Susie Garrett (December 29, 1929 â€" May 24, 2002) was an American
actress of theatre and television, jazz vocalist, and acting teacher.
She is best known for playing Cherie's grandmother Betty Johnson on
the NBC series Punky Brewster.Garrett had an associate's degree in
psychology from Shaw College at Detroit. She was the mother of four
sons, and the older sister of Marla Gibbs. Together, Garrett and Gibbs
co-founded the Crossroads Art Academy acting school in Los
Angeles.Born in Detroit, Michigan in 1929, she sang jazz at clubs in
the city. She starred in such plays as Dark of the Moon and Shakin'
the Mess Out of Misery, and had a small part in the 1989 film Wicked
Stepmother.Aside from Punky Brewster, she has guest starred on The
Twilight Zone, My Three Sons, and her sister Marla Gibbs ' TV series
The Jeffersons and 227.
actress of theatre and television, jazz vocalist, and acting teacher.
She is best known for playing Cherie's grandmother Betty Johnson on
the NBC series Punky Brewster.Garrett had an associate's degree in
psychology from Shaw College at Detroit. She was the mother of four
sons, and the older sister of Marla Gibbs. Together, Garrett and Gibbs
co-founded the Crossroads Art Academy acting school in Los
Angeles.Born in Detroit, Michigan in 1929, she sang jazz at clubs in
the city. She starred in such plays as Dark of the Moon and Shakin'
the Mess Out of Misery, and had a small part in the 1989 film Wicked
Stepmother.Aside from Punky Brewster, she has guest starred on The
Twilight Zone, My Three Sons, and her sister Marla Gibbs ' TV series
The Jeffersons and 227.
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