Sussan Taunton

Mexican actress (born 1970)

Sussan Taunton
Born	Sussan Grace Taunton Thomas (1970-02-13) February 13, 1970 (age 54) Santiago, Chile
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Spouse	Jorge Levy

Sussan Grace Taunton Thomas (Spanish: [ˈsusaŋ ˈɡɾejs ˈtonton ˈtomas, - ˈtawnton -],^[a] popularly known as Sussan Taunton; born February 13, 1970) is a Chilean-born Mexican actress.

Early life and education

Taunton Thomas was born to Chilean descendants of British settlers, and has four siblings. She revealed in July 1999 in the late show Otro Rollo with Adal Ramones that she was kidnapped for over 2 months when she was 12 years old in Durango, Mexico.

She studied acting at the Centro de Educación Artística of Televisa for over 3 years. Her classmates included Jorge Salinas.

Career

Taunton began her career as an actress with a small participation in 1990 in the telenovela El milagro de vivir , produced by Televisión Nacional de Chile; this was the first telenovela produced by the state network after the end of the military dictatorship in Chile.

She came to Mexico seeking for an opportunity in 1988 and became an instant hit, having notable roles in the most important soap operas of Televisa. She has made over a hundred TV commercials throughout her career, some being the spokeswoman of important brands such as Calvin Klein Latin America, Marinela (Bimbo), Scribe (notenooks) and magazines such as Vogue and Hola Mexico.

She dated Diego Schoening, who wanted and helped her to become a member of Timbiriche but her rivalry with Paulina Rubio was stronger and the producers decided to keep Paulina and choose Thalia instead, moreover Taunton has performed in many important plays mainly in Mexico.

Taunton was nominated for a Latin Grammy in 1995.

Personal life

Taunton is the partner of producer Jorge "Coco" Levy.^[1]^[2] She has two daughters with Claudio Antonovich.

Telenovelas

El milagro de vivir (1990) .... Martita
La picara soñadora (1991) .... Agripina
Mágica juventud (1992–1993) .... Claudia
Dos mujeres, un camino (1993–1994) .... Susy
Volver a Empezar (1994–1995) .... Rita
El premio mayor (1995–1996) .... Déborah Domenzáin
Luz Clarita (1996–1997) .... Érika Lomelí
Camila (1998–1999) .... Renata
El niño que vino del mar (1999) .... Bernardette Fontaner
Cuando me enamoro (2010–2011) .... Luciana Peniche
Esperanza del corazón (2011–2012) .... Karyme^[3]
Porque el amor manda (2012–2013) .... Delia Torres
Por siempre mi amor (2013–2014) .... Lorenza
Mi corazón es tuyo (2014–2015) .... Doctora
Pasión y poder (2015–2016) .... Agripina

Notes

^ In isolation, Sussan and Grace are pronounced [ˈsusan] and [ɡɾejs] respectively.

References

^ "Pareja de Coco Levy revela que el productor va a terapia y tiene problemas financieros". Telemundo (in Spanish). 10 November 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
^ Castañeda, José Antonio (10 June 2024). "Muere a los 53 años Patricio Levy, hijo de Talina Fernández". El Diario (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 August 2024.
^ "Sussan Taunton a la pantalla chica". El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish). 13 September 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2024.