Ethereally beautiful child actress best known for her title role
performance in 'Miriam', one of three films in
Trilogy (1969) by
Truman Capote. Born
into a theatrical family, she made her Broadway debut as 'Henrietta
Ford Crimp, Jr' in 'The Ballad of the Sad Cafe', in which her father,
veteran Broadway and film actor
David Clarke also appeared. Her mother was
actress and dialect coach
Nora Dunfee.
Susan Dunfee was featured in the original
Broadway production of 'Wait Until Dark' with
Lee Remick and
Robert Duvall. She
attended the Professional Children's School, Hunter College High
School, and the University of Southern California, where she graduated
with honors. She is married to Commander Craig Bennett of the United
States Coast Guard. They have a daughter, Natalie, born on October 30,
1989, and a son, A.J., born on October 9, 1992.
Susan Dunfee is now known as
Susan Bennett.