The actor, a former Miss America contestant, played bubbly Rydell High cheerleader Patty Simcox in the 1978 musical comedy 'Grease' with John Travolta and…
The actor, also a former Miss America contestant, played bubbly Rydell High cheerleader Patty Simcox in the 1978 musical comedy.Actor Susan Buckner, best known for her role as Patty Simcox in the movie"Grease," died on May 2 at the age of 72, according to the family's publicist.“She was magic," Buckner's daughter Samantha Mansfield said in a statement provided to NBC News."She was my best friend. And I will miss her every day.
In her later years, she devoted her time to directing children’s theater and taught dance at a gym in FL.Buckner, who was born in Seattle in 1952, was a Miss America contestant in 1972 after being crowned Miss Washington the year prior. She also made appearances on “The Mac Davis Show,” “Sonny and Cher,” “The Brady Bunch Variety Hour” and"Starsky and Hutch."At the age of 25, she landed the role of Simcox, a bubbly Rydell High cheerleader in the 1978 musical comedy starring Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta.
Other guest appearances included roles on"The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries" and"The Love Boat." She also starred in the 1981 horror film"Deadly Blessing" and 1989 comedy"Police Academy 6: City Under Siege."
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