Suzzy Roche

Suzzy Roche (Template:IPAc-en Template:Respell; born September 29, 1956)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> is an American singer, best known for her work with the vocal group the Roches, alongside sisters Maggie and Terre.<ref>Cocks, Jay. "Valentines from the Danger Zone", Time (magazine), May 7, 1979. Accessed October 16, 2007.</ref> Suzzy is the youngest of the three, and joined the act in 1977.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> She is the author of the novels Wayward Saints and The Town Crazy and the children's book Want to Be in a Band?<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Early life

Raised in Park Ridge, New Jersey, Suzzy began performing as a student at Park Ridge High School.<ref>Jaeger, Barbara. "The sisters Roche come home with a new sound", The Record, February 14, 1986. Accessed January 21, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "The Roches are going back to the beginning. Tonight, Maggie, Terre, and Suzzy Roche, who spent their formative years in Park Ridge, will perform in the county where they made their debuts.... For Suzzy, it was the stage at Park Ridge High School, where she sang in the school choir and performed in its musicals."</ref>

Career

Roche is an active associate member of The Wooster Group and has appeared in a number of the group's productions as well as composing original music for the group's performances.<ref name="Take It">Template:Cite news</ref> She was briefly a member of Four Bitchin' Babes, appearing on their album Some Assembly Required.<ref name="Take It"/> In 2004 Roche appeared on Crash Test Dummies album Songs of the Unforgiven.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In addition to singing, Roche has also acted in film and television. She appeared in the 1988 romantic comedy Crossing Delancey,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> the 1982 film Soup for One,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and the 2016 short film The Law of Averages, where she plays the lead role of a conflicted mother in rural Quebec following the loss of her own mother.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Roche also appeared with her siblings (playing themselves) in the 1996 comedy A Weekend in the Country.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Personal life

With musician Loudon Wainwright III, Roche has a daughter: Lucy Wainwright Roche.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Suzzy, Lucy and Loudon occasionally appear onstage together.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Lucy's paternal half-siblings Rufus Wainwright and Martha Wainwright (Loudon Wainwright's children with his first wife, the singer-songwriter Kate McGarrigle) are also singer-songwriters.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1982	Soup for One	Girl #1
1984	Almost You	Receptionist
1988	Crossing Delancey	Marilyn Cohen
1992	My New Gun	Checkout Girl
1992	Me and Veronica	Bar Customer
2015	A Gesture and a Word	Template:N/a	Documentary

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1991	Tiny Toon Adventures	Suzzy	Episode: "New Character Day"
1994	The Adventures of Pete & Pete	Metermaid	Episode: "Inspector 34"
1996	A Weekend in the Country	Suzzy Roche	Television film
1997	Tracey Takes On...	PA	Episode: "Music"

Solo discography

• Holy Smokes (Red House, 1997)<ref name="Calm">Template:Cite news</ref>
• Songs from an Unmarried Housewife and Mother, Greenwich Village, USA (Red House, 2000)<ref name="Calm"/>

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