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Susan Vanita Diol is of Scandinavian and East Indian Descent. She was born in Marquette, Michigan. Raised in Palatine, Illinois and Worthington Ohio. Her parents, Christine and Peter Balwant Singh Diol owned C & P Coffee, which is where Susan used her acting skills and accents while working in the office. The Diols also hosted many foreign exchange students and visitors, often having someone living in their basement or on their couch. It was a very lively upbringing. She received her BFA from Otterbein College, and she interned, her senior year at Pat McCorkle Casting in New York. That connection led her to moving to NYC, where she worked as a reader for Pat, was a perfume spritzer at Macy's and cleaned apartments. Pat cast her in her first Equity acting job, playing Viola in "Twelfth Night" at The Alaska Repertory Theatre, directed by her dear friend, Roy Brocksmith. She then got her big break in "You Never Can Tell" on Broadway at Circle in the Square, acting with Uta Hagan, Victor Garber, John and JD Cullum. Then she did "Opera Comique" at the Kennedy Center, with Eli Wallach, Anne Jackson, Charlotte Moore and Brian Bedford. She was a series regular on TV, in ABC's "Hothouse" in New York, with Michael Learned, Michael Jeter, Art Malik, Katherine Borowitz and Josef Sommer.
Her most recent film credits with lead roles:"Your Own Road", "Reality", "Loqueesha" and "Basement". TV Movies: "Hacker" with Haylie Duff, "The Wrong Mother" with Vanessa Marcil, and "Bad Twin". Recent TV: "Notorious", "Perception", "Murder in the First" and "Hart of Dixie". Her Favorite TV roles: Beth, Dean Stockwell's wife on "Quantum Leap", Dr. Denara Pel with Bob Picardo on "Star Trek:Voyager", John Larroquettes baby sister on "Night Court" and Audrey on The Nose Job Episode of "Seinfeld". Susan was a Hooker on "Wings" with Tony Shaloub, Steven Weber and Tim Daly. She played Tyne Daly's daughter, Margaret, on Christy", a Nun on "Murphy Brown", and a killer on "Touched by an Angel" and "CSI: Grissom VS the Volcano". She then played a mother of a killer on "CSI" with Ted Danson, and a Doctor on "NCIS". And a Hypnotist/Therapist with Hank Azaria on "Herman's Head". On Soaps, she played the lovelorn Emmy Borden on "Days of Our Lives" and the crafty, phony Preacher/Con Artist, Angela Holliday with Chris Cousins and John Loprieno on "One Life to Live".
She is a proud member of the Road Theatre Company in NOHO, where she is an actress, playwright and director. She is also a writer, director, filmmaker and producer at her company ZenGleam Filmz.
Passionate for Senior citizens and Brain Health and Wellness, she teaches Zen Move & Groove for Seniors, privately on Zoom.- Actress
Mary....is an unselfconsciously amusing bundle of heart and brains. Her unconventional views and passion make it obvious why top directors are thrilled to add her creative spark to their projects.
Mary grabbed Ron Howard's attention with her enigmatic performance as 'Miss Floom', the hotel landlady in George Miller's Babe: Pig in the City which was voted by Siskel & Ebert "The Best Film of 1998" and is the sequel to the Oscar nominated film Babe. Mary went on to play, the Whoville school teacher, 'Miss Rue Who' under Rons' direction in Universals' blockbuster release of November 2000 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas', alongside Jim Carrey, Molly Shannon, and Christine Baranski. During the shooting of 'The Grinch', she also worked with Chris Columbus' '1492 Company' with Whoopi Goldberg and Brendan Fraser as the less than sober bar tart 'Lulu La Rue' in Fox searchlights' 'Monkeybone' released in 2001. After impressing, six time Oscar winning makeup artist, Rick Baker on the set of The Grinch, with her unique look and grace, Mary happily has made cameo appearances in his many projects.
In the fall of 2002, Mary was invited aboard two widely divergent TV shows. As Mike Fresco & his team of writers made changes to the popular series 'Providence', placing it in the ER instead of a clinic, they also brought some quirk to the mix by creating the character Gerda, an outrageous nudge, with Mary. At the same time, Mary was cast as the befuddled temp, Myrna, on Ben Afflecks' original new TV show 'Push, Nevada' and quickly became a recurring character. Mary also guest starred as Sandra Conley, a 28 year old pregnant patient with Marfans Syndrome, on 'MDs' with Jane Lynch and directed by Peter Horton.
In the spring 2006, Mary's Solo Show "-Dolphin Dreams-" co-written & directed by Rondell Sheridan was produced as part of an evening of Original Solo Shows staged at Highways Performance Space in Santa Monica, California. In 2006, she also began appearing on 'General Hospital' as 'Ms. Sneed', the hospital administrator and starred as the villain 'Billy Stahl' in the Indie Film, 'Tillamook Treasure'. In the spring of 2007, Mary portrayed 'Nurse Theresa' in the horror film 'Portal' which was screened at The Cannes Film Festival. In the spring of 2008, Mary was seen at The Cannes Film Festival again as 'Mrs. Hutchins' in 'The Changeling' starring Angelina Jolie and directed by Clint Eastwood. The 'Changeling' was nominated for a Palme d'Or Award at The Cannes Film Festival 2008 and was released in November 2008. Mary was seen in the fall of 2009 on the new CBS TV series "The Ex List" with fellow Juilliard Alumni Elizabeth Reaser. In 2010, Mary's yearning to be back on stage lead her to Montreal where she worked with Cirque Du Soleil in developing the show "Iris" directed by Phillip DeCoufle based on the evolution of cinema. It gave her a chance to return to her roots and spread her wings as an improviser and physical comedian utilizing her love of physical comedy, dance and movement. Her work with Cirque inspired Mary to develop a physical comedy piece titled "Baby, Oh Baby!" which she performed on stage in Los Angeles at The Comedy Store, The Electric Lodge & Highways Performance Space.
In the fall of 2011, Mary found herself on the Fox Lot in Mexico with actors Emily Watson, Tom Wilkinson, and Kevin James playing Martha, a church gossip in the family film "Little Boy" directed by Alejandro Monteverde. The film was released in theaters April 2014. In 2013, Mary created & performed a film, theater, & dance piece called "Two Long Ladies" with lanky redhead dancer Anne Grimaldo at Highways Performance Space & at The Andrew Shire Gallery with glowing reviews.
From 2016 - 2019, for the most part, Mary was attending to her father with dementia and alzheimer's. However, in December 2017, Mary did fit in a Guest Star appearance on "Now We're Talking" starring Tommy Dewey and Tug Coker produced by LeBron James on 'Verizon go90'. And, in July 2019, Mary had the pleasure of Guest Starring as "Dr. Patton" on Tyler Perry's "The Haves and the Have Nots".
Mary, born in Marquette, Michigan and reared in Milwaukee, Wisconsin partly attributes her desire to pursue a career in acting to her longtime idol and source of inspiration, British actress, Maggie Smith, and to her grandfather. Mary recalls the motivation she gained from her grandfather, an early vaudeville performer as well as her father who as a boy, toured with him; a highly artistic mother, adept at weaving, sculpting, and painting also gave rise to creative direction. No surprise, that Mary wrote and starred in her first play at age five, an event which led to numerous performances thereafter. She then took dance lessons and eventually choreographed and staged dance numbers adding tap, jazz, and modern dance to her repertoire.
Stein attended the prestigious Juilliard School in New York City with celebrity alumni Kevin Spacey, Val Kilmer, Thomas Gibson, and Bradley Whitford, after already receiving a BA from Marquette University. In regional theater, she has played such diverse roles as 'May' in 'Fool for Love' directed by Mark Masterson. Rave reviews, unique talent, and an enthusiasm to explore different media, led Stein to Hollywood where she broke into television on a series of pilots as well as guest starred on such well known TV shows such as 'Glee' and 'Brooklyn Nine Nine'. Marys' feature film break came with the unforgettable role of 'Angela' in Orion Pictures 1996 sleeper hit Man of the Year. You may also recognize her from hundreds of commercials for everything from Pop Tarts to Toyota to most recently, commercials for Sprint & AAA.
Mary meditates & has been a practicing yogi for 30+ years. As an accomplished athlete she enjoys long distance cycling, kayaking, horseback riding and snow skiing. Stein has been a big sister to The Westside Kids and volunteered with LA based charity 'Free Arts for Abused Kids'. She participated with 'Team in Training' and completed their training & triathlon to raise money for Leukemia Research. When Mary is not acting she is a highly sought after coach to actors & teaches workshops in On Camera Acting & Structured Visualization as gateway to tapping your creativity and genius.- Self proclaimed Goth Hippie, Kristen is an actor, voice actor, artist, crafter, and Jill-of-all-trades. As a child, Kristen put on many one woman shows for family, friends, stuffed animals, and imaginary friends. Under the influence of actors such as Robin Williams, young Kristen aspired to be a comedian and voice actor. One late evening after watching the Wizard of Oz with her Grandma, they watched IT and a love of horror began. She began to get her hands on any horror novels and movies she could and then chasing them with lighthearted comedies when the scares were too intense for her young self. This eventually developed into a love of B-movies, horror comedies, and her own dark sense of humor. She has passed on this love of the strange and unusual to her own children and regularly watches "kid" and "teen" horror with them, reads YA horror novels, plays horror video games, and watches classic horror movies with them. She has used her vocal talents for supermarket promotions, dramatic book readings, and as Ms. Prong in the Players De Noc 2023 Winter Radio performance of Miracle on 34th Street. Her first on screen role is in Yooper Frankenstein as the smart and sultry Dr. Eileen Erickson.
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Greg Peters was born in 1963 in Marquette, Michigan, USA. He is known for Adventures in Dinosaur City (1991), Fish Police (1992) and Pinky and the Brain (1995).- Earl Keen was born on 21 October 1896 in Marquette, Iowa, USA. He was an actor, known for Cinderella (1950) and I Led 3 Lives (1953). He died on 25 July 1973 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Ash Patino was born on 27 April 1979 in Marquette, Michigan, USA. She is a director and producer, known for PTSD: The Walking Wounded (2021), Boy Scout's Honor (2022) and David and Ashley (2011).- Mike Shaw was born on 9 May 1957 in Marquette, Michigan, USA. He was an actor, known for WWE Raw (1993), Global Wrestling Federation (GWF) (1991) and WCW Saturday Night (1985). He was married to Kelly Crosby. He died on 11 September 2010 in Skandia, Michigan, USA.
- Michael was born and raised in Marquette, Michigan, but has called Memphis home since 1989. Honored with a BME in Music Education from Northern Michigan University and an MFA in Musical Theatre from San Diego State University, he has over 60 professional theatre credits, 50 TV commercial credits, and has appeared in five major commercial films: The Client, The People vs. Larry Flynt, Separated By Murder, Chasing the Dragon, and Cast Away. Michael has been a resident company member at Playhouse on the Square in Memphis since 1989, and in 1998 was hired as its first-ever Associate Producer. Memphis audiences would recognize him in a variety of roles ranging from Brad in The Rocky Horror Show to Milt in Laughter on the 23rd Floor - both of which earned him Memphis Theatre Awards. Recent roles include Captain Walker in Tommy, the Emcee in Cabaret, the Russian in Chess, and Touchstone in As You Like It. Other than his numerous acclaimed acting and directing accomplishments, his list of accolades includes successfully running the Unified Professional Theatre Auditions - a combined audition with more than 85 professional theatres and 500+ actors and technicians in attendance at Playhouse every February since 1995.
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David Zaugh was born on 28 October 1974 in Marquette, Michigan, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Of Dust and Bones (2016), Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser (2015) and Statistics (2006).- James A Marshall was born on 3 June 1974 in Marquette, Michigan, USA. He is an actor, known for A Pleasant Lunch Somewhere in America (2013), Advice (2015) and Let's Ask America (2012).
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Chad Dropik is an American born actor hailing from Michigan's upper peninsula. He began his career at Northern Michigan University where he was a cast and crew member for various projects at Forest Roberts Theatre. He then joined the United States Army as a Paratrooper in the XVIII Airborne Corps out of Fort Bragg, NC. Upon exiting the service he had achieved the rank of Sergeant and had completed a thirteen month combat deployment to Baghdad, Iraq where he was a Personal Security Officer for the USF-I J6 (United States Forces - Iraq; Director of Communications [RDML Thomas Bond]). After receiving an Honorable Discharge he returned to College at St. Petersburg College where he earned a Associate in Arts degree and transferred to The University of Tampa where he would earn a Bachelor of Science degree in Entrepreneurship. From there he would become a partner in a start-up called Bacchus based in St. Petersburg, FL's downtown district. After stepping away from the business venture to focus his efforts full time on acting pursuits. Chad is an avid runner, poker player, wine enthusiast, and martial arts practitioner (Muay Thai & tae Kwon Do). Training under Master Hoon Park who has worked as an actor and fight coordinator in many film and television endeavors. Although Master Park has had numerous students, his most prolific is Dave Bautista.- Soundtrack
Fritz van Kosky was born on 7 April 1969 in Marquette, Michigan, USA.- Alfred Burt was born on 22 April 1920 in Marquette, Michigan, USA. He was married to Anne Pearson Shortt. He died on 7 February 1954 in Pacoima, California, USA.
- Gary L. Buchschacher Jr. was born on 27 June 1965 in Marquette, Michigan, USA. Gary L. is a producer, known for Scab (2005).
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Jason Doutree was born on 5 December 1979 in Marquette, Michigan, USA. Jason is known for Terminator Salvation (2009), The Avengers (2012) and The Spirit (2008).- Soundtrack
Robert Erickson was born on 7 March 1917 in Marquette, Michigan, USA. He died on 24 April 1997 in San Diego, California, USA.- John Gilmore was born on 21 September 1979 in Marquette, Michigan, USA.
- James W. Davis was born on 1 November 1963 in Marquette, Michigan, USA.
- Mike Bordick was born on 21 July 1965 in Marquette, Michigan, USA.
- Barry Seymour was born on 13 June 1956 in Marquette, Michigan, USA. Barry is an actor, known for Re\Visioned: Tomb Raider Animated Series (2007) and Camp Burlesque (2005).
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Brad Torreano was born on 13 May 1978 in Marquette, Michigan, USA. He is an actor and editor, known for Xenomorph, Dead Eye (1997) and Where Are the Bredstix? (1999).- Jane Summersett was born on 24 December 1987 in Marquette, Michigan, USA. She is an actress, known for I'm Comin' Over (2016).