About Me
Susan Damante studied under William Ball at The American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco, with Atlantic Theater Acting Studios in New York and LA,
Milton Katselas and Jeffrey Tambor in Los Angeles. She has appeared in movies,
THE CANDIDATE with Robert Redford, THE STUDENT TEACHERS
directed by Jonathan Kaplan (THE ACCUSED), starred in THE WILDERNESS FAMILY
(and its two sequels), as well as numerous TV series. She also starred as Cam Fish
in the acclaimed short feature: UNENDING HELL.
Her favorite role on the New York stage was Bev McHale in HER SONOMA STORY at the
Neighborhood Playhouse. She performed her award-winning solo show: LIFE… DEATH… AND ENTERTAINMENT at many festivals, including New York Fringe and is looking forward to having a long run in your nearby theatre!
A member of Theatre 40 in Beverly Hills, she has starred in THE GAMESTER and as Mary in the World Premiere of MORAL IMPERATIVE:
“Damante, an excellent actor, plays Mary as strong, sexy and smart, giving her depth and dimension…” Harker Jones, Edge Media Network
Susan has recently become a filmmaker. Her short film, REPERCUSSIONS, has won several Film Festival Awards (Golden State FF and Silver State FF) She wrote it, stars in it and executive produced it.
She is currently preparing a new Podcast called "TELL ME EVERYTHING with Susan Damante" about overcoming adversity ...to be launched by Fall of 2021.
She has been practicing Nichiren Buddhism with the SGI for four decades and is a dedicated volunteer leader .
SUSAN DAMANTE
SAG-AFTRA/AEA
FILM
REPERCUSSIONS Lead Chuck Marra-Dir
TRIP TO JERSEY Lead Garette Henson-Dir
SHADES OF YELLOW Lead Garette Henson-Dir
UNENDING HELL Lead Justin Wolske-Dir
WAR TORN Lead Jeremy Guy-Dir
THIS CHARMING BOY Lead Beanboy Prods/Annika Kurnick
GLORY GIRL Co-Star AFI-Martha Cotton-Dir
COYOTE SUMMER Co-Star Matias Alvarez-Dir
LADYBUGS Co-Star Ruddy-Morgan/Sidney J. Furie
Adventures of the WILDERNESS FAMILY Lead Stewart Raffill-Dir
Adventures of the WILDERNESS FAMILY Lead Frank Zuniga-Dir
MOUNTAIN FAMILY ROBINSON Lead John Cotter-Dir
The PHOTOGRAPHER Lead William Hillman-Dir
STUDENT TEACHERS Lead Roger Corman/Jonathan Kaplan
FRAMES Lead Farhad Mann-Dir
THE CANDIDATE Featured Robert Redford/Michael Ritchie
TELEVISION
WASHBURN- Pilot New Media Helen Washburn Stephen Cheatum-Dir
THE 70'S-Miniseries Featured NBC/Denise DiNovi/Peter Werner
McKENNA - Pilot Featured ABC/Eric Lanueville-Dir
FALCON CREST Recurring ABC/Warner Bros
GREAT AMERICAN BEAUTY CONTEST Lead ABC MOW/Spelling-Goldberg
BENDER - Pilot Series Regular C.O'Conner Prods/Ray Danton
ROCKFORD FILES Guest Star Universal Studios
AMY PRENTISS - Pilot Series Regular ABC/Universal Studios
RICHIE BROCKELMAN, PI Guest Star Universal/Steven Bochco Prod
BOLD ONES Guest Star Universal/John Badham-Dir
COLOMBO Guest Star Universal/Ben Gazzara-Dir
STAGE
LIFE… DEATH… & ENTERTAINMENT Original Solo Show-Performer-Writer New York Fringe Festival, Hollywood Fringe Festival, Women’s Theatre Festival
JUST SAYIN’ Susan New Collective/Chuck Marra
IT/THEY/YOU Opening Actor Whitmore-Lindley/Chuck Marra
MORAL IMPERATIVE Mary Colby Theare40/Howard Storm Dir
THE GAMESTER Mme Preferee' Theatre40/Jules Aaron Dir
THROWING RUBIES Katherine Stella Adler/Sue Hamilton Dir
HER SONOMA STORY Lead Neighborhood Playhouse, NYC
THE BOYS Lead Atlantic Thtr, NYC/ R. Bella-D
DANA LYNN Lead Egyptian Arena/LA/Paul Jordan
CONCERTINA Lead Egyptian Arena/LA/N.Nogulich
PARANORMALIST Lead Tom Cats Theater/LA/T.Waites
POTPOURRI & PORCUPINES Lead Skylight Theater/Bill LaVallee
EXTREMES (Writer) Lead Beverly Hills Playhouse/LA
MERCHANT OF VENICE Featured A.C.T. Geary Theater/Ellis Rabb
TRAINING
THE PROJECT - Career Management/Writing, Megan Foley/Chuck Marra
Jeffrey Tambor - Santa Monica Acting/Writing Artist Workshop
Robert Bella - Advanced Study Atlantic Theater, NYC
Atlantic Theater Acting Studios - Summer Course Atlantic Theater, NYC
Natalija Nogulich - Scene Study Egyptian Arena Theater, LA
Thomas G. Waites - Scene Study/Improvisation Wooden-O Theater, LA
Milton Katselas - Scene Study Beverly Hills Playhouse
Int'l TV & Film Director's Workshop - Invited Actress Rockport, Maine
American Conservatory Theatre Classical Training Under William Ball founder
Danny Daniels - Variety Dance Los Angeles
Liz Howard - Vocal Coach Los Angeles
Gerald White - Sightsinging/Vocal Coach Los Angeles
SPECIAL SKILLS
Body by SusanD PT, Personal Fitness, Teen Actors Coach, Aerobics, Roller Skating, Swimming, Water Skiing, Comedian, Improvisation, Vocal Range: Alto, Voiceover, British Accent, New York Accent, Southern Accent