Given the question: What key details about suzanne somers can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: suzanne somers -lrb- born suzanne marie mahoney ; october 16 , 1946 -rrb- is an american actress , author , singer , businesswoman and health spokesperson , known for her television roles as chrissy snow on '' three 's company '' and as carol lambert on '' step by step '' . somers later became the author of a series of best-selling self-help books , including '' ageless : the naked truth about bioidentical hormones '' -lrb- 2006 -rrb- , about bioidentical hormone replacement therapy . she has released two autobiographies , four diet books , and a book of poetry . she has been criticized for her views on some medical subjects and her advocacy of the wiley protocol , which has been labelled as '' scientifically unproven and dangerous '' . her promotion of alternative cancer treatments has received praise from naturopathic health practitioners and criticism from the american cancer society .
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- years active is 1963 -- present- birth name is suzanne marie mahoney- spouse is bruce -lrb- 1977 -- present -rrb- somers -lrb- 1965 -- 1968 -rrb- alan hamel- children is 1- birth date is 16 october 1946- name is suzanne somers- image is suzanne somers uso cropped.jpg- birth place is san bruno , california , u.s.- occupation is actress , author , singer , businesswoman