Draft:Susan Petrie

Susan Helen Petrie, credited as Susan Petrie or Sue Helen Petrie, (1951-2015) was a Canadian actor active in the 1970s.

The "elfin" Petrie appeared in numerous films, television shows, and theatrical productions across Canada, including the comedies Rip-Off (1971) and A Sweeter Song (1976), as well as David Cronenberg's body horror film Shivers (1975). In the latter film, Petrie was unable to cry on camera, so she told Cronenberg to slap her face, leading an unknowing Barbara Steele to curse and get physical with the director.[1]

Critic Stephen Chesley praised Petrie's performance in A Sweeter Song, calling her "one of the best actresses in Canadian film" based on the part: "Unlike her past typecasting as the frigid teenage tease, she finds things in this character that aren't in the script."[2]

Petrie moved to Hollywood with her then boyfriend, Canadian director Allan Eastman, to advance her career, but ultimately gave up acting. Her last professional role was in 1977.[3]

Petrie was married to Myles Reiss for 37 years, from 1981 until her death on April 16, 2015, at the age of 63.

Filmography

Famous Jury Trials (1970)[4]
Loving and Laughing (1971)[5]
Rip-Off (1971)
Cold Journey (1972)[6]
Tom Sawyer (1973)[7]
Sunday in the Country (1974)
Shivers (1975)
Lions for Breakfast (1975)
The Far Shore (1976)
Point of No Return (1976)

References

  1. ^ "A Crisis of Passion". thechiseler.org. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
  2. ^ Chesley, Stephen (March 1977). "Allan Eastman's A Sweeter Song". Cinema Canada (36): 45–46. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  3. ^ Evans, Ann (Fall 2015). "Susan Petrie" (PDF). Performers Magazine: 31. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
  4. ^ "SUE HELEN PETRIE DONNELLY RHODES TIM HENRY FAMOUS JURY TRIALS ORIG 1971 TV PHOTO". Worthpoint. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
  5. ^ "Loving and Laughing". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
  6. ^ "Cold journey (DVD 2008)". chinooklibrary.ca. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
  7. ^ ""Tom Sawyer", Made Here, on CTV Tonight" (PDF). Morrisburg Leader. Vol. 111, no. 11. March 16, 1973. Retrieved 12 December 2025.

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