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Recent Role:: Diane Yates on Cold Case

Gender:: Female

Born:: 1-27-1958

Birthplace:: San Diego, California, U.S.A.

Birth Name:: Susanna Thompson

Skilled in Aikido and stage combat.

It was a poetry class that first drew Susanna Thompson to acting. Her fifth grade teacher, Mr. Connie Baucum, eventually guided her into community theatre. She continued studying acting in high school, earning a drama scholarship to San Diego State University. As part of her undergraduate study, Susanna had the pleasure of appearing in Dogg's Hamlet and Cahoot's Macbeth under the co-direction of Tony Award-winning playwright Tom Stoppard.

Her first television appearance was in 1992 in the Emmy nominated 'A Woman Scorned: The

… More Betty Broderick Story'.

Alumni of the Hoffman Institute's Quadrinity Process (HQP).

Susanna received a Dramalogue Award for her role as Luisa in "A Shayna Maidel." She was also nominated for Best Actress by the San Diego Critics Circle for her role as Agnes in "Agnes of God."

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Det. Lily Rush (Kathryn Morris) and guest star Susanna Thompson on Cold Case from the episode

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Susanna Thompson as Rose Benjamin, Ian McShane as King Silas Benjamin, and Eamonn Walker as Reverend Samuels in Kings ' 'The Sabbath Queen'.

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The character of Queen (in the show Kings) has so much dignity,intelligence, awareness (and cleverly-feigned unawareness) -- and a scary icy veneer. Yet the actress lets the veneer crack to show the vulnerability -- but always with the regal breeding and conditioning that the character has undoubtedly grown up with. This is a fully-fleshed, believable character -- and if the actress did not grow up amongst the elite in New England or England, then she's an even better actress than I already believe! I hope that "Kings" gets a second chance, and a wider audience, because the Queen is an Emmy-worthy role (even better than Kyra Sedgwick's "The Closer" -- and I'm a HUGE fan of Kyra!)

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