Suzanne Somers
Suzanne Somers was an American television actor, film actor, singer, writer, businessperson, and model whose career spanned several decades across entertainment and commerce.
Born on October 16, 1946, in San Bruno, California, Somers attended Mercy High School and Capuchino High School before pursuing further education at the University of San Francisco. Her early years in the San Francisco Bay Area shaped the foundation of a professional life that would eventually extend well beyond any single discipline.
Somers worked across a notably broad range of occupations, including acting in both film and television, singing, modeling, writing, screenwriting, producing, and operating as a businessperson. Her work as an autobiographer and author added yet another dimension to her public presence, and she contributed to each of these fields as a citizen of the United States working primarily in the English language. In recognition of her contributions to the entertainment industry, she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, an honor that marked her sustained engagement with American popular culture. Her activities as a film producer and screenwriter demonstrated that her involvement in the industry extended behind the camera as well as in front of it.
Somers died on October 15, 2023, in Palm Springs, California, one day before what would have been her seventy-eighth birthday. Her life traced a path from the Bay Area schools of her youth through a multifaceted career that positioned her simultaneously as a performer, a published author, and a businessperson operating across commercial and creative spheres.
Throughout her career, Somers returned repeatedly to autobiographical writing, a form that allowed her to address her life and experiences in her own voice. Her work as both an autobiographer and a broader author gave her output a personal dimension that ran alongside her activity as a television and film actor. The combination of performance, authorship, and business enterprise defined the characteristic shape of her professional identity, with autobiographical writing serving as one of the more consistent threads running through her public work.
Quotes by Suzanne Somers
I started reading and talking and interviewing nutritionists and a thread was starting to form for me which is - a protein digests in a different rate of speed than a carbohydrate.
Reduce the stress levels in your life through relaxation techniques like meditation, deep breathing, and exercise. You'll look and feel way better for it.
All those spices and herbs in your spice rack can do more than provide calorie-free, natural flavorings to enhance and make food delicious. They're also an incredible source of antioxidants and help rev up your metabolism and improve your health at the same time.
What I really need is for people to know that I don’t just do this, I do this and this and this and this. We all have creativity in us and we all are multi-dimensional and we are all interested in a lot of things and that women are fabulous. We can handle a lot of things.
I was told by six doctors over six days that they could start me on full-body chemotherapy. And I said, “If you know where I’m coming from, I’d rather die.”
I always knew how to cook and at one point in my career where I had done nine television pilots before Three’s Company and they all failed, I just got discouraged.
I have my hormones balanced. Most doctors are giving women synthetic hormones, which just eliminate the symptoms, but it’s doing nothing to actually replace the hormones you have lost. Without our hormones we die.
I actually have never been to a gym. I haven’t had time. I have been working for the last 25 years. I just don’t have time to put on a little outfit and go to the gym and work out and clean up and come home.
You know, as long as you do everything in moderation, you don’t go overboard, you don’t, you know, turn your lips into guppy lips – I mean, a little zip or a little zap, that is not a big deal.
I was diagnosed with full-body cancer. I am the healthiest person you know. You know I do it all. I take vitamins. I grew my own food. I do everything. And it didn’t fit, and it was so awful.