Susan Oliver

Biography: Best known as a television actress who guest starred on shows ranging from The Twilight Zone to Wagon Train to Murder She Wrote, American supporting actress Susan Oliver also worked on-stage and in the occasional feature film. Before making her movie debut in The Green Eyed Blonde in 1957, Oliver studied drama at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of Theater. She joined the cast of Peyton Place as Ann Colby Howard in 1966, while continuing her film career. Oliver's film career was sporadic after 1970; however, she was active in the American Film Institute's workshop for women. In addition, Oliver directed short films and a few episodes of television series. In her spare time, Oliver was a talented airplane pilot and in 1966, she survived a small plane crash. Oliver won the 1970 Powder Puff Derby air race and was then named Pilot of the Year. Later, she attempted to become the first woman to single-handedly fly a single-engine plane from New York to Moscow, but was thwarted inBest known as a television actress who guest starred on shows ranging from The Twilight Zone to Wagon Train to Murder She Wrote, American supporting actress Susan Oliver also worked on-stage and in the occasional feature film. Before making her movie debut in The Green Eyed Blonde in 1957, Oliver studied drama at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of Theater. She joined the cast of Peyton Place as Ann Colby Howard in 1966, while continuing her film career. Oliver's film career was sporadic after 1970; however, she was active in the American Film Institute's workshop for women. In addition, Oliver directed short films and a few episodes of television series. In her spare time, Oliver was a talented airplane pilot and in 1966, she survived a small plane crash. Oliver won the 1970 Powder Puff Derby air race and was then named Pilot of the Year. Later, she attempted to become the first woman to single-handedly fly a single-engine plane from New York to Moscow, but was thwarted in Denmark when the Soviet government denied her permission to enter their air space. In 1983, Oliver published her memoirs, Odyssey. She died of cancer in 1990. Expand

Susan Oliver's Scores

  • TV
Average career score: 71
Highest Metascore: 71 Murder, She Wrote: Season 1
Lowest Metascore: 71 Murder, She Wrote: Season 1
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 1
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 1
  3. Negative: 0 out of 1
1 tv review
Title: Year: Credit: User score:
tbd The Andy Griffith Show: Season 4 Sep 30, 1963 Prisoner tbd
tbd Rawhide: Season 5 Sep 28, 1962 Girl tbd
tbd Route 66: Season 3 Sep 21, 1962 Willow tbd
tbd The Alfred Hitchcock Hour: Season 1 Sep 20, 1962 Annabel tbd
tbd The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet: Season 10 Sep 28, 1961 Lori tbd
tbd Route 66: Season 2 Sep 22, 1961 Claire/Chris tbd
tbd The Untouchables: Season 2 Oct 13, 1960 Roxie tbd
tbd Route 66: Season 1 Oct 7, 1960 Joan Maslow tbd
tbd Rawhide: Season 3 Sep 30, 1960 Paul Evans' Wife tbd
tbd The Twilight Zone: Season 1 Oct 2, 1959 Teenya 8.9
tbd Bonanza: Season 1 Sep 12, 1959 Leta Malvet 8.0
tbd Wanted: Dead or Alive: Season 2 Sep 5, 1959 Bess tbd
tbd Father Knows Best: Season 4 Sep 25, 1957 Actor tbd
tbd Days of our Lives: Season 30 Jul 1, 2016 Laura Spencer Horton (#3) (1975-1976) tbd