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'''Susan French Moultrie'''{{cite news|last1=North|first1=Gary|title=Susan French|url=https://variety.com/2003/scene/people-news/susan-french-1117884825/|accessdate=29 May 2018|work=Variety|date=April 20, 2003|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180529023605/http://variety.com/2003/scene/people-news/susan-french-1117884825/|archivedate=29 May 2018}} (January 23, 1912 – April 6, 2003) was an [[American people|American]] stage, television, and film actress.

'''Susan French Moultrie'''{{cite news|last1=North|first1=Gary|title=Susan French|url=https://variety.com/2003/scene/people-news/susan-french-1117884825/|accessdate=29 May 2018|work=Variety|date=April 20, 2003|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180529023605/http://variety.com/2003/scene/people-news/susan-french-1117884825/|archivedate=29 May 2018}} (January 23, 1912 – April 6, 2003) was an [[American people|American]] stage, television, and film actress and puppeteer

==Early years==

==Early years==

Born in Los Angeles, French was the daughter of Lloyd Moultrie, a show-business lawyer. She was a graduate of the [[American Academy of Dramatic Arts]].{{cite book|last1=Lentz|first1=Harris M. III|title=Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2003: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture|date=2004|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9780786417568|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jHrGCwAAQBAJ&q=%22Susan+French%22+actress&pg=PA139|accessdate=29 May 2018|language=en}}

French was born in 1912 in Los Angeles, and was the daughter of Lloyd Moultrie, a show-business lawyer. She was a graduate of the [[American Academy of Dramatic Arts]].{{cite book|last1=Lentz|first1=Harris M. III|title=Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2003: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture|date=2004|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9780786417568|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jHrGCwAAQBAJ&q=%22Susan+French%22+actress&pg=PA139|accessdate=29 May 2018|language=en}}

==Career==

==Career==

Early in her career, French appeared in two Broadway plays, worked in radio, and was a photographic stylist for three national magazines. She and her sister worked as riveters for Douglas Aircraft during World War II, and she helped start a theater group there.

French appeared in two [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] plays early in her career and worked in radio, as well as a photographic stylist for three national magazines. She and her sister worked as [[riveter]]s for the [[Douglas Aircraft Company]] during [[World War II]], and she helped start a theater group there.

French appeared in the TV movie ''People Like Us'' (1990). She also played the roles of Mrs. Shaw in the 1979 TV movie ''[[Captain America II: Death Too Soon]]'', and Bessie Gilmore in ''[[The Executioner's Song (film)|The Executioner's Song]]'' (1982). French acted in the soap opera ''[[Bare Essence]]'' (1982–1983) and appeared in episodes of ''[[The Alfred Hitchcock Hour]],'' ''[[Dallas (TV series)|Dallas]]'', ''[[Falcon Crest]]'', ''[[The Colbys]]'', ''[[L.A. Law]]'', ''[[Little House on the Prairie (TV series)|Little House on the Prairie]]'', ''[[Moonlighting (TV series)|Moonlighting]]'', ''[[Quantum Leap (1989 TV series)|Quantum Leap]]'', [[Perfect Strangers (TV series)|''Perfect Strangers'']], and ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]''. Her final television appearance was in an episode of ''[[Picket Fences]]''. In addition, she had a recurring role on the CBS TV series ''[[Cagney & Lacey]]'' as Mrs. Skimmins.{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2003/scene/people-news/susan-french-1117884825/|title = Susan French|date = 20 April 2003}}

French appeared in the TV movie ''People Like Us'' (1990). She also played the roles of Mrs. Shaw in the 1979 TV movie ''[[Captain America II: Death Too Soon]]'', and Bessie Gilmore in ''[[The Executioner's Song (film)|The Executioner's Song]]'' (1982). French acted in the soap opera ''[[Bare Essence]]'' (1982–1983) and appeared in episodes of ''[[The Alfred Hitchcock Hour]],'' ''[[Dallas (TV series)|Dallas]]'', ''[[Falcon Crest]]'', ''[[The Colbys]]'', ''[[L.A. Law]]'', ''[[Little House on the Prairie (TV series)|Little House on the Prairie]]'', ''[[Moonlighting (TV series)|Moonlighting]]'', ''[[Quantum Leap (1989 TV series)|Quantum Leap]]'', [[Perfect Strangers (TV series)|''Perfect Strangers'']], and ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]''. Her final television appearance was in an episode of ''[[Picket Fences]]''. In addition, she had a recurring role on the CBS TV series ''[[Cagney & Lacey]]'' as Mrs. Skimmins.{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2003/scene/people-news/susan-french-1117884825/|title = Susan French|date = 20 April 2003}}