In most of her films, Sue Ane played "the funny girl". It's probably because--
well, because she's funny! I had the opportunity to talk to Sue Ane on the phone
a couple of times about this page, and she disarmed me right away with her sense
of humor, and down-to-earth attitude. It comes across in her films, too!
When Sue Ane was two, her widowed mother was left to support herself and Sue
Ane. She became a voice instructor, and directed student theatre and music
productions at the several colleges where she taught. Sue Ane made her debut at
the age of five in one of these shows. Growing up mainly in the states of Texas,
Idaho, Montana, Utah, and Oregon nurtured Sue Ane's love of the West. After
studying four years in New York, and working on and off Broadway, she head ed
for Hollywood. Her first big break was as a regular on the TV series,
Bachelor Father, with John Forsythe, where she worked from 1959 to 1961. She
made her film debut in The Great Impostor (1960), with Tony Curtis. In
1962, she appeared on the cover of LIFE magazine, announcing her new role as
Alice on
The Honeymooners
, with Jackie Gleason, which lasted for a year. She made many TV guest
appearances throughout the sixties, including shots on The Andy Griffith Show,
McHale's Navy, The Dick Van Dyke Show,
Bonanza, The Wild, Wild West, and Gunsmoke.
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