 Susan Blakely gained international recognition as an actress starring in the ground-breaking mini-series "RICH MAN, POOR MAN," for which she won the Best Actress Golden Globe Award and two Emmy nominations. Blakely who moves easily from film to television and the theater, completed shooting two films “PERFECT NEIGHBOR” opposite Perry King her co-star from one of her first films, "LORDS OF FLATBUSH," and Barbara Niven and “HATE CRIME,” which just won two top Best Picture awards at the Sedona Film Festival. Blakely, can also be seen as the star of "HUNGRY HEARTS" for which she won the Best Actress Award at the California Independent Film Festival (the film also won Best Picture).
Blakely has shared the screen with such superstars as, Paul Newman, Steve McQueen, Fred Astaire, Faye Dunaway, and William Holden in "TOWERING INFERNO", Robert Redford and Barbra Streisand in "The Way We Were," Anthony Hopkins in "The BUNKER," Nick Nolte in "RICH MAN POOR MAN," Walter Matthau in "THE INCIDENT" and its sequel, and Sylvester Stallone in three films, Blakely has broadened her horizons to include designing her new line of semi-precious jewelry, for which has received widespread national media attention. Her pieces are worn by top celebrities including Ann-Margret, Suzanne Somers, Jill St. John, Michelle Lee and Joan Van Ark to name a few.
The multi-gifted Blakely brings her love of art and fashion together to fulfill a childhood dream of creating jewelry that is not only beautiful, but makes a statement. One long-time fashion editor once said of Blakely’s sense of style, “Susie doesn’t follow trends, she sets them. She’s one of the few women I know who has the panache to make blue jeans chic,” according to Dayle Haddon, model, beauty author and fashion correspondent to CBS's Morning Show. Susan Blakely Designs, encompasses a wide variety of styles from exquisite lariats to unique one-of-a-kind necklaces, to edgy coil cuffs – all made with semi-precious stones -- Amethyst, Carnelian, Coral, Peridot, Pearl, Onyx, Ruby, Smokey Topaz and Turquoise. “I love the color, feel and versatility that these stones have, and the fact that they can be layered together makes it all the more fun to adding the right compliment to any outfit,” Blakely said.
Blakely recently starred in the world premiere of “DIVA” at the La Jolla Playhouse, for playwright Howard M. Gould. Blakely’s work in “DIVA!” won high praise in the San Diego Union Tribune which said, “Blakely’s performance never lets up. Her ‘Deanna’ is a force of nature…amoral, unstoppable. Blakely seduces us with her charm…Blakely’s elegant, arrogant ‘Deanna’ is the engine that drives the show.”
Blakely is married to media consultant and litigation and political adviser, Steve Jaffe, who has also been a film and television producer. They reside in Beverly Hills.
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