Redefining the TV Sitcom Wife: Suzanne Pleshette

Born Into the Business

On a cold January day in 1937, in Brooklyn Heights, New York, Geraldine and Eugene Pleshette welcomed their only daughter, Suzanne. She was destined for stardom before coming out of the womb because her parents were both in the entertainment industry. She was also the most beautiful baby.

Suzanne in a still from The Bob Newhart Show.

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Pleshette’s mother was a dancer and artist who performed under the stage name Geraldine Rivers. Meanwhile, her father, Eugene, was the stage manager of the Paramount Theater in New York. He later became a network executive at ABC. She was around the entertainment industry since birth, which inspired her to pursue the arts.

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