Yvonne Suhor

Yvonne Suhor
Born
Yvonne Theresa Suhor

November 29, 1961
DiedSeptember 27, 2018 (aged 56)
EducationIllinois State University
(BA)
University of Southern California (MFA)
Spouse
Simon Needham
(m. 2001)
[1]

Yvonne Theresa Suhor (November 29, 1961 – September 27, 2018)[2] was an American actress and acting instructor.

Early life and education[edit]

Suhor was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. She graduated from Illinois State University in 1985, and later received her MFA from the University of Southern California.[1]

Career[edit]

Suhor appeared in a number of movies and TV series, most notably as Cicely in an Emmy Award-winning episode of Northern Exposure and as series regular Louise McCloud for three seasons on The Young Riders. She also guest-starred on Brooklyn Bridge (in a recurring role), Murder, She Wrote, Star Trek: Voyager, Renegade, and Sheena. Suhor's theatre credits included Steppenwolf's The Grapes of Wrath and Lydie Breeze, and she was a two-time Jeff Award nominee.

Suhor also ran her own acting school, Art's Sake Film Acting Studio in Orlando, Florida, teaching film acting based on the Meisner technique.

Personal life[edit]

Suhor died on September 27, 2018, after a 10-month illness with pancreatic cancer.[3] She was married to actor Simon Needham.[1]

Filmography[edit]

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1987 Sable Tara Mason / Emily Wacker Episode: "Copycat"
1989–1991 The Young Riders Louise McCloud 67 episodes
1991 Dillinger Jacqueline Television film
1991 Babe Ruth Helen Woodford Ruth
1992 Northern Exposure Cicely Episode: "Cicely"
1992, 1993 Brooklyn Bridge Colleen 2 episodes
1993 Murder, She Wrote Marian King Episode: "Love's Deadly Desire"
1993, 1995 Renegade Marian Kirby / Kim McClain 2 episodes
1995 Star Trek: Voyager Eudana Episode: "Prime Factors"
2000 Sheena Stanton Episode: "Lost Boy"
2018 Lodge 49 Melinda Episode: "Full Fathom Five"

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Palm, Matthew J. (September 28, 2018). "Yvonne Suhor, Art's Sake founder and 'Young Riders' star, dies". Orlando Sentinel. Archived from the original on 8 February 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Yvonne Suhor Obituary - Winter Park, FL". Dignity Memorial. Archived from the original on 30 September 2022. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
  3. ^ "Yvonne Suhor, Actress on 'The Young Riders,' Dies at 56". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 9 January 2022. Retrieved 2018-10-17.

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