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American actress (1946–2023)

Suzanne Marie Somers (née Mahoney; October 16, 1946 – October 15, 2023) was an American actress, author, and businesswoman. She played the television roles of Chrissy Snow on Three's Company (1977–1981) and Carol Foster Lambert on Step by Step (1991–1998).

Somers wrote more than 25 books, including two autobiographies, four diet books, and a book of poetry. She was also well known for advertising the ThighMaster, an exercise device. While 14 of her books were best sellers and most were focused on health and well-being, doctors criticized her promotion of bioidentical hormone replacement therapy and alternative cancer treatments.^[1]

Early life

Suzanne Marie Mahoney was born in San Bruno, California, on October 16, 1946^[2][3] as the third^[4] of four children in a working-class Irish-American Catholic family.^[5] Her mother, Marion Elizabeth (née Turner), was a medical se