Susan Stephen

Susan Rennie Stephen was an English film actress born in London.

Career

In her teens she pursued TV roles, subsequently moving to feature films, mainly in B-films in the 1950s. She appeared in more than 20 films including The Red Beret, The House Across the Lake, Pacific Destiny and Carry On Nurse. She appeared in several films for the Rank Organisation.
In 1952, she married Lawrence Ward. The marriage ended in divorce in 1956.
In 1955, she joined other celebrities, such as Jack Payne, in British Pathé's Return to Yesterday.
In 1957, she married for the second time, to Nicolas Roeg who later became a film director. She and Roeg had four sons: Luc, Waldo, Sholto and Nico. Luc later also became a cinema professional. In the 1960s, she concentrated on her family and gradually stepped down from acting. Her last role was in the 1962 comedy Three Spare Wives. The marriage with Roeg ended in divorce in 1977.

Filmography

His Excellency – Peggy Harrison
Stolen Face – Betty
Treasure Hunt – Mary O'Leary
Father's Doing Fine – Bicky
Finishing School – Lorna Whitmore
The Red Beret – Penny Gardner
Stryker of the Yard – Peggy Sinclair
Golden Ivory — Ruth Meecham
The House Across the Lake – Andrea Forrest
Dangerous Cargo – Janie Matthews
For Better, for Worse – Anne Purves
As Long as They're Happy – Corinne Bentley
Value for Money – Ethel
It's Never Too Late – Tessa Hammond
Pacific Destiny – Olivia Grimble
The Barretts of Wimpole Street – Bella Hedley
Carry On Nurse – Nurse Georgie Axwell
Return of a Stranger – Pam Reed
The Court Martial of Major Keller – Laura Winch
Operation Stogie – Stella
Three Spare Wives – Susan