Suzie Plakson
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Plakson in 2012
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| Born | Susan Plaksin
Buffalo, New York, U.S.
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| Alma mater | Northwestern University |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Known for | Love & War Star Trek: The Next Generation Star Trek: Voyager Mad About You How I Met Your Mother |
| Website | suzieplakson |
Suzie Plakson is an American actress.
Born Susan PlaksininBuffalo, New York, she was raised in Kingston, Pennsylvania, and attended Northwestern University.[citation needed]
Plakson began her career on the stage, and played four characters opposite Anthony Newley in the national revival tour of Stop the World, I Want to Get Off. She also played Marquise Theresa Du Parc in the Broadway production of La Bête.
Plakson was a regular in the sitcom Love & War, as sportswriter Mary Margaret "Meg" Tynan.[1] She played four characters on various Star Trek series: a Vulcan, Doctor Selar, in "The Schizoid Man" (Star Trek: The Next Generation); half-Klingon, half-human Ambassador K'Ehleyr in "The Emissary" (Star Trek: The Next Generation) and "Reunion" (Star Trek: The Next Generation); the Lady Q in "The Q and the Grey" (Star Trek: Voyager); and an Andorian, Tarah, in "Cease Fire" (Star Trek: Enterprise).[2][3]
Plakson played the blue brontosaurus real estate agent Monica de Vertebrae on Dinosaurs, as well as many other guest voices. She has had recurring roles in various sitcoms such as Mad About You, Everybody Loves Raymond and How I Met Your Mother. She has appeared in movies such as Disclosure, Red Eye and Wag the Dog.[4]
Plakson wrote and performed an allegorical solo show, An Evening with Eve. Plakson penned and performed the alternative country rock album DidnWannaDoIt! produced by Jay Ferguson,[5] and released the video of the title song on YouTube. She wrote and recorded the audiobook/e-book, The Return of King Lillian, a mythic allegory.[4]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1988 | My Stepmother Is an Alien | Tenley | |
| 1991 | Bingo | Ginger | |
| 1994 | Disclosure | Mary Anne Hunter | |
| 1997 | Wag the Dog | Grace | |
| 2001 | On Edge | Janet Bellamy | |
| 2005 | Red Eye | Senior Flight Attendant |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1987 | CBS Summer Playhouse | Yolanda | 1 episode: "Reno and Yolanda" |
| Family Ties | Doris | 1 episode: "Super Mom" | |
| 1988 | Eisenhower and Lutz | Sheri Blankenship | 1 episode: "Blast from the Past" |
| Annie McGuire | Mrs. Cipriani | 1 episode: "The Fried Shoe" | |
| 1989 | Murphy Brown | Jackie | 1 episode: "I Would Have Danced All Night" |
| Married to the Mob | Connie Russo | Television film | |
| White Lies | Phyllis | Television film | |
| 1989–1990 | Star Trek: The Next Generation | K'Ehleyr / Lt. Selar, M.D. | 3 episodes |
| 1990 | Beauty and the Beast | Susan | 1 episode: "In the Forests of the Night" |
| 1991 | The Torkelsons | Verna | 1 episode: "Poetry in Motion" |
| 1991–94 | Dinosaurs | Monica Devertebrae / Elder #3 / Sally (voices) | 14 episodes |
| 1992–95 | Love & War | Mary Margaret 'Meg' Tynan | 67 episodes |
| 1995 | Double Rush | Meg Tynan | 1 episode: "Comings and Goings" |
| 1996 | Star Trek: Voyager | Female Q | 1 episode: "The Q and the Grey" |
| 1996–99 | Mad About You | Dr. Joan Golfinos | 18 episodes |
| 1997 | Johnny Bravo | Vivian Vixen (voice) | 1 episode: "Under the Big Flop" |
| 1998 | Men in Black: The Series | Edie | 1 episode: "The Sonic Boom Syndrome" |
| 1999 | Family Guy | Ann Romano Character / Various (voices) | 2 episodes: "A Hero Sits Next Door", "The Son Also Draws" |
| 2000 | Everybody Loves Raymond | Joanne "Cinnamon" Glotz | 2 episodes: "Robert's Divorce", "Meant to Be" |
| Bette | Dr. Bauer | 1 episode: "Silent But Deadly" | |
| Judging Amy | Jane Holcombe | 1 episode: "Dog Days" | |
| 2001 | Futurama | Amazonian (voice) | 1 episode: "Amazon Women in the Mood" |
| 2002 | The Education of Max Bickford | Dr. Ingrid Chekhov | 1 episode: "The Egg and I" |
| 2003 | Star Trek: Enterprise | Tarah | 1 episode: "Cease Fire" |
| 2005–14 | How I Met Your Mother | Judy Eriksen | 15 episodes |
| 2009 | Eli Stone | Jesse Bates | 2 episodes: "Mortal Combat", "Sonoma" |
| 2011 | Bones | Rosalind Bassa | 1 episode: "The Finder" |
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| 2000 | Code Blue | Chief of Staff Nan Fleming | |
| 2001 | Emergency Room 3 | Chief of Staff Nan Fleming |
You no doubt remember her in Star Trek: The Next Generation
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