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Younger sister of model Dorian Leigh Parker.

Grew up and went to school in Highland Park, New Jersey.

Audrey Hepburn's offbeat role in the film Funny Face (1957) was inspired by Suzy, who made a fashionable cameo appearance (her first film) in the "Think Pink" sequence.

Briefly gave up her cover girl career for several years to become a photographer.

Despite her aloof elegance, she was known for her candid remarks and rather quirky laidback style off camera. She publicly condemned drinking and smoking and said marriage killed romance.

Her first marriage, to her high school sweetheart, was brief.

Her older sister, model Dorian Leigh Parker, introduced Suzy to Eileen Ford, the doyenne of modeling agents, when she was only 15.

She was the first model to make more than $100 an hour and $100,000 a year.

Was a favorite of designer Coco Chanel and photographer Richard Avedon.

Measurements: 35-24-36 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine)

At the height of her popularity, she was known as the most photographed woman in the world.

Child from Pierre: daughter Georgia, born in December, 1959. Children with Dillman: daughter Dinah (born in November, 1965), sons Charles and Christopher.

Stepmother of Pamela Dillman.

Actress Parker Posey was named after her.

Favorite city: Paris, France.

Favorite indoor sport: Pinball.

Landed a two-minute cameo in Funny Face (1957) after photographer Richard Avedon had recommended her for a part.

Met future husband Bradford Dillman on the set of A Circle of Deception (1960).

Personal Quotes

"I believe in the gold standard. I like solid lumps of things. You can always melt them down." - referring to her high-paying model status.

"I never starved myself either. I remember all the models eating raw hamburgers and living on codeine to keep up their energy. You never met a skinnier, meaner bunch of people."

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