Susanne Benton
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Susanne Benton

Feb 3, 1948 - United States

Susanne Benton (née Hildur; born February 3, 1948) is a retired Canadian actress known for her film roles as General Dreedle's WAC in Catch-22 (1970) and Quilla June Holmes in A Boy and His Dog (1975). In 1972, she appeared in the Andy Griffith film The Strangers in 7A, credited under her birth name, Susanne Hildur. She also used that name when appearing in an episode of Barnaby Jones a year later in 1973.

Susanne Hildur was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Her father, who raised her, was a jazz pianist. Benton's mother left the family after she separated from her husband when Benton was two. She became convinced at the age of six that she would become a major star. However, she also reportedly believed that she would die before she reached her 28th birthday. In adulthood, she was eventually reunited with her mother and lived for a year with her in Canada.

During her early roles, she refused to disrobe for her parts, despite the requests of her Universal Studios bosses. However, she posed nude for a multi-page pictorial in the May 1970 Playboy magazine. She often expressed the need to walk and felt unwell when she couldn't walk due to working on set.

She married James Benton in 1966, which ended in divorce. She later married David Rudich.

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Media
Movie1975A Boy and His DogQuilla June Holmes
Movie1969That Cold Day in the ParkNina
Movie1972The Strangers in 7AClaudine
Movie1975F. Scott Fitzgerald in HollywoodThe Starlet
Movie1968JigsawArlene
Movie1975Best FriendsKathy
Movie1982The Last Horror FilmSusan Archer
Movie1970Cover Me BabeSybil
Movie2022The Devonsville Train: Establishing Shots 2Kathy
Movie1970Catch-22Dreedle's WAC
Movie1968Prescription: MurderThe Blonde
Movie1973Guess Who's Sleeping in My Bed?Chloe Gregory
Movie1976Survival
TV Show1972The Rookies1
TV Show1965The F.B.I.Molly1
TV Show1955GunsmokeAv Marie Pugh1
TV Show1967Ironside1
TV Show1962The VirginianLila Standish1
TV Show1969Love, American StyleCarol1

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