Who is Suzanne Pleshette?
Suzanne Pleshette was an American actress. She was best known for playing Emily Hartley on the television sit-com The Bob Newhart Show. The dark-haired, husky-voiced and very attractive Suzanne began her show business career at a fairly young age. Her parents were also involved in the industry. Suzanne was born on 31 January, 1937 in New York, New York. Her father, Eugene Pleshette, ran Paramount Theaters in New York and was also a television executive. Suzanne’s mother, Geraldine Kaplan, was a dancer with the stage name of Geraldine Rivers. Suzanne attended New York City High School of the Performing Arts and then spent just a semester at Syracuse University before switching to the elite Finch College in New York. She stayed only a semester at Finch as well. Instead of continuing to pursue a formal education, Suzanne Pleshette took acting lessons from the renowned acting coach, Sanford Meisner, at the Neighborhood Playhouse. At age 20, Pleshette performed on Broadway in a play called
