Susanna Thompson

Acting

Susanna Thompson

Born January 27, 1958 · San Diego, California, USA (age 68)

Susanna Thompson is an accomplished American actress, born on January 27, 1958, in San Diego, California. She is best known for her versatile performances across television, film, and stage. On television, Thompson gained widespread attention for her roles as Karen Sammler on "Once and Again," Moira Queen on the CW series "Arrow," Queen Rose Benjamin on NBC’s "Kings," and for her appearances in th…

Known For

DragonflyDragonfly · 2002
Dragonfly
6.52002
MovieDramaThriller
A grieving doctor is being contacted by his late wife through his patient's near death experiences.
MalignantMalignant · 2021
Malignant
6.82021
MovieHorrorMystery
Madison is paralyzed by shocking visions of grisly murders, and her torment worsens as she discovers that these waking dreams are in fact terrifying realities with a mysterious tie to her past.
Random HeartsRandom Hearts · 1999
Random Hearts
5.61999
MovieDramaRomance
After losing their spouses in a plane crash, an internal affairs cop and a congresswoman find each other's keys in each other's loved ones' possessions and discover that the two were having an affair.
Little GiantsLittle Giants · 1994
Little Giants
6.51994
MovieComedyFamily
When Danny O'Shea's daughter is cut from the Peewee football team just for being a girl, he decides to form his own team, composed of other ragtag players who were also cut. Can his team really learn enough to beat the elite team, coached by his brother, a former pro player?
When a Man Loves a WomanWhen a Man Loves a Woman · 1994
When a Man Loves a Woman
6.61994
MovieDramaRomance
An airline pilot and his wife are forced to face the consequences of her alcoholism when her addictions threaten her life and their daughter's safety. While the woman enters detox, her husband must face the truth of his enabling behavior.
Ghosts of MississippiGhosts of Mississippi · 1996
Ghosts of Mississippi
6.61996
MovieDramaHistory
A Mississippi district attorney and the widow of Medgar Evers struggle to bring a white supremacist to justice for the 1963 murder of the civil rights leader.
The PublicThe Public · 2019
The Public
6.52019
MovieDrama
An act of civil disobedience turns into a standoff with police when homeless people in Cincinnati take over the public library to seek shelter from the bitter cold.
Star Trek: Voyager - Dark FrontierStar Trek: Voyager - Dark Frontier · 1999
Star Trek: Voyager - Dark Frontier
6.41999
MovieScience FictionAdventure
Dark Frontier" is a feature length TV Movie of Star Trek: Voyager, the 15th and 16th episodes of the fifth season. This episode originally aired as a feature-length episode that was later broken up into two parts for reruns in syndication.

Movies

DragonflyDragonfly · 2002
Dragonfly
6.52002
MovieDramaThriller
A grieving doctor is being contacted by his late wife through his patient's near death experiences.
MalignantMalignant · 2021
Malignant
6.82021
MovieHorrorMystery
Madison is paralyzed by shocking visions of grisly murders, and her torment worsens as she discovers that these waking dreams are in fact terrifying realities with a mysterious tie to her past.
Random HeartsRandom Hearts · 1999
Random Hearts
5.61999
MovieDramaRomance
After losing their spouses in a plane crash, an internal affairs cop and a congresswoman find each other's keys in each other's loved ones' possessions and discover that the two were having an affair.
Little GiantsLittle Giants · 1994
Little Giants
6.51994
MovieComedyFamily
When Danny O'Shea's daughter is cut from the Peewee football team just for being a girl, he decides to form his own team, composed of other ragtag players who were also cut. Can his team really learn enough to beat the elite team, coached by his brother, a former pro player?
When a Man Loves a WomanWhen a Man Loves a Woman · 1994
When a Man Loves a Woman
6.61994
MovieDramaRomance
An airline pilot and his wife are forced to face the consequences of her alcoholism when her addictions threaten her life and their daughter's safety. While the woman enters detox, her husband must face the truth of his enabling behavior.
Ghosts of MississippiGhosts of Mississippi · 1996
Ghosts of Mississippi
6.61996
MovieDramaHistory
A Mississippi district attorney and the widow of Medgar Evers struggle to bring a white supremacist to justice for the 1963 murder of the civil rights leader.
The PublicThe Public · 2019
The Public
6.52019
MovieDrama
An act of civil disobedience turns into a standoff with police when homeless people in Cincinnati take over the public library to seek shelter from the bitter cold.
Star Trek: Voyager - Dark FrontierStar Trek: Voyager - Dark Frontier · 1999
Star Trek: Voyager - Dark Frontier
6.41999
MovieScience FictionAdventure
Dark Frontier" is a feature length TV Movie of Star Trek: Voyager, the 15th and 16th episodes of the fifth season. This episode originally aired as a feature-length episode that was later broken up into two parts for reruns in syndication.
The Ballad of Jack and RoseThe Ballad of Jack and Rose · 2005
The Ballad of Jack and Rose
6.12005
MovieDrama
Jack Slavin is an environmentalist with a heart condition who lives with his daughter, Rose, on an isolated island. While Jack fights against developers who wish to build in the area, he also craves more contact with other people. When he invites his girlfriend, Kathleen, and her sons, Rodney and Thaddius, to move in, Rose is upset. The complicated family dynamics makes things difficult for everyone in the house.
Bermuda TriangleBermuda Triangle · 1996
Bermuda Triangle
5.11996
MovieMysteryAdventure
After a strange storm in the Carribean causes a boat to sink, a family finds itself stranded on an island in the "27th dimension".
In the Line of Duty: Ambush in WacoIn the Line of Duty: Ambush in Waco · 1993
In the Line of Duty: Ambush in Waco
5.31993
MovieDramaTV Movie
Religious fanatics are barricaded in a building and surrounded by police. But they're not going to surrender; they prefer to die.
American PastimeAmerican Pastime · 2007
American Pastime
6.62007
MovieDrama
American Pastime tells a poignant story set against the Japanese-American internment camps during World War II. Rounded up and uprooted from their everyday lives, they remained loyal to the United States and ironically turned to that most American of sports - baseball - as a way to deal with their plight.
The LakeThe Lake · 1998
The Lake
5.81998
MovieScience FictionMystery
Jackie Ivers is a Los Angeles nurse who returns home to the small town of San Vicente to find that her friends and family have taken on bizarrely different personalities. Jackie notices that everyone who goes into the town's lake come out different...
In the Line of Duty: The Price of VengeanceIn the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance · 1994
In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance
5.71994
MovieThrillerCrime
A criminal gang commits a string of violent robberies and murders, culminating in the assassination of the police detective on the case, which may lead to their downfall.
High NoonHigh Noon · 2000
High Noon
5.72000
MovieDramaAction
High Noon tells the story of a lawman named Will Kane (Skerritt) who has just married a young bride, Amy (Thompson), promising to leave his dangerous career and settle down for a quiet life. Just as they are about to leave, word comes that a vicious killer Kane had sent to prison years earlier, is coming to town on the noon train seeking vengeance. Kane attempts to rally the town to fight the gunman, but not even his former deputy Harvey (Diamond) is willing to help. Harvey's cowardice infuriates his girlfriend, Helen (Alonso), whose romantic past with both Kane and with the arriving gunman convinces her to pack up and leave town. As the dreaded noon hour approaches, Kane realizes he must stand alone against the coming storm.
Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek StoryCalendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story · 1992
Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story
4.41992
MovieDramaTV Movie
Story of attractive cop Laurencia Bembenek, who, in 1982, was sentenced to prison for killing her husband's ex-wife in Milwaukee, WI.
America's DreamAmerica's Dream · 1996
America's Dream
6.71996
MovieDramaTV Movie
Made especially for the HBO cable network, this well-wrought feature is comprised of three short stories by three noted black American authors, each of which is directed by a respected black director.
In the Line of Duty: Blaze of GloryIn the Line of Duty: Blaze of Glory · 1997
In the Line of Duty: Blaze of Glory
5.41997
MovieCrimeDrama
Former marine and cop Jeff Erickson starts a new life after meeting his dream girl, Jill, running a bookshop, until they decide to become the modern Bonnie and Clyde. Learning on the job the hard way, Jeff becomes famous through media-coverage, despite his power-trip tendency to bully his victims which becomes worse when Jill is hospitalized. FBI agent Tom LaSalle, has a hard time eliminating suspects and following the trail through
The CaseysThe Caseys · 1999
The Caseys
1999
MovieDramaFamily
The drama is about a wheelchair-bound, working-class father in Rhode Island who's forced to build a new life with his family.
Alien Nation: Dark HorizonAlien Nation: Dark Horizon · 1994
Alien Nation: Dark Horizon
5.71994
MovieTV MovieScience Fiction
Followup movie to the TV series about 250,000 aliens, or "newcomers" as they are known, who have by now settled alongside the humans in California. Most of the newcomers were slaves, and the slave masters are now looking for them. They send Aponso to earth to locate the slaves ready for the aliens to pick them up.
MacShayne: Final Roll of the DiceMacShayne: Final Roll of the Dice · 1994
MacShayne: Final Roll of the Dice
7.51994
MovieCrimeMystery
Reformed con man Jack MacShayne is back, this time as the head of security at the Las Vegas hotel he stayed at in MacShayne: Winner Takes All. As part of his new job, he's charged with protecting a variety of distinguished guests, from the kleptomaniac grandson of the hotel's CEO to the lounge singer whose ex-husband shows up dead. Meanwhile, a senatorial candidate is relying on MacShayne to keep him safe from a deadly hit man.
A Promise Kept: The Oksana Baiul StoryA Promise Kept: The Oksana Baiul Story · 1994
A Promise Kept: The Oksana Baiul Story
6.21994
MovieDramaTV Movie
The 16-year-old Ukrainian figure skater (Monica Keena) overcomes personal tragedies to become the 1994 Olympic gold medalist.

TV Shows

Law & Order: Special Victims UnitLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit · 1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
8.01999
SeriesCrimeDrama
In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.
NCISNCIS · 2003
NCIS
7.62003
SeriesCrimeDrama
From murder and espionage to terrorism and stolen submarines, a team of special agents investigates any crime that has any connection to Navy and Marine Corps personnel, regardless of rank or position.
CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationCSI: Crime Scene Investigation · 2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
7.62000
SeriesCrimeDrama
A Las Vegas team of forensic investigators are trained to solve criminal cases by scouring the crime scene, collecting irrefutable evidence and finding the missing pieces that solve the mystery.
ArrowArrow · 2012
Arrow
6.82012
SeriesCrimeDrama
Spoiled billionaire playboy Oliver Queen is missing and presumed dead when his yacht is lost at sea. He returns five years later a changed man, determined to clean up the city as a hooded vigilante armed with a bow.
The X-FilesThe X-Files · 1993
The X-Files
8.41993
SeriesMysterySci-Fi & Fantasy
The exploits of FBI Special Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully who investigate X-Files: marginalized, unsolved cases involving paranormal phenomena. Mulder believes in the existence of aliens and the paranormal while Scully, a skeptic, is assigned to make scientific analyses of Mulder's discoveries that debunk Mulder's work and thus return him to mainstream cases.
Star Trek: The Next GenerationStar Trek: The Next Generation · 1987
Star Trek: The Next Generation
8.41987
SeriesSci-Fi & Fantasy
Follow the intergalactic adventures of Capt. Jean-Luc Picard and his loyal crew aboard the all-new USS Enterprise NCC-1701D, as they explore new worlds.
Without a TraceWithout a Trace · 2002
Without a Trace
7.22002
SeriesCrimeMystery
The series follows the ventures of a Missing Persons Unit of the FBI in New York City.
Star Trek: Deep Space NineStar Trek: Deep Space Nine · 1993
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
7.91993
SeriesSci-Fi & Fantasy
At Deep Space Nine, a space station located next to a wormhole in the vicinity of the liberated planet of Bajor, Commander Sisko and crew welcome alien visitors, root out evildoers and solve all types of unexpected problems that come their way.
Star Trek: VoyagerStar Trek: Voyager · 1995
Star Trek: Voyager
7.81995
SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyDrama
Pulled to the far side of the galaxy, where the Federation is 75 years away at maximum warp speed, a Starfleet ship must cooperate with Maquis rebels to find a way home.
Cold CaseCold Case · 2003
Cold Case
7.82003
SeriesCrimeDrama
The Philadelphia homicide squad's lone female detective finds her calling when she is assigned cases that have never been solved. Detective Lilly Rush combines her natural instincts with the updated technology available today to bring about justice for all the victims she can.
Chicago HopeChicago Hope · 1994
Chicago Hope
7.21994
SeriesDrama
Chicago Hope is an American medical drama television series, created by David E. Kelley. It ran on CBS from September 18, 1994, to May 4, 2000. The series is set in a fictional private charity hospital in Chicago, Illinois.
DC's Legends of TomorrowDC's Legends of Tomorrow · 2016
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
7.32016
SeriesSci-Fi & Fantasy
When heroes alone are not enough ... the world needs legends. Having seen the future, one he will desperately try to prevent from happening, time-traveling rogue Rip Hunter is tasked with assembling a disparate group of both heroes and villains to confront an unstoppable threat — one in which not only is the planet at stake, but all of time itself. Can this ragtag team defeat an immortal threat unlike anything they have ever known?
L.A. LawL.A. Law · 1986
L.A. Law
7.11986
SeriesDrama
L.A. Law is an American television legal drama series that ran for eight seasons on NBC from September 15, 1986, to May 19, 1994. Created by Steven Bochco and Terry Louise Fisher, it contained many of Bochco's trademark features including a large number of parallel storylines, social drama and off-the-wall humor. It reflected the social and cultural ideologies of the 1980s and early 1990s, and many of the cases featured on the show dealt with hot-topic issues such as abortion, racism, gay rights, homophobia, sexual harassment, AIDS, and domestic violence. The series often also reflected social tensions between the wealthy senior lawyer protagonists and their less well-paid junior staff. The show was popular with audiences and critics, and won 15 Emmy Awards throughout its run, four of which were for Outstanding Drama Series.
Dr. Quinn, Medicine WomanDr. Quinn, Medicine Woman · 1993
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
7.61993
SeriesWesternDrama
Dr. Michaela Quinn journeys to Colorado Springs to be the town's physician after her father's death in 1868.
Silk StalkingsSilk Stalkings · 1991
Silk Stalkings
6.11991
SeriesCrimeDrama
Silk Stalkings is a crime drama television series. The series portrays the daily lives of two detectives who solve sexually-based crimes of passion among the ultra-rich of Palm Beach, Florida.
TimelessTimeless · 2016
Timeless
7.22016
SeriesDrama
A mysterious criminal steals a secret state-of-the-art time machine, intent on destroying America as we know it by changing the past. Our only hope is an unexpected team: a scientist, a soldier and a history professor, who must use the machine's prototype to travel back in time to critical events. While they must make every effort not to affect the past themselves, they must also stay one step ahead of this dangerous fugitive. But can this handpicked team uncover the mystery behind it all and end his destruction before it's too late?
The Twilight ZoneThe Twilight Zone · 2002
The Twilight Zone
7.12002
SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyMystery
A 2002 revival of Rod Serling's 1950/60s television series, The Twilight Zone, with actor Forest Whitaker assuming Serling's role as narrator and on-screen host.
Truth Be ToldTruth Be Told · 2019
Truth Be Told
7.12019
SeriesDramaMystery
Descend into the world of true-crime podcasts with Poppy Parnell, who risks everything—including her life—to pursue truth and justice.
Civil WarsCivil Wars · 1991
Civil Wars
4.51991
SeriesDrama
Civil Wars is an American legal drama that aired on ABC from November 1991 to March 1993. The series was produced by Steven Bochco, known for his work on NYPD Blue, L.A. Law and Hill Street Blues. After a brief syndicated run on the FX Network in the mid 90s, the series has not aired since.
Once and AgainOnce and Again · 1999
Once and Again
6.71999
SeriesDrama
The series depicts the family of a single mother and her romance with a single father.
Medical InvestigationMedical Investigation · 2004
Medical Investigation
6.82004
SeriesDramaMystery
An elite team of medical experts of the National Institutes of Health investigates unusual public-health crises, such as sudden outbreaks of serious and mysterious diseases.
KingsKings · 2009
Kings
7.62009
SeriesDrama
A riveting drama about a modern day monarchy, a contemporary re-telling of the timeless tale of David and Goliath. This series is an epic story of greed and power, war and romance, forbidden loves and secret alliances -- and a young hero who rises to power in a modern-day kingdom.
RoarRoar · 1997
Roar
6.41997
SeriesSci-Fi & Fantasy
Roar is an American television show that originally aired on the Fox network in July 1997. In the year AD 400, a young Irish man, Conor, sets out to rid his land of the invading Romans, but in order to accomplish this, he must unite the Celtic clans.
The Book of DanielThe Book of Daniel · 2006
The Book of Daniel
6.92006
SeriesDrama
Rev. Daniel Webster is an unconventional Episcopalian priest who not only believes in Jesus, but actually sees him and discusses life with him. He is challenged on many levels as he struggles to be a good husband, father and minister, while navigating an often rocky relationship with the church hierarchy.