Susan Travers (actress)

Susan Travers
Born	Jennifer Susan Leon (1939-02-18) 18 February 1939 (age 85) London, England
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1958–1974
Spouse	Cornel Lucas ​ ​ (m. 1959; died 2012)​
Children	4, including Charlotte Lucas
Mother	Linden Travers
Relatives	Bill Travers (uncle)

Susan Travers (born Jennifer Susan Leon; 18 February 1939) is a retired British film and television actress.^[1] She is the daughter of the actress Linden Travers, a niece of Bill Travers, and a cousin of actress Dame Penelope Wilton.^[2] She played the role of Arlette Van der Valk, the detective's wife, in the series Van der Valk.^[3]

Travers was married to photographer Cornel Lucas.^[4] Her daughter, Charlotte Lucas, is also an actress.^[5]

Partial filmography

Films The Duke Wore Jeans (1958) - Stewardess The Treasure of San Teresa (1959) - Girl at Billie's Peeping Tom (1960) - Lorraine the Model (uncredited) Sons and Lovers (1960) - Betty The Snake Woman (1961) - Atheris Out of the Fog (1962) - June Lock The Statue (1971) - Mrs. Southwick The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971) - Nurse Allen Frenzy (1972) - Victim (uncredited) The Happiness Cage (1972) - Lady #2

Television The Four Just Men (1960) - Receptionist The Adventures of Robin Hood (1960) - Serving Girl Danger Man (1961) episode "Name, Date and Place" as Nita No Hiding Place (1962–63) - Marge Stanley / Frances Lee The Avengers (1968) - Nurse Janet Owen The Saint (1968) - Laura Van der Valk (1972–73) - Arlette van der Valk Dixon of Dock Green (1974) - Sally James

References

1. "Susan Travers". BFI. Archived from the original on 30 December 2017.
2. "Susan Travers; Linden Travers - National Portrait Gallery". npg.org.uk.
3. James p. 202
4. "Susan Travers - National Portrait Gallery". npg.org.uk.
5. "Charlotte Lucas". BFI.org.uk. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2022.

Bibliography

• Russell James. Great British Fictional Detectives. Remember When, 2009.

External links

• Susan Travers at IMDb