Susanne Benton

Susanne Benton
Born	Susanne Helena Hildur February 3, 1948 USA
Other names	Stanley Susanne Benton

Susanne Benton (born February 3, 1948) is an American actress known for her film roles as General Dreedle's WAC in Catch-22 (1970) and Quilla June Holmes in A Boy and His Dog (1975). During her early roles she refused to disrobe for her parts, despite the requests of her Universal Studios bosses.^[1] She appeared topless in Playboy in the May 1970 issue. In 1972, she appeared in the Andy Griffith film The Strangers in 7A, credited under her birth name, Susanne Hildur. She also used that alias when appearing in Barnaby Jones a year later.

She became convinced at the age of six that she would become a major star. She also believed that she would die before she reached her 28th birthday.^[2] She married James A Benton in 1966.

Selected filmography

• Jigsaw (1968)
• That Cold Day in the Park (1969)
• Catch-22 (1970)
• Cover Me Babe (1970)
• Strangers in 7A (1972)
• Best Friends (1975)
• A Boy and His Dog (1975)
• The Last Horror Film (1982)
• The Virginian EP S06EP09 1967 11 08 - A BAD PLACE TO DIE

References

1. Heffernan, Harold (December 1, 1967), "'Iconoclast' Under-Cover Actress", The Pittsburgh Press, p. 33
2. Scott, Vernon (April 26, 1969), "Star is Convinced She Will Die in Six years", The Times-News, p. 10

External links

• Susanne Benton at the Internet Movie Database