Susan Saint James (born Susan Jane Miller; August 14, 1946) is an
American actress and activist, most widely known for her work in
television during the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, especially the detective
series McMillan & Wife (1971â€"1976) and the sitcom Kate & Allie
(1984â€"1989).Saint James was born in Los Angeles, California, to a
Connecticut family, the daughter of Constance (Geiger), a teacher, and
Charles Daniel Miller, who worked in business. Saint James was raised
in Rockford, Illinois, where she began modeling as a teenager. In her
younger school years she attended the Woodlands Academy of the Sacred
Heart in Lake Forest, Illinois. She later attended the Connecticut
College for Women.She moved to California at age 20, when she began
her acting career. Her first screen role was in the TV movie Fame Is
the Name of the Game (1966) with Tony Franciosa, launching her career
when it became a series two years later. Among her other early
television appearances were two episodes of the first season of
Ironside ("Girl in the Night", December 1967 and two months later,
playing a different role in the episode "Something for Nothing"). She
also had a supporting role in Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows (1968),
the sequel to The Trouble with Angels.From 1968 to 1971, as a result
of her first role in Fame Is the Name of the Game, she had a regular
part in the series The Name of the Game, winning an Emmy Award for her
role as research assistant Peggy Maxwell in 1969 and establishing her
as a popular young actress. The series format, set at a large media
company, featured rotating lead characters played by Tony Franciosa,
Gene Barry, and Robert Stack â€" generally only one of their
characters seen each week. Saint James provided a measure of series
continuity by appearing as a research assistant at various times to
all three. She appeared in approximately half the episodes, usually in
a supporting role, although her Peggy Maxwell was the primary
character in the second-season episode "The King of Denmark,"
alongside Franciosa's "Jeff Dillon". As well, in the first-season
story "Pineapple Rose" (a Gene Barry segment), Saint James was
prominently featured when her character was kidnapped in a case of
mistaken identity.
American actress and activist, most widely known for her work in
television during the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, especially the detective
series McMillan & Wife (1971â€"1976) and the sitcom Kate & Allie
(1984â€"1989).Saint James was born in Los Angeles, California, to a
Connecticut family, the daughter of Constance (Geiger), a teacher, and
Charles Daniel Miller, who worked in business. Saint James was raised
in Rockford, Illinois, where she began modeling as a teenager. In her
younger school years she attended the Woodlands Academy of the Sacred
Heart in Lake Forest, Illinois. She later attended the Connecticut
College for Women.She moved to California at age 20, when she began
her acting career. Her first screen role was in the TV movie Fame Is
the Name of the Game (1966) with Tony Franciosa, launching her career
when it became a series two years later. Among her other early
television appearances were two episodes of the first season of
Ironside ("Girl in the Night", December 1967 and two months later,
playing a different role in the episode "Something for Nothing"). She
also had a supporting role in Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows (1968),
the sequel to The Trouble with Angels.From 1968 to 1971, as a result
of her first role in Fame Is the Name of the Game, she had a regular
part in the series The Name of the Game, winning an Emmy Award for her
role as research assistant Peggy Maxwell in 1969 and establishing her
as a popular young actress. The series format, set at a large media
company, featured rotating lead characters played by Tony Franciosa,
Gene Barry, and Robert Stack â€" generally only one of their
characters seen each week. Saint James provided a measure of series
continuity by appearing as a research assistant at various times to
all three. She appeared in approximately half the episodes, usually in
a supporting role, although her Peggy Maxwell was the primary
character in the second-season episode "The King of Denmark,"
alongside Franciosa's "Jeff Dillon". As well, in the first-season
story "Pineapple Rose" (a Gene Barry segment), Saint James was
prominently featured when her character was kidnapped in a case of
mistaken identity.
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