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Susan Howard(I)

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Susan Howard in Dallas (1978)
When a hillbilly moonshiner is murdered by a powerful competitor, his tough three daughters discover a stash of prohibition whiskey and start undercutting their father's killer's business, with help from a local race car driver.
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Susan Howard, best known for her eight years as Donna Krebbs in the prime-time soap opera, Dallas (1978) was born Jeri Lynn Mooney in Marshall, Texas. "I grew up with my father telling me that I was talented and beautiful and wonderful. I respected and loved my father, so I believed him - until I grew up and looked in a mirror and saw that my daddy had sort of colored the truth. But, by then, it was too late. I was hooked", she said of her life-long desire to be an actress and the support she got from her family to realize the dream. After excelling in the dramatic arts at Marshall High, where she won the UIL Best Actress Award, she was accepted at the University of Texas. There, she spent two years before Hollywood lured her farther west. Several years as a member of the Los Angeles Repertory Company, plus her years at the University of Texas, instilled in her the discipline and perspective she needed to finally make it in Hollywood. After several years of guest shots on television shows; including Bonanza (1959), The Flying Nun (1967) and I Dream of Jeannie (1965), Susan was offered the co-starring role opposite Barry Newman in Petrocelli (1974). For her portrayal of "Maggie Petrocelli", she was nominated for both Emmy and the Golden Globe awards.

The role of "Donna Culver Krebbs" came Susan's way in 1978, as a one-time guest shot. The producers were so pleased with her performance, they enlarged the part and asked her to stay. She remained until 1987, when the script for the new season called for Donna to begin an affair with one of the other characters. She refused the change and left the show.

She and her husband Calvin Chrane now live outside Austin, Texas. She was appointed by then-Governor George W. Bush to be a commissioner for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. She is also a member of the board of directors for the National Rifle Association where she serves as Chair of the Public Policy Committee. The Chranes have one daughter, Lynn, and two grandchildren, Daniel and Noelle. Susan Howard continues to be a frequent visitor to Marshall where her mother and brother reside. She is an active member of the Writers Guild of America, and continues writing for television, something she began on Dallas (1978).
BornJanuary 28, 1944
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy

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Ike Eisenmann, Susan Howard, Jared Martin, and Scott Thomas in The Fantastic Journey (1977)
Susan Howard and Claudia Jennings in Moonshine County Express (1977)
Michael Ansara, Susan Howard, and Mark Tobin in Star Trek (1966)
Michael Ansara, Susan Howard, and Mark Tobin in Star Trek (1966)
Susan Howard in Dallas (1978)
Susan Howard in Dallas (1978)
Susan Howard in Dallas (1978)
Susan Howard and Steve Kanaly in Dallas (1978)
Victoria Principal, Barbara Bel Geddes, Patrick Duffy, Larry Hagman, Linda Gray, Susan Howard, and Steve Kanaly in Dallas (1978)
Kate Reid, Susan Howard, Steve Kanaly, and Timothy Patrick Murphy in Dallas (1978)
Victoria Principal, Barbara Bel Geddes, Patrick Duffy, Larry Hagman, Linda Gray, Susan Howard, Steve Kanaly, and Donna Culver at an event for Dallas (1978)
William Conrad, Susan Howard, and John Saxon in Moonshine County Express (1977)

Known for

Victoria Principal, Barbara Bel Geddes, Patrick Duffy, Larry Hagman, Charlene Tilton, Jim Davis, Linda Gray, and Steve Kanaly in Dallas (1978)
Dallas
7.1
TV Series
  • Donna Culver Krebbs
  • Donna Culver
Walter Koenig, Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, James Doohan, DeForest Kelley, George Takei, and Nichelle Nichols in Star Trek (1966)
Star Trek
8.4
TV Series
  • Mara
Susan Howard, Barry Newman, and Albert Salmi in Petrocelli (1974)
Petrocelli
7.2
TV Series
  • Maggie Petrocelli
Susan Howard, Claudia Jennings, and John Saxon in Moonshine County Express (1977)
Moonshine County Express
5.8
  • Dot Hammer
  • 1977

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Actress

  • Come the Morning (1993)
    Come the Morning
  • Victoria Principal, Barbara Bel Geddes, Patrick Duffy, Larry Hagman, Charlene Tilton, Jim Davis, Linda Gray, and Steve Kanaly in Dallas (1978)
    Dallas
  • Fred Grandy, Bernie Kopell, Ted Lange, Gavin MacLeod, and Lauren Tewes in The Love Boat (1977)
    The Love Boat
  • Tony Curtis, Robert Urich, Phyllis Davis, and Judy Landers in Vega$ (1978)
    Vega$
  • Having Babies
  • The Power Within (1979)
    The Power Within
  • The Paper Chase (1973)
    The Paper Chase
  • The Busters
  • Superdome (1978)
    Superdome
  • Rod Taylor, Andrew Stevens, Tony Becker, and Gina Smika Hunter in The Oregon Trail (1976)
    The Oregon Trail
  • Barnaby Jones (1973)
    Barnaby Jones
  • George Hamilton and Jane Seymour in Killer on Board (1977)
    Killer on Board
  • Sidewinder 1 (1977)
    Sidewinder 1
  • Susan Howard, Claudia Jennings, and John Saxon in Moonshine County Express (1977)
    Moonshine County Express
  • Jo Ann Harris, Shelly Novack, and Robert Stack in Most Wanted (1976)
    Most Wanted

Writer

  • Victoria Principal, Barbara Bel Geddes, Patrick Duffy, Larry Hagman, Charlene Tilton, Jim Davis, Linda Gray, and Steve Kanaly in Dallas (1978)
    Dallas

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    • January 28, 1944
    • Marshall, Texas, USA
    • Calvin ChraneMay 1974 - present
    • Lynn Howerton
  • Other works
    Susan appeared as a spokesperson for the National Rifle Association in a thirty minute advertising spot that the NRA ran through the year 2000 lading up to the General Election that year.
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    Was the first woman to play a Klingon on Star Trek (1966) (and in fact the first woman to speak as one on the original series).

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