Susanna Hunt (a.k.a. Susan Hunt, Sue Tacker) is an English pop singer, actress and model. She gained fame in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Early life
editShe was born in Brenchley, Kent, England, in a farming community family, and then lived in Sedlescombe, Sussex.[1]
She later moved to London and signed up with the Cherry Marshall Model Agency,[2][3] where she learned to sing, hoping to move into acting.[4]
Career
editIn the 1967 documentary of the atmosphere in London of the time, Tonite Let's All Make Love in London, Susanna Hunt made an impression as a dolly girl describing her phenomenon as such and the scene, on a summer's day sitting in a circulating fairground ride.[5][citation needed] She was an original member of the cast of Peter Coe's Decameron '73, which made an impact in 1973 in the UK for its free expression of nude form.[6]
Her major contribution to theatre was her three years in Let My People Come. The production was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1975 for Best Original Cast Album.[7]
Film
edit- Casino Royale (1967) - Hunt played one of the "Bond Girls" in a short sequence where she tries to seduce agent Terence Cooper who is training to resist the temptation of women counter agents from "SMERSH". She appears as "Lorely",[8] wearing a white bikini and walks up to and gives agent Terrance a sultry kiss to test his reaction. He responds that he's trained to resist her charm and then judo tackles her to the ground.[9]
- The Looking Glass War (1970) - She plays a short scene in a cafe, with a girlfriend, where the lead character Leise indicates his interest in passing some time with them. His controller, Haldane, quietly counsels, "There'll be no time for that, I'm afraid."[10]
- The British TV series, Special Branch (1974), featured her in a couple of episodes where she had a small part as Craven's secretary.
- She played in the British TV series Hugh and I.
Musical career
editSusanna was a pop singer known under the stage name of Geneveve, in 1966 releasing the songs, "Just a Whisper", "Summer Days", "Nothing in the World", and "Once" plus in 1967, "That Can't Be Bad" and "I Love Him, I Need Him".[11]
Her songs got airplay on English radio stations, as well as pirate stations Radio London (three timesin the Fab 40)[12][citation needed] and Radio 270.[13][14][15]
Personal life
editShe married musician Ronnie Lane, and was a part of The Faces musical entourage.[1]
She appeared in the 2006 documentary film, The Passing Show,[16] where she speaks about Lane and "The Faces". She resides in Walnut Creek, California, United States.[17]
References
edit- ^ a b Had Me a Real Good Time: The Faces Before During and After, Omnibus Press, ISBN 9781849380737.
- ^ Horwell, Veronica (23 March 2006). "Obituary: Cherry Marshall". The Guardian.
- ^ "The Model Archives of Marlowe Press". Modelscomposites.com.
- ^ "45cat - View Image". 45cat.com.
- ^ "Tonite Let's All Make Love In London (1967)". Vimeo.
- ^ Barnes, Clive (15 August 1973). "Theater: Notes on Nudes". New York Times.
- ^ "Grammy Awards Nominee 1975 - Grammy Award Winners 1975". Awardsandshows.com.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 19 May 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Casino Royale Script - transcript from the screenplay and/or James Bond movie". Script-o-rama.com.
- ^ "The Looking Glass War (1970)". Bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 28 August 2016.
- ^ "Geneveve Discography - All Countries - 45cat". 45cat.com.
- ^ "Radio London - Field's Fab Forty - 17th July 66". Radiolondon.co.uk. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ "CBS Records, UK. C1966, (CBS 202061), (Butler - Armand Canfora - Michel Jourdan) Artist:GENEVEVE, Just a whisper". YouTube.
- ^ "Geneveve - Once". 45cat.com.
- ^ "Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series". 17 October 1968. p. 2025.
- ^ "The Passing Show: The Life and Music of Ronnie Lane". Rottentomatoes.com.
- ^ "Geneveve discography". RateYourMusic.com.