Suzzy Roche ( ; born September 29, 1956) is an American singer, best known for her work with the vocal group the Roches, alongside sisters Maggie and Terre.Cocks, Jay. "Valentines from the Danger Zone", Time (magazine), May 7, 1979. Accessed October 16, 2007. Suzzy is the youngest of the three, and joined the act in 1977. She is the author of the novels Wayward Saints and The Town Crazy and the children's book Want to Be in a Band?
Early life Raised in Park Ridge, New Jersey, Suzzy began performing as a student at Park Ridge High School.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."
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. She was briefly a member of Four Bitchin' Babes, appearing on their album Some Assembly Required. In 2004 Roche appeared on Crash Test Dummies album Songs of the Unforgiven.
In addition to singing, Roche has also acted in film and television. She appeared in the 1988 romantic comedy Crossing Delancey, the 1982 film Soup for One, 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. Roche also appeared with her siblings (playing themselves) in the 1996 comedy A Weekend in the Country.
Personal life With musician Loudon Wainwright III, Roche has a daughter: Lucy Wainwright Roche. Suzzy, Lucy and Loudon occasionally appear onstage together. 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.
Filmography
Film +YearTitleRoleNotes1982Soup for OneGirl #11984Almost YouReceptionist1988Crossing DelanceyMarilyn Cohen1992My New GunCheckout Girl1992Me and VeronicaBar Customer2015A Gesture and a WordDocumentary
Television YearTitleRoleNotes1991Tiny Toon AdventuresSuzzyEpisode: "New Character Day"1994The Adventures of Pete & PeteMetermaidEpisode: "Inspector 34"1996A Weekend in the CountryHerselfTelevision film1997Tracey Takes On...PAEpisode: "Music"
Solo discography Holy Smokes (Red House, 1997) Songs from an Unmarried Housewife and Mother, Greenwich Village, USA (Red House, 2000)
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