Suzanne Somers (born October 16, 1946) is an American actress best known for her role as Chrissy Snow on the sitcom Three's Company. She was born Suzanne Marie Mahoney, the third of four children in Frank and Marion Mahoney's Irish Catholic household in San Bruno, California. Her father was an alcoholic who could become violent on occasion, as Somers recounted, often forcing her to hide in her closet. She suffered from dyslexia and was a poor student. Suzanne went to Capuchino High School, and then attended Lone Mountain College, a Catholic school, on a music scholarship, but soon left after becoming pregnant. She gave birth to her son Bruce Jr. in November 1965, after marrying the boy's father, Bruce Somers. She left her husband three years later and began modelling. In 1971, her son Bruce was severely injured when he was hit by a car. |
