biographyGeorge's career peaked in the 1970s with such films as Straw Dogs (1971; with Dustin Hoffman), Fright (1971; with Honor Blackman), and Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry (1974; with Peter Fonda and Adam Roarke). Her career was quite strong into the late 1970s and early 1980s, where she was featured in the fun horror flicks Tintorera: Killer Shark (1977), Venom (1981; with Klaus Kinski and Sterling Hayden), and The House Where Evil Dwells (1982; with Edward Albert and Doug McClure). On a personal note, George met fellow British actor Simon MacCorkindale in 1977, and the couple married in October 1984. |
the films of susan georgeUp the Junction (1968)The Strange Affair (1968)All Neat in Black Stockings (1969)Lola (1970)Straw Dogs (1971)Dirty Mary,Crazy Larry (1974)LEFT: As the title character Mary in the 20th Century Fox drive-in favorite Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry. RIGHT: With co-stars Adam Roarke and Peter FondaMandingo (1975)Out of Season (1975)Vanessa Redgrave portrays George's mother and rival for the affections of Cliff Robertson in the drama Out of SeasonA Small Town in Texas (1976)George has taken up with sleazy small-town sheriff Bo Hopkins in the action flick A Small Town in TexasTintorera: Killer Shark (1977)With Hugo Stiglitz and Andrés García in René Cardona's Mexico-shot horror flick Tintorera: Killer SharkVenom (1981)From the independent horror thriller Venom with Klaus KinskiThe House Where Evil Dwells (1982)The Jigsaw Man (1984)susan george todayAlong with her husband, George served as producer for the films Stealing Heaven (1988; with Derek de Lint and Kim Thomson), That Summer of White Roses (1989; with Tom Conti and Rod Steiger), and The House That Mary Bought (1995; with Ben Cross). MacCorkindale also wrote the screenplays for the latter two films, in which George starred. Outside of films and television, the couple began a stud farm for Arabian horses called Georgian Arabians. Sadly, MacCorkindale left George a widow upon his death from cancer on October 14, 2010 at age 58. George, who paused on her career in the mid 1990s, returned to acting in the film Arjunan Kadhali (2015) and has a role in the period drama 1066 (2023; with Ian Whyte). |
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