Susanne Benton (néeHildur; born February 3, 1948) is a retiredCanadian actress known for her film roles as General Dreedle's WAC inCatch-22 (1970) and Quilla June Holmes inA Boy and His Dog (1975). In 1972, she appeared in theAndy Griffith filmThe Strangers in 7A, credited under her birth name, Susanne Hildur. She also used that name when appearing in an episode ofBarnaby Jones a year later in 1973.[citation needed]
Susanne Hildur was born inToronto,Ontario, Canada.[1] Her father, who raised her, was ajazz pianist.[2] Benton's mother left the family after she separated from her husband when Benton was two.[2] She became convinced at the age of six that she would become a major star.[3] However, she also reportedly believed that she would die before she reached her 28th birthday.[3] In adulthood, she was eventually reunited with her mother and lived for a year with her in Canada.[2]
During her early roles she refused to disrobe for her parts, despite the requests of herUniversal Studios bosses.[4] However, she posed nude for a multi-page pictorial in the May 1970Playboy magazine.[1] She often expressed the need to walk and felt unwell when she couldn't walk due to working on set.[5]
She married James Benton in 1966, which ended in divorce. She later married David Rudich.[citation needed]
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^"The F.B.I."Arizona Daily Star. November 25, 1973. p. 55.Archived from the original on September 12, 2017. RetrievedSeptember 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^Thomas, Kevin (May 15, 1975)."'Best Friends' an Odds-on Odyssey".Los Angeles Times. p. 97.Archived from the original on May 4, 2024. RetrievedSeptember 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
