Suzie Plakson


Suzie Plakson is an American actress, singer, writer, poet, artist and coach.

Early life and education

Born Susan Plaksin in Buffalo, New York, she was raised in Kingston, Pennsylvania. She attended Northwestern University.

Career

She began her career on the stage, and played four characters opposite Anthony Newley in the national revival tour of Stop the World, I Want to Get Off. She also played Marquise Theresa Du Parc in the Broadway production of La Bête.
Plakson was a regular in the sitcom Love & War, playing sportswriter Mary Margaret "Meg" Tynan. She played four characters on various Star Trek series: a Vulcan, Doctor Selar, in "The Schizoid Man |The Schizoid Man" ; the half-Klingon–half-human Ambassador K'Ehleyr in "The Emissary |The Emissary" and "Reunion |Reunion" ; the Lady Q in "The Q and the Grey" ; and an Andorian, Tarah, in "Cease Fire |Cease Fire".
She played the blue brontosaurus real estate agent Monica de Vertebrae on Dinosaurs, as well as many other guest voices. Plakson has had various recurring roles in sitcoms such as Mad About You, Everybody Loves Raymond, and How I Met Your Mother. She has acted in movies such as Disclosure, Red Eye, and Wag the Dog.
She wrote and performed an allegorical solo show, An Evening with Eve. Plakson penned and performed the alternative country rock album DidnWannaDoIt! produced by Jay Ferguson, and released the video of the title song on YouTube. She wrote and recorded the audiobook/e-book, The Return of King Lillian, a mythic allegory.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1988My Stepmother Is an AlienTenley
1991BingoGinger
1994DisclosureMary Anne Hunter
1997Wag the DogGrace
2001On EdgeJanet Bellamy
2005Red EyeSenior Flight Attendant

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1987CBS Summer PlayhouseYolanda1 Episode: Reno and Yolanda
1987Family TiesDoris1 Episode, Super Mom
1988Eisenhower and LutzSheri Blankenship1 Episode: Blast from the Past
1988Annie McGuireMrs. Cipriani1 Episode, The Fried Shoe
1989Murphy BrownJackie1 Episode, I Would Have Danced All Night
1989Married to the MobConnie RussoTV Movie
1989White LiesPhyllisTV Movie
1989–90'K'Ehleyr / Lt. Selar, M.D.3 Episodes: Reunion |Reunion, The Emissary |The Emissary, The Schizoid Man
1990Beauty and the BeastSusan1 Episode: In the Forests of the Night
1991The TorkelsonsVerna1 Episode: Poetry in Motion
1991–94DinosaursMonica Devertebrae / Elder #3 / Sally 14 Episodes
1992–95Love & WarMary Margaret 'Meg' Tynan67 Episodes
1995Double RushMeg Tynan1 Episode: Comings and Goings
1996'Female Q1 Episode: The Q and the Grey
1996–99Mad About YouDr. Joan Golfinos18 Episodes
1997Johnny BravoVivian Vixen 1 Episode: Under the Big Flop
1998'Edie1 Episode: The Sonic Boom Syndrome
1999Family GuyAnn Romano Character / Various 2 Episodes: A Hero Sits Next Door, The Son Also Draws
2000Everybody Loves RaymondJoanne "Cinnamon" Glotz2 Episodes: Robert's Divorce, Meant to Be
2000BetteDr. Bauer1 Episode: Silent But Deadly
2000Judging AmyJane Holcombe1 Episode: Dog Days
2001FuturamaAmazonian 1 Episode: Amazon Women in the Mood
2002The Education of Max BickfordDr. Ingrid Chekhov1 Episode: The Egg and I
2003'Tarah1 Episode: Cease Fire |Cease Fire
2005–14How I Met Your MotherJudy Eriksen15 Episodes
2009Eli StoneJesse Bates2 Episodes: Mortal Combat, Sonoma
2011BonesRosalind Bassa1 Episode: The Finder

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2000Code BlueChief of Staff Nan Fleming
2001Emergency Room 3Chief of Staff Nan Fleming