Suzie Plakson Biography – 5 Interesting Facts You Need to Know
The Star Trek actress was born as Susan Plaksin in Buffalo, New York, United States of America. She grew up in Kingston, Pennsylvania and has two siblings, a brother called Michael Plaksin and Barbara Berger, her sister. She obtained a degree from the Northwestern University situated in Evanston, Illinois.
Suzie Plakson commenced her career in 1987 when she was cast in an episode of an American anthology series, CBS Summer Playhouse. She further portrayed the character of Sheri Blankenship in Blast from the Past episode of Eisenhower and Lutz, a CBS TV series, in the following year.
She actually had a busy year in 1988, as she was also featured in an episode of another CBS TV series titled, Annie McGuire, playing the character of Mrs. Cipriani. In the same year, Plakson made her first appearance in a movie as she was cast as Tenley in the comic science fiction film, My Stepmother is an Alien starring Kim Basinger and Dan Aykroyd.
In the following year, the prominent actress played the role of Jackie in I Would Have Danced All Night episode of the television series, Murphy Brown. Suzie Plakson hit her big break when she starred in various Star Trek series where she depicted her phenomenal acting qualities in the portrayal of four characters which includes Lt. Selar and K’Ehleyr in Star Trek: The Next Generation, Lady Q in Star Trek: Voyager and Tarah in Star Trek: Enterprise.
She also became famous for appearing in 67 episodes of the TV series, Love & War, playing the role of a sportswriter, Mary Margaret ‘Meg’ Tynan. The highlights of her movie acting career include Bingo, On the Edge and Wag the Dog. Other television series she has appeared in are Beauty and the Beast, The Torkelsons, Double Rush, Johnny Bravo, Men in Black: The Series, Family Guy, How I Met Your Mother, among others.
