Acting
Susan Batson
EN cinema · 16 credits
Born
27 February 1943 (age 83)
Birthplace
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Susan Batson is an American producer, actress, author, acting coach, and a life member of the Actors Studio. Batson graduated from Girls Latin School and Emerson College. One of three sisters born to John Batson and Ruth (Watson) Batson (the latter a noted civil rights activist), Susan trained with Harold Clurman, Uta Hagen, Herbert Berghof at HB Studio, and Lee Strasberg. She has coached notable actresses including Academy Award (Oscar)-winning actresses Nicole Kidman and Juliette Binoche. Batson won the 1971 Obie Award for her performance in AC-DC. On Broadway, she performed in George M! (1968) and The Leaf People (1975), and produced the 2006 production of A Raisin in the Sun. Her work in Adventures of a Black Girl in Search of God won the Los Angeles Drama Critics Award for her. Description above from the Wikipedia article Susan Batson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Filmography
Finding Julia
Producer
30 Beats
Executive Producer
Down This Road
Producer
A Raisin in the Sun
Executive Producer
Bamboozled
as Orchid Dothan
Summer of Sam
as Bed Stuy Woman Interviewed
Girl 6
as Acting Coach
Get on the Bus
as Dr. Cook
Stone Pillow
as Ruby
Love Child
as Brenda
House Calls
as Shirley
The Choirboys
as Sabrina
The Incredible Hulk
as Mrs. Maier
Gidget Grows Up
as Diana Otessa