Suzanne Marie Somers (née Mahoney; born October 16, 1946) is an
American actress, author, singer, businesswoman, and health
spokesperson. She appeared in the television role of Chrissy Snow on
Three's Company and as Carol Foster Lambert on Step by Step.Somers
later became the author of a series of self-help books, including
Ageless: The Naked Truth About Bioidentical Hormones (2006), about
bioidentical hormone replacement therapy. She has released two
autobiographies, four diet books, and a book of poetry.Somers has been
criticized for her views on some medical subjects and her advocacy of
the Wiley Protocol, which has been labelled as "scientifically
unproven and dangerous". Her promotion of alternative cancer
treatments has received criticism from the American Cancer
Society.Born Suzanne Marie Mahoney in San Bruno, California, Somers
was the third of four children in an Irish-American Catholic family.
Her mother, Marion Elizabeth (née Turner), was a medical secretary,
and her father, Francis Mahoney, was a laborer and gardener. When
Suzanne was six years old her father became an alcoholic. Somers's
father would call her names and embarrass her.
American actress, author, singer, businesswoman, and health
spokesperson. She appeared in the television role of Chrissy Snow on
Three's Company and as Carol Foster Lambert on Step by Step.Somers
later became the author of a series of self-help books, including
Ageless: The Naked Truth About Bioidentical Hormones (2006), about
bioidentical hormone replacement therapy. She has released two
autobiographies, four diet books, and a book of poetry.Somers has been
criticized for her views on some medical subjects and her advocacy of
the Wiley Protocol, which has been labelled as "scientifically
unproven and dangerous". Her promotion of alternative cancer
treatments has received criticism from the American Cancer
Society.Born Suzanne Marie Mahoney in San Bruno, California, Somers
was the third of four children in an Irish-American Catholic family.
Her mother, Marion Elizabeth (née Turner), was a medical secretary,
and her father, Francis Mahoney, was a laborer and gardener. When
Suzanne was six years old her father became an alcoholic. Somers's
father would call her names and embarrass her.
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