Sue Vanner

Sue Vanner, also known as Susie Vanner, is an English actress, singer and model. After becoming a singer and model in the 1960s, Vanner regularly appeared on film and television in the 1970s and 1980s, including her best known role as a Bond girl in The Spy Who Loved Me (film)|The Spy Who Loved Me. She then restarted her singing career in the late 2010s.
==Career==
After attending Romford Technological High School and then the Royal College of Art, Vanner began her career as a singer in the late 1960s. She released three singles under the name Sue Lynne in 1969, 'Don't Pity Me', 'Reach For The Moon' and 'Baby, Baby, Baby', to critical acclaim. These, particularly 'Don't Pity Me', have since become Northern Soul classics, and Vanner a Northern Soul icon. The trio of singles were written by Chris Andrews (singer)|Chris Andrews who also wrote singles for Sandie Shaw. 
Vanner made her screen debut in the sex comedy film Adventures of a Taxi Driver and followed this with parts in Seven Faces of Woman and Curse of the Black Cat, the latter in a starring role. Vanner then appeared as a French KGB agent in the famous and iconic pre-titles sequence of Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me (film)|The Spy Who Loved Me, sharing a scene with Roger Moore. Vanner's character was given a name, Martine Blanchaud, in the novelisation of the film. Despite only having a small role in the film, Vanner became known worldwide as a sex symbol after appearing naked under a fur rug.https://www.sundaypost.com/fp/i-still-get-fan-mail-about-bonding-with-roger-moore-42-years-on/
Drawing on from this success, Vanner went on to appear in the film Count Dracula (1977 film)|Count Dracula and popular television series including Minder (TV series)|Minder, Crown Court (TV series)|Crown Court, A Man Called Intrepid, Tales of the Unexpected and Girls on Top (British TV series)|Girls on Top. Vanner also had roles in the high profile movies Nighthawks (1981 film)|Nighthawks and Return to Waterloo (film)|Return to Waterloo.
Vanner left the profession to have a family in the late 1980s, but restarted her singing career in 2015 with a re-release of her 1969 hit single "Don't Pity Me" with Joanie Sommers. It was after this that Vanner was approached by Grammy award-winning music producer Kipper (musician)|Kipper Eldrige' to record her first album.http://www.bluesandsoul.com/feature/1053/susie_vanner_life_and_soul/ The first single from the album "Walk On the Wild Side" was released on 22 October 2019, and Vanner's first album, entitled "In These Shoes"https://www.music-news.com/news/Underground/129296/Former-Bond-girl-Susie-Vanner-is-releasing-her-first-ever-albumhttps://www.susievanner.com/ was released on 1 May 2020 under the name Susie Vanner, containing 15 songs, the last of which is a cover of the title song of The Spy Who Loved Me, "Nobody Does It Better". Prior to the release of her first album, Vanner released a special EP|Extended play of festive songs, entitled "Susie Vanner at Christmas", which was released in December 2019 as a pre-cursor to her album "In These Shoes". https://essentiallypop.com/epop/2019/12/bond-girl-susie-vanner-releases-charity-christmas-ep-for-shooting-star-childrens-hospice/
==Personal life==
Vanner married Warren Todd, the stepson of her friend Lisa Vanderpump, in 1987, and had a son, Ryan, to him. In 2019, it was revealed that Vanner and Todd had separated after he cheated on her. 
Vanner splits her time between London and a villa in St. Tropez.
==Filmography==
===Film===
Year	Title 	Role
1976	Adventures of a Taxi Driver	Hostage
1977	Curse of the Black Cat 	Ana
1977	The Spy Who Loved Me 	Log Cabin Girl
1981	Nighthawks 	Girl at Party
1984	Return to Waterloo 	Sexy Girl
===Television===
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
1977	Seven Faces of Woman 	Dawn 	Episode: "She: Eye of the Beholder"
1977	The Sunday Drama 	Linda 	Episode: "The Cuckoo Calls"
1977	Count Dracula 	Dracula's Bride 	
1979	Crown Court 	Margaret Fisher 	3 episodes
1979	Kiss the Girls and Make Them Cry	Wendy 	
1979	Minder 	Kim 	Episode: "The Smaller They Are..."
1979	A Man Called Intrepid 	Intrepid's Secretary	3 episodes
1981	Kelly Monteith 	Kelly's Girlfriend 	Episode: #3.2
1982	Play for Today 	Clare 	Episode: "Tishoo"
1983	Triangle 	Janie Jamfrey 	2 episodes
1984	Tales of the Unexpected 	Zara Luke 	Episode: "Have a Nice Death"
1985	Girls on Top 	Girl in Nightclub 	Episode: "Staying Alive"
==Discography==
Song 	Performer 	Album(s) 	Year
Don't Pity Me 	Sue Vanner 	Single 	1969
Reach For The Moon 	Sue Vanner 	Single 	1969
Baby, Baby, Baby 	Sue Vanner 	Single 	1969
Don't Pity Me 	Sue Vanner and Joanie Sommers	Single 	2015
In These Shoes 	Sue Vanner 	In These Shoes 	2019
Santa Baby 	Sue Vanner 	Susie Vanner at Christmas	2019
Jingle Bells 	Sue Vanner 	Susie Vanner at Christmas	2019
Last Christmas 	Sue Vanner 	Susie Vanner at Christmas	2019
Walk On The Wild Side 	Sue Vanner 	In These Shoes 	2020
Cry Me a River 	Sue Vanner 	In These Shoes 	2020
Tainted Love 	Sue Vanner 	In These Shoes 	2020
Make You Feel My Love 	Sue Vanner 	In These Shoes 	2020
Sway 	Sue Vanner 	In These Shoes 	2020
Just Like a Star 	Sue Vanner 	In These Shoes 	2020
Every Breath You Take 	Sue Vanner 	In These Shoes 	2020
Nature Boy 	Sue Vanner 	In These Shoes 	2020
Sweet Dreams Are Made of This	Sue Vanner 	In These Shoes 	2020
Don't Know Why 	Sue Vanner 	In These Shoes 	2020
Windmills of Your Mind 	Sue Vanner 	In These Shoes 	2020
Summertime 	Sue Vanner 	In These Shoes 	2020
Nobody Does It Better 	Sue Vanner 	In These Shoes 	2020
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==In the media==
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==References==
Category:English actresses
Category:English singers
Category:English models