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Suzanne Marie Somers was an American actress, author, and businesswoman. She played the television roles of Chrissy Snow on Three's Company (1977–1981) and Carol Foster Lambert on Step by Step (1991–1998).
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business · American actress (1946–2023) · actor · model · writer · autobiographer · television actor · film actor · screenwriter · singer · film producer · businessperson · also Suzanne Somers, Suzanne Marie Somers, Somers
Born 16 October 1946 · Died 15 October 2023 · Q242939
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“I do my best not to let this insidious disease control me.”
“I practiced all day in the mirror.”
“I made my living by making chocolate desserts and selling them to restaurants in Sausalito, California, and by making children’s dresses and selling them on consignment to little children’s stores.”
HELLO!: Meet '70s sitcom star Suzanne Somers’ son Bruce — who carved out his own Hollywood career
Yahoo: Suzanne Somers Blessed Hubby’s Relationship With Co-Star Before She Died
Page Six: Suzanne Somers’ AI robot ‘reunites’ widower Alan Hamel with late actress
People: Suzanne Somers' Husband Reveals Why She Was Laid to Rest Wearing Timberland Boots
New York Post: Suzanne Somers’ husband explains why she was laid to rest in custom Timberland boots: ‘Her final trip’
People: Suzanne Somers' Family and Loved Ones Gather for 'Tequila & Tributes' Celebration (Exclusive)
popcrush: A Glimpse Into Suzanne Somers’ Stunning California Mountain Oasis
Page Six: Suzanne Somers was ‘up all night’ worrying after landing iconic role in ‘Three’s Company’
Yahoo: Hollywood Pays Tribute to Suzanne Somers: "She was a pure light that will never be extinguished"
Died 2023-10-15.
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“Be grateful for the highs — and be grateful for the lows — 'cause it's in the lows where you learn.”
It was reported that she underwent an experimental stem-cell therapy to regrow the breast she lost to cancer
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Somers was announced as one of the stars participating on the 20th season of Dancing with the Stars
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Somers was inducted into the Infomercial Hall of Fame
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Criticized Barack Obama saying his administration was "the most divisive of all the administrations that I've ever experienced in my life, and it's become divisive that if you are not part of the group you probably s
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Somers began an online video talk show, Suzanne Somers Breaking Through, at CafeMom
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Kristen Wiig gave a reading of excerpts from Suzanne Somers' book of poetry Touch Me, for Celebrity Autobiography (KUSH)
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When the series moved to CBS for what turned out to be its final season
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Somers launched a daytime talk show titled Suzanne Somers, which lasted one season
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A two-hour biographical film of Somers, starring the actress herself, entitled Keeping Secrets, based on her first autobiography of the same title, was broadcast on ABC
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Somers returned to network television, appearing in numerous guest roles and made-for-TV movies
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The Las Vegas critics voted her Female Entertainer of the Year
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Through her Hamel/Somers Productions, she signed a deal with Columbia Pictures Television
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Denied ever posing nude, except for a High Society topless photo
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Somers and Hamel married, and bought a 25-acre estate in Palm Springs, California
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Somers appeared in an episode of the American version of the sitcom Lotsa Luck, based on the British sitcom On the Buses, as the femme fatale
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Somers appeared in bit parts in movies, such as the "Blonde in the white Thunderbird" in American Graffiti' and an uncredited role as a "pool girl" in Magnum Force
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But declined to pose nude before the actual shoot
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Her six-year-old son, Bruce Somers, Jr
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Somers worked as a prize model, on Anniversary Game, a game show, based at KGO-TV in San Francisco, hosted by Alan Hamel and produced by Circle Seven Productions
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After divorcing, Somers moved into an apartment in Sausalito, and got work as a prize model on The Anniversary Game, a game show hosted by Alan Hamel
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Somers graduated from Capuchino High School in San Bruno, where she won the "Best Doll Award" for her role in the senior musical Guys and Dolls and helped organize her class's senior ball
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As the third of four children in a working-class Irish-American Catholic family
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Born 1946-10-16.
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