Susan Lanier

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birthname=Susan Jean Engledow
birthplace=Dallas, Texas
birthdate=August 1 1947
occupation=Film, television actress
spouse=Delaney Bramlett

Susan Lanier (born August 1 1947) is an American film and television actress.

Born as Susan Jean Engledow in Dallas, Texas to Gene and Dorothy Lanier Engledow, she moved to New York City to pursue an acting career in 1967 where she attended New York University. After appearing in numerous off Broadway productions, TV commercials, and indie films in which she appeared as Jean Lanier, she relocated to Los Angeles in 1974.

Lanier had a guest appearance on "Welcome Back, Kotter" where she played John Travolta's girlfriend, Bambi. During the 1970s, she guest starred on shows such as "Barnaby Jones","Electra Woman and Dyna Girl", "Alice","Police Woman" and "Eight is Enough".

In 1976, she starred alongside John Ritter and Joyce DeWitt in the second pilot for "Three's Company" on ABC. Lanier replaced Susanne Zenor in the cast, but Lanier herself was replaced by Suzanne Somers. In 1977, Lanier starred in the original cult classic, "The Hills Have Eyes". Lanier also starred as Sandi Chandler on the television series "Szysznyk" from 1977 – 1978.

She was a series regular on "Tony Orlando and Dawn's Rainbow Hour" for a season on CBS doing stand-up and comedy sketches with the show's guests. In the late 1970s, Lanier starred at The Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles in a production of Tennessee Williams' (né Thomas Lanier Williams, to whom, like actress Diane Ladd, she is related) "The Night of the Iguana", which starred Richard Chamberlain. In the 1980s, Lanier had her own country-blues band and performed in the LA club scene. She wrote music with her future and present husband, legendary rock/blues artist, Delaney Bramlett, writer of "Superstar" and "Never Ending Song of Love" fame. She has one son, Eric Dylan Thomas, rhythm guitarist for the punk band, "The Dickies".

She continued to act in movies of the week such as, "Her Life As A Man" and "Madame X", and had recurring roles on TV in the soap, "Days of Our Lives", and the sitcom, "So Little Time" with the Olsen Twins. She starred in 2003 in the Los Angeles theatrical production of "Last of The Honkey Tonk Angels" with Leslie Jordan, and continues to be involved in theatre & film using the name Susan Lanier-Bramlett.

Photographer

Lanier became a portrait photographer for magazines, book covers, album covers, etc., and in 2005 was voted one of LA's top ten photographers by Backstage West.

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