelanie Tate / Sarah Lambert2 episodes1979–1980Young MaverickNell McGarrahan8 episodes1981She's in the Army NowPvt. Virginia MarshallTelevision film1983At EaseMrs. GentryEpisode: "Prairie Moon Over Texas"1983Magnum, P.I.Katherine MagnumEpisode: "Home from the Sea"1984Falcon CrestNurse Rogers2 episodes1985Murder, She WroteCarolyn Hester CraneEpisode: "A Lady in the Lake"1988Houston KnightsKitty TuckerEpisode: "Sins of the Father"1988WebsterLeading LadyEpisode: "Rich Man, Poor Man"1989Adventures in BabysittingJoanna AndersonTelevision film
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