Born in Wilmington, Delaware, Suzanne Savoy moved with her family to
Montreal at the age of five and lived in Canada until the age of 23.
She studied design at the National Theatre School of Canada and began
her acting career in her late twenties after she had moved to Houston.
She studied acting at the Royal National Theatre of Great Britain and
various other schools and colleges. While living in Texas, she had
principal and starring roles in many commercials, films, TV shows and
plays, had a thriving career as a voice-over actress, and co-founded
Mercury Studio, which provided on-camera training for actors until
2005. She was married to James Black (of The Alley Theatre) for seven
years; they have one daughter. Having moved to New York City in 1996
with her daughter following divorce, Ms. Savoy became a mainstay of The
Shakespeare Project (Artistic Director Scott Cargle), which toured New
York City's park and public spaces. She variously performed, designed
sets and costumes, built puppets, and created and ran TSP's education
division over a period of nine years. In 2005 Ms. Savoy moved to Harlem
and continued her work appearing in and doing voice-over in numerous
national commercials. After a hiatus from film and TV for a number of
years while raising her daughter, she has resumed her work in those
areas.
