Company Star Susan Browning Passes Away at 65

Susan Browning, who originated the role of the sexy, vulnerable stewardess April in the original Broadway cast of Company, has died at the age of 65.  The actress had reportedly fallen ill, and was then put on life support for a number of weeks.

Born in Baldwin, NY on February 25th, 1941, Browning made her Broadway debut in the play Love and Kisses. She received two Tony nominations--for Stephen Sondheim's groundbreaking Company and for the ambitious, short-lived Larry Grossman/Hal Hackady musical Goodtime Charley, in which she played Agnes Sorel (and served as understudy for the role of Joan of Arc). Other Broadway credits included Shelter, Thieves, Neil Simon's Chapter Two and Big River, in which she played Sally Phelps and the Widow Douglas.

Her film and TV credits included Sabrina, both Sister Act movies, "Law and Order," The World According to Garp, "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman," The Money Pit, "The Quinns," and "Love is a Many Splendored Thing."

A memorial service will be held for Browning in June.

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