Susan Saint James

She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Pictures at 1645 Vine Street in Hollywood, California.

Maternal great granddaughter of Samuel (1863-1939), from England, and Emily (née Lyon) Lamb (1867-1921), from Rhode Island.

Maternal granddaughter of Charles Greiger (1890-1915), from Pennsylvania, and Jane (née Lamb) Viner (1888-1947), from Connecticut.

Daughter of Charles (1915-1993) and Constance (Geiger) Miller (1915-2011).

Susan Saint James was a lovely and slightly loony TV successor to Shirley MacLaine, her mildly kooky and clumsy free spirits came into vogue during the "free love" era of the late 60s. Of German, Irish and English ancestry, Saint James was born Susan Jane Miller in Los Angeles on August 14,1946, to Charles Daniel Miller, a businessman, and Constance Geiger Miller. Both her mother and grandmother were school teachers. Raised in Rockford, Illinois, Susan was a model briefly during her teens in both the U. S. and in France. She later attended the Connecticut College for Women. Ready to try her luck in Hollywood, luck came almost immediately when Susan tested and landed a seven-year contract with Universal Studios. If that wasn't enough luck, her very first TV job would be a plum "girl Friday" role on a TV-movie pilot starring ultra cool Anthony Franciosa and sexy femme fatale Jill St. John.

As an eager but awkward amateur sleuth in the whodunnit crime mystery Fame Is the Name of the Game (1966), audiences immediately took to Susan as the editorial assistant to investigative reporter Franciosa who snooped way too much and often found herself in life-threatening circumstances. Saint James would continue her role as Peggy Maxwell when the series was picked up.

The Name of the Game (1968), with its revolving trio of stars Anthony Franciosa, Robert Stack and Gene Barry, became a hit and Susan earned three Emmy nominations, copping the trophy on her first try during the 1968-1969 season.

Cleverly downplaying her sexy allure and model good looks for a more down-to-earth appeal, Susan also had a fun recurring role as a equally klutzy thief who complicates things for Robert Wagner's suave cat burglar in It Takes a Thief (1968).

(1968), the convent comedy Where Angels Go Trouble Follows! (1968), and the crime thriller Jigsaw (1968), Susan earned particular notice in the 1970's with the action comedy Outlaw Blues (1977) opposite Peter Fonda, the cult Dracula spoof Love at First Bite (1979) opposite George Hamilton and the female buddy crime caper How to Beat the High Cost of Living (1980) with Jane Curtin and Jessica Lange. Surprisingly, none off these set the foundation for a lasting movie career.

She hit her TV peak, however, as Police Commissioner Rock Hudson's plucky wife in McMillan & Wife (1971) from 1971 to 1976, her character still managing to get into her usual share of danger and trouble. She earned three more Emmy nominations. Having gotten her feet wet on the big screen with a few featured/co-star roles in the private eye drama P. J.

Saint James also thrived on TV movie comedies and dramas with several vehicles including Magic Carpet (1972), Desperate Women (1978), Night Cries (1978), The Girls in the Office (1979), The Kid from Nowhere (1982) and I Take These Men (1983) coming her way.

Gave birth to her 2nd child at age 28, a son Harmony Lucas on November 10, 1974. Child's father is her 2nd [now ex] husband, Tom Lucas.

The second time she hosted Saturday Night Live (1975), she admitted in her opening monologue that the first time she hosted the show, then producer Dick Ebersol, fell in love with her, got her pregnant, and married her.

Gave birth to her 3rd child at age 36, a son Charlie Ebersol on December 30, 1982. Child's father is her 3rd husband, Dick Ebersol.

Wisely, Susan returned to her comfy TV series format co-starring (again) with Jane Curtin in the liberal-minded sitcom Kate & Allie (1984), which would last five seasons. She earned two additional Emmy nominations playing an adventurous libber versus Curtin's more conservative character.

Saint James chose to back away from the limelight following the cancellation of Kate & Allie (1984). Moving to Connecticut, she devoted her time to raising a family and would also dedicate herself to charity work, notably the Special Olympics where she served on the Board of Directors. Since then, she has received several honors as a spokesperson for volunteerism. In later years, Susan appeared infrequently on talk shows (David Letterman, Oprah Winfrey) and in rare guest star parts on such shows as "M*A*S*H.

Gave birth to her 4th child at age 40, a son Willie Ebersol on October 21, 1986. Child's father is her 3rd husband, Dick Ebersol.

Gave birth to her 5th child at age 43, a son Edward "Teddy" Ebersol on June 10, 1990. Child's father was her 3rd husband, Dick Ebersol. Teddy died in a plane crash in Colorado on November 28, 2004 aged 14.

Inducted into the Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame in 1994 (inaugural class).

" She went on to grace the first episode of The Drew Carey Show (1995) in which niece Christa Miller was a co-star.

Lives in Connecticut, she runs Seedling & Pip, a company that creates gift baskets for newborn babies [September 2003]

" In 2008, Susan received a star on the Walk of Fame for her TV work.

More recently, she has been glimpsed on episodes of the TV series "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" and "Suits" and had a recurring role on several 2020 episodes of "Upland.