Born in Johannesburg, South Africa; educated at Kingsmead College, University of Witwaterstrand (English, French) and LAMDA, London. South African-born actress who honed her craft on the London stage as a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company. Suzman made her film debut opposite Alan Bates in A DAY IN THE DEATH OF JOE EGG (1972), received an Oscar® nomination for her next role -- as the Czarina Alexandra in NICHOLAS AND ALEXANDRA (1971) -- and contributed an excellent turn in Euzhan Palcy's anti-apartheid drama, A DRY WHITE SEASON (1989). (She is related to staunch South African anti-apartheid activist Helen Suzman.) Other notable screen credits include THE BLACK WINDMILL and VOYAGE OF THE DAMNED (both 1976), NIJINSKY (1980), PRIEST OF LOVE (1981), THE DRAUGHTSMAN'S DAUGHTER (1982), E LA NAVE VA / AND THE SHIP SAILS ON (1983), NUNS ON THE RUN (1990), LEON THE PIG FARMER (1993), A FAIRY STORY and MAX (both 2002), and HEAVEN AND EARTH (2007). She works extensively in television, in TV series, mini-series and made-for-TV movies, as well as adaptations of stage works.  Nominated for Actress 1971: NICHOLAS AND ALEXANDRA 1 nomination