Suzanne Pleshette

Suzanne Pleshette, born January 31, 1937, passed away on January 19 the 19th of January, 2008. She was an American film voice actress, voice actor and television host. Pleshette began her theatre career and appeared in films in late 1950s. Then, she became a prominent actor in movies such as Rome Adventure (1962), Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds (633) and Spirited Away (11). In later years, she was a part of different television productions, and was often acting as a guest. She played Emily Hartley in The Bob Newhart Show, from 1972 until 1978, where she received several Emmy Award nominations. Pleshette was born on January 31, 1937, in the New York City neighborhood of Brooklyn Heights, to Geraldine (nee Kaplan)[1 and Eugene Pleshette. Her parents were Jewish, the children of emigrants from Russia and Austria-Hungary.Her mother was an artist and dancer who performed on stage under the name Geraldine Rivers. Her father was the stage manager of the Paramount Theater in Manhattan and of the Paramount Theater in Brooklyn,