Susan Sennett: Everything About Graham Nash’s Ex-Wife

Susan Sennett is an American actress and the ex-wife of English singer-songwriter and musician Graham Nash. Susan was born on February 29, 1952, in Los Angeles, United States. As of 2022, she is 70 years old. She is also called Susan Nash. She is most notable for her work in Lucas Tanner (1975), Big Bad Mama (1974), and Ozzie’s Girls (1973). She is the mother of actor and director Jackson Nash. Tune in to find out more about Susan Sennett.

Susan Sennett: Bio Summary

Susan Sennett’s Personal Life

Susan Sennett was born in Los Angeles, California but she grew up in the San Fernando Valley. She schooled at a charm school on Ventura Boulevard and was a member of the art group, Visual Girls, for two years. Not much detail is available about her parents, siblings, and family.

Susan married musician, Graham Nash, of Crosby Stills & Nash fame. They married on May 4, 1977. The couple has three children. Their children include writer/actor/director Jackson Nash known for his works in Day 37, Little Savant, and Jonny Zero. Susan and Graham Nash were married for 38 years but got separated in 2016. Susan now builds and designs houses and works with the Children’s Storybook Theatre of Hawaii.

Susan Sennett’s Profession

Susan is a renowned actress who has been featured in numerous films and has made contributions to the film industry. She worked at the teenage fair and studied acting with Stella Adler. She performed as a sweet and fragile teen innocent, “Candy”, in the brutal and controversial exploitation thriller, The Candy Snatchers (1973).

She is mostly remembered for her role in Lucas Tanner (1975), Big Bad Mama (1974), and Ozzie’s Girls (1973). She played a spirited portrayal as Angie Dickinson’s shameless daughter, “Billy Jean”, in the fun and sexy Depression-era action cult favorite, Big Bad Mama. She also played the role of Candy in ‘The Candy Snatchers’, Christie Sanders in ‘The Rookies’, and Melissa Morgan in ‘Lucas Tanner’.

Susan Sennett had made guest appearances on episodes of TV shows like The Rookies (1972), Love, American Style (1969), Room 222 (1969), and Lucas Tanner (1974). She voluntarily quit acting in the mid-1970s, because she wasn’t happy doing racy material. She reportedly walked out of the audition for the pilot for the risqué sitcom, Three’s Company (1976).

Who is Susan Sennett’s Ex-Husband, Graham Nash?

Susan’s ex-partner is Graham Nash, born Graham William Nash on 2 February 1942 in Blackpool, England. He was raised in Manchester and holds dual citizenship with the United Kingdom and the United States. He is an English singer-songwriter and musician who started playing music as a teenager, picking up the guitar during Britain’s skiffle craze of the mid-’50s. He became an American citizen on 14 August 1978.

He is notable for his light tenor voice and his songwriting assistance as a member of the English pop/rock group the Hollies and the folk-rock supergroups Crosby, Stills & Nash and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. He played a pivotal part in at least two of the major musical movements of the classic rock era.

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Susan’s ex-partner holds four honorary doctorates, including one from the New York Institute of Technology, one in Music from the University of Salford in 2011, and his latest Doctorate in Fine Arts from Lesley University in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

He is also a photography collector and a published photographer who was introduced into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Crosby, Stills & Nash in 1997 and also as a member of the Hollies in 2010. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2010 Birthday Honours List for services to music and charity. He is a GRAMMY Award winner.