American actress Susan Buckner has died at the age of 71, announced a spokesperson for her family.
In 1978, she played Patty Simcox, an energetic Rydell High School student in the musical “Grease.”
“We will miss you,” John Travolta, his former on-screen partner, reacted on Instagram.
Susan Buckner had become a cinema legend. In 1978, she played Patty Simcox, the student with the big glasses in Greasethe cult musical comedy in which she starred alongside John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John, who died in 2022. This actress with a short-lived career has died.at peace on May 2, surrounded by those she loved“, announces a spokesperson for her family, without specifying the causes of her disappearance. She was 71 years old. “Susan, you made Grease so much more special! We will miss you!“, reacted John Travolta on his Instagram account.
Originally from Seattle, Susan Buckner won the Miss Washington election in 1971 before entering the top 10 of Miss America the following year. An experience that opened the doors to showbiz for him, with appearances in popular musical shows like The Dean Martin Show, Sonny & Cher or The Brady Bunch Variety Hour.
After Greasethe young actress had played small roles in TV series like Starsky & Hutch And The Cruise has fun or the horror film Terror Farm by Wes Craven. After an uncredited appearance in Police Academy 6she ended her career at the end of the 1980s to devote herself to her two children.
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Over the years, Susan Buckner continued to make public appearances at events around Grease. In 1998, on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the film, she told the behind-the-scenes story of a shoot which did not bode well for the success announced. “We were so bad!“, she admitted about the casting. “Almost everyone arrived two or three hours late on set so that every time we were lectured.”
