Yvonne Theresa Suhor (November 29, 1961 – September 27, 2018)[2] was an American actress and acting instructor.

Yvonne Suhor
Born
Yvonne Theresa Suhor

November 29, 1961
DiedSeptember 27, 2018 (aged 56)
EducationIllinois State University
(BA)
University of Southern California (MFA)
Spouse
Simon Needham
(m. 2001)
[1]

Early life and education

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Suhor was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. She graduated from Illinois State University in 1985, and later received her MFA from the University of Southern California.[1]

Career

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Suhor appeared in a number of movies and TV series, most notably as Cicely in an Emmy Award-winning episode of Northern Exposure and as series regular Louise McCloud for three seasons on The Young Riders. She also guest-starred on Brooklyn Bridge (in a recurring role), Murder, She Wrote, Star Trek: Voyager, Renegade, and Sheena. Suhor's theatre credits included Steppenwolf's The Grapes of Wrath and Lydie Breeze, and she was a two-time Jeff Award nominee.

Suhor also ran her own acting school, Art's Sake Film Acting Studio in Orlando, Florida, teaching film acting based on the Meisner technique.

Personal life

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Suhor died on September 27, 2018, after a 10-month illness with pancreatic cancer.[3] She was married to actor Simon Needham.[1]

Filmography

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Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1987 Sable Tara Mason / Emily Wacker Episode: "Copycat"
1989–1991 The Young Riders Louise McCloud 67 episodes
1991 Dillinger Jacqueline Television film
1991 Babe Ruth Helen Woodford Ruth
1992 Northern Exposure Cicely Episode: "Cicely"
1992, 1993 Brooklyn Bridge Colleen 2 episodes
1993 Murder, She Wrote Marian King Episode: "Love's Deadly Desire"
1993, 1995 Renegade Marian Kirby / Kim McClain 2 episodes
1995 Star Trek: Voyager Eudana Episode: "Prime Factors"
2000 Sheena Stanton Episode: "Lost Boy"
2018 Lodge 49 Melinda Episode: "Full Fathom Five"

References

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  1. ^ a b c Palm, Matthew J. (September 28, 2018). "Yvonne Suhor, Art's Sake founder and 'Young Riders' star, dies". Orlando Sentinel. Archived from the original on 8 February 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Yvonne Suhor Obituary - Winter Park, FL". Dignity Memorial. Archived from the original on 30 September 2022. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
  3. ^ "Yvonne Suhor, Actress on 'The Young Riders,' Dies at 56". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 9 January 2022. Retrieved 2018-10-17.
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