Susan Stephen

Susan Stephen

Born: July 16, 1931
Died: April 24, 2000
in London, England, UK
From Wikipedia

Susan Rennie Stephen (16 July 1931 – 21 April 2000) was an English film actress.

Born in London, she was known in the 1950s for appearing in a number of B-films. She appeared in over 20 films including The Red Beret (1953), The House Across the Lake (1954), Pacific Destiny (1956) and Carry On Nurse (1959).

Her film appearances became less frequent following her second marriage to film director Nicolas Roeg from 1957 to 1977.

Movies for Susan Stephen...

That's Carry On!
Title: That's Carry On!
Character: Nurse Georgie Axwell
Released: January 1, 1977
Type: Movie
Celebrating twenty years of classic Carry On films, two of the films’ best-loved stars, Kenneth Williams and Barbara Windsor return to Pinewood film studios to unwrap some rib-tickling moments from the series. From the original, military mayhem of Carry On Sergeant, through to the really ancient archaeological gags of Carry On Behind, our saucy hosts get their titters out for this laugh-a-second gallop through the most successful series of British comedy films ever made.
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Three Spare Wives
Title: Three Spare Wives
Character: Susan
Released: January 1, 1962
Type: Movie
A man inherits a harem of three wives from his late uncle, which he brings home to his real wife in England. British comedy from 1962.
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The Court Martial of Major Keller
Title: The Court Martial of Major Keller
Character: Laura Winch
Released: December 1, 1961
Type: Movie
Lawrence Payne stars as Major Kellor, a well respected and decorated officer who is being court-martialled for the murder of his commanding officer Colonel Winch. The facts of the case are shrouded by the mayhem of war and the effects that fear, pressure and duty have upon a soldier. Did the Major covet the Colonel's wife? Was the Major ambitious and kill Winch to secure a promotion? Or had the Colonel cracked under the pressure of an illustrious battle career? To prove his innocence Major Keller must rely on the evidence and testimonies given in court, however when he himself is the only witness, his word may not be good enough to win his freedom.
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Return of a Stranger
Title: Return of a Stranger
Character: Pam Reed
Released: January 1, 1961
Type: Movie
An obsessed man returns to claim the woman he loves.
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Carry On Nurse
Title: Carry On Nurse
Character: Georgie Axwell
Released: January 30, 1959
Type: Movie
Set in Haven Hospital where a certain men's ward is causing more havoc than the whole hospital put together. The formidable Matron's debut gives the patients a chill every time she walks past, with only Reckitt standing up to her. There's a colonel who is a constant nuisance, a bumbling nurse, a romance between Ted York and Nurse Denton, and Bell who wants his bunion removed straight away, so after drinking alcohol, the men decide to remove the bunion themselves!
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The Barretts of Wimpole Street
Title: The Barretts of Wimpole Street
Character: Bella
Released: January 16, 1957
Type: Movie
Director Sidney Franklin's 1957 remake of his own 1934 film, about the romance of poets Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning.
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It's Never Too Late
Title: It's Never Too Late
Character: Tessa Hammond
Released: May 7, 1956
Type: Movie
When a sedate wife and mother decides her family takes her for granted, she pens a movie script -- and it becomes a hit film. Suddenly faced with instant celebrity, she must choose between being a highly paid author and a middle-class housewife.
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Pacific Destiny
Title: Pacific Destiny
Character: Olivia Grimble
Released: January 1, 1956
Type: Movie
Life is strange and worrying for a cadet who arrives in the Pacific in the colonial service. And the testy resident commissioner, who had been expecting an experienced man, soon shows his disapproval.
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Value for Money
Title: Value for Money
Character: Ethel
Released: August 9, 1955
Type: Movie
A wealthy young man from Yorkshire visits a London nightclub and meets a performer. She decides to take him for every penny he is worth, and he decides to let her.
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As Long as They're Happy
Title: As Long as They're Happy
Character: Corinne Bentley
Released: March 15, 1955
Type: Movie
The suburban peace of the Bentley household is shattered when John Bentley is informed by his wife Stella that their two married daughters, Pat and Corrine are in trouble and need funds to come home and bring their husbands, Peter, a penniless Parisian artist and Barnaby, a Texas cowboy, with them. And the youngest daughter, Gwen, has tricked an American singer, Bobby Denver, into visiting them on the pretext that it is the home of a noted British film magnate. When all the women in the household --- including the maid --- fall for the singer's charms, Bentley consults a crackpot psychiatrist, Dr. Schneider, who almost succeeds in ousting, not the singer, but Bentley's wife, with his advice to Bentley to make her jealous by living it up with Pearl, a showgirl recruited for the purpose.
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Golden Ivory
Title: Golden Ivory
Character: Ruth Meecham
Released: October 3, 1954
Type: Movie
Set amid the magnificent scenery of the Kenyan bush, this safari adventure from 1954 depicts the many dangers faced by a group of British settlers in East Africa during the last decade of the nineteenth century.
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For Better, for Worse
Title: For Better, for Worse
Character: Anne Purves
Released: June 20, 1954
Type: Movie
In postwar London a young graduate and his girlfriend decide to marry. Her well-to-do parents are not convinced, but they agree once he has got a £5.10.0 job and a 30/- a week single-room flat. The newly-weds find money fearfully tight, the flat cramped, the neighbours a trial, and her parents always hovering. Can faith conquer all? Is there some way of getting rid of tea-leaves except down the sink?
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Dangerous Cargo
Title: Dangerous Cargo
Character: Janie Matthews
Released: May 1, 1954
Type: Movie
Inspired by the real events of the attempted heist at Heathrow Airport in 1952, a criminal tricks an old friend into giving away the location of a shipment of gold bullion so he and his gang can steal it.
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The House Across the Lake
Title: The House Across the Lake
Character: Andrea Forrest
Released: April 16, 1954
Type: Movie
Sensuous and desirable, Carol Forrest has always attracted the attention of men. Expert in the art of manipulation and control she married an older man, loving only his vast wealth and continued to amuse herself with indiscreet affairs. But when neighbour Mark Kendrick lets slip that her husband intends cutting her out of his will Carol concentrates all her attentions on the unsuspecting Kendrick, obtaining his help to dispose of this irritating obstacle.
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The Red Beret
Title: The Red Beret
Character: Penny Gardner
Released: August 11, 1953
Type: Movie
Steve MacKendrick resigns from the US Army after causing the needless death of a fellow officer. Wanting to serve in the war, he enlists as a Canadian in the British 1st Parachute Brigade. He proves himself exceptionally skilled for a recruit, arousing the suspicion of his commanding officer who starts an investigation. He redeems himself during combat. The film was titled "Paratrooper" in the US.
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Luxury Girls
Title: Luxury Girls
Character: Lorna Whitmore
Released: October 1, 1952
Type: Movie
Lorna, the daughter of an American playboy, enters a girls' school for the international smart-set, in the Alps, where the main course of study appears to be how to trap a rich man. At first, she is dominated and looked down on by the school ring-leaders, and forced into rooming with - horrors - a scholarship student. But when a rich young American shows interest in her she is elevated to the international clique of the upper-termers. Then she falls in love with - horrors again - a poor local mountaineer.
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Father's Doing Fine
Title: Father's Doing Fine
Character: Bicky
Released: August 15, 1952
Type: Movie
Lady Buckering, an English widow, has four daughters; Doreen, married to Dougall and about to give birth at home, and Gerda, Bicky and Catherine. The story revolves around the impending birth and the love affairs of the other three daughters; Bicky, with eccentric student Roly; Gerda, married to artist Wilfred; and Catherine, in love with the landlord's son, Clifford Magill. In addition, the impoverished Lady Buckering is being courted by Dr. Drew. Written by Les Adams
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Treasure Hunt
Title: Treasure Hunt
Character: Mary O'Leary
Released: June 1, 1952
Type: Movie
Short of money the owners of Ballyroden Hall must attempt to run it as a guest house, but not everyone is happy about the plan.
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Stolen Face
Title: Stolen Face
Character: Betty
Released: May 1, 1952
Type: Movie
A plastic surgeon changes the face of a female convict to match that of the beautiful woman who broke his heart and left him. He marries the convict but trouble starts when his true love returns.
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His Excellency
Title: His Excellency
Character: Peggy Harrison
Released: January 22, 1952
Type: Movie
A trade union official becomes governor of a British island colony