Susan Dey Net Worth

What’s Susan Dey’s Net Worth?

Susan Dey is a retired American actress who has a web value of $10 million. Susan Dey rose to fame in her function as Laurie Partridge on “The Partridge Household” through the early Nineteen Seventies. She then transitioned to extra dramatic tv and movie roles and have become an award-winning actress. Susan went on to guest-starring, co-starring, and recurring roles in a number of tv films and TV exhibits, together with “Hawaii 5-O”, “S.W.A.T.”, “Little Ladies”, “The Comeback Child”, “Malibu”, “Emerald Level N.A.S.”, and “Lies and Lullabies”. She can be acknowledged for her Golden Globe Award-winning efficiency as Grace van Owen on “L.A. Regulation”, and for her efficiency as Wallis “Wally” Porter within the first season of “Love & Battle”.

Early Life

Dey was born on December 10, 1952 in Pekin, Illinois after which grew up primarily in New York. Her mom, Ruth, labored as a nurse, whereas her father, Robert, was a newspaper editor for the “Customary-Star” in New Rochelle, New York. Her mom died in 1961 when Dey was solely eight years outdated.

Dey attended Columbus Elementary Faculty in Thornwood, New York. She then attended Fox Lane Excessive Faculty in Mount Kisco, New York, from the place she graduated in 1970. Whereas in highschool, Dey knew she was taken with presumably appearing however first started auditioning for numerous modeling gigs. Her first break was the duvet picture in a booklet by the Pursettes tampon firm.

Profession

With none earlier appearing expertise, Dey was solid in “The Partridge Household” on the age of 17. She performed the function of Laurie Partridge. The present was on air from 1970 till 1974 and was a large success with audiences, telling the story of a musical household who travels round on a bus. The present was nominated for tow Golden Globe Awards in 1972 and the Partridge Household as a musical group was nominated for a Grammy Award. After it is reside run, the present has a number of runs in syndication on Nickelodeon, USA Community, and Fox Household, making its influence develop.

Whereas on “The Partridge Household,” Dey additionally took different appearing roles. Her first movie function was a passenger on the 1972 movie, “Skyjacked,” which starred Charlton Heston. She additionally had a job within the 1973 tv movie, “Terror on the Seaside,” adopted by “Cage With no Key” in 1975. In 1977, she performed the function of a younger mom plagued with psychological issues within the tv movie, “Mary Jane Harper Cried Final Evening.” The identical 12 months, she starred within the movie, “First Love,” reverse William Katt. She appeared in six episodes of the present, “Loves Me, Loves Me Not,” after which performed character Jo March in a tv miniseries manufacturing of “Little Ladies,” in 1978.

At first of the Nineteen Eighties, she landed a couple of extra tv film roles earlier than reserving her subsequent foremost function on a collection, enjoying a personality on “Emerald Level N.A.S.” in 1983. She appeared in 22 episodes earlier than the present was cancelled in 1984. In 1986, she first appeared in two main roles. She starred as character Could within the movie, “Echo Park,” and likewise landed one of many lead roles on the brand new collection, “L.A. Regulation.”

On “L.A. Regulation,” Dey performed character Grace Van Owen, a deputy district legal professional who later turns into a decide. The present ran till 1992, airing 110 episodes in whole. It was highly regarded with viewers and received numerous awards. Dey herself was acknowledged for her efficiency a number of occasions. She was nominated for a number of Golden Globe Awards, Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Viewers for High quality Tv Award throughout her time on the present. In 1988, she received the Golden Globe Award within the Actress in a Main Function class.

On the top of her fame, Dey hosted “Saturday Evening Reside” in 1992. She additionally landed a co-starring function on the sitcom “Love & Battle” after “L.A. Regulation” had wrapped. The present ran till 1995 however Dey was changed in 1993 with one other actress as a result of the producers felt she lacked chemistry along with her co-star, Jay Thomas. The identical 12 months, she produced and starred within the movie, “Lies & Lullabies.”

All through the remainder of the Nineteen Nineties and into the early 2000s, Dey primarily appeared in tv films, together with “Past Betrayal,” “Lethal Love,” “Blue River,” and “Bridge of Time.” In 2002, she reprised her function of Grace Van Owen for “L.A. Regulation: The Film.”

Private Life

Dey struggled with anorexia whereas capturing, “The Partridge Household.” She later cited the assorted stresses associated to experiencing adolescence within the highlight as one of many root causes of the dysfunction. She started ingesting extra closely as a coping mechanism and have become an alcoholic. Nonetheless, by the early Nineteen Nineties, Dey was in restoration.

Additionally, whereas on the set of “The Partridge Household,” Dey developed emotions for her co-star, David Cassidy. When manufacturing on the present wrapped, the 2 pursued a relationship however Cassidy broke it off quickly after as he didn’t really feel fairly the identical approach about Dey as she did about him. In his 1994 autobiography, “C’mon, Get Completely satisfied…Worry and Loathing on the Partridge Household Bus,” Cassidy described some particulars about their relationship that had been upsetting to Dey, main her to sever the connection between them.

In 1976, Dey married her agent, Leonard “Lenny” Hirshan, who was 25 years older than her. They’d a daughter collectively in 1978 whom they named Sara. They divorced in 1981. Dey later started a relationship with tv produce Bernard Sofronski and the 2 married in 1988. They’ve remained collectively ever since.

Dey serves as a board member of the Rape Therapy Heart at UCLA Medical Heart. She has additionally co-narrated a documentary on the subject of campus rape together with their former “L.A. Regulation” co-star, Corbin Bernsen.