According to IMDb (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001138/), Susan Dey's last acting job was in a two part episode of a TV show called Third Watch back in 2004. All that I know about her current life is that she's very reclusive (and the subject of many clickbait articles) and lives in upstate New York. To be more direct, she serves as a board member of the Rape Treatment Center at UCLA Medical Center.

Did Susan Dey retire voluntarily or did she have little other good options post-LA Law? She did this sitcom for CBS called Love & War, but she was let go after only the first season (http://jacksonupperco.com/2017/03/15/the-ten-best-love-war-episodes-of-season-one/).

Susan had always been the one cast member who refused to take part in any Partridge Family reunions (http://parade.com/58537/viannguyen/7-surprising-secrets-of-the-partridge-family-cast-from-shirley-joness-memoir/). And she apparently, stopped talking (https://www.inquisitr.com/4633763/david-cassidy-and-susan-dey-inside-an-unrequited-love-on-the-partridge-family-bus/) to David Cassidy after he divulged details on their relationship in his 1994 autobiography.

She's the new Greta Garbo.

Perhaps having seen what intense fame had done to contribute to the destruction of her costar, she simply decided she wanted no part of it.

She was nominated continuously for LA Law, but I never thought much of her as an actress. The Love and War role was pretty much a disaster, she may have realized she couldn't do character roles once the leading lady looks had faded.
She was good on LA Law but Love & War just wasn't a funny sitcom and she and Jay Thomas had no chemistry at all.

Perhaps having seen what intense fame had done to contribute to the destruction of her costar, she simply decided she wanted no part of it.


It is possible. That is a practical scenario after all, but also Ms Dey was probably able to see the most harsh side of fame during David Cassidy's heyday in the early 1970s. She reasonably might have decided right then and there not to stay in show business after the cancellation of The Partridge Family.
Also , if her last acting role was sometime in 2002 , that was before Cassidy's life really spiraled into chaos: He was 60 when he started getting in trouble with DWIs.


She was nominated continuously for LA Law, but I never thought much of her as an actress. The Love and War role was pretty much a disaster, she may have realized she couldn't do character roles once the leading lady looks had faded.

I don't know. It is very well known or reputed that the older that actresses get, the fewer acting roles they get. As true as it is, it can be inaccurate to jump to the conclusion that just because Ms Dey reached her 50s that she was considered to have too many older features to assign to acting roles.
She was successful in certain TV series after TPF and David Cassidy himself said that he assigned his own agent to work with Susan and that is how she went on to have the best acting career of all TPF cast members as Cassidy himself put it in his autobiography.

Some of us take little bits of information, and though it may be all we have to go on, we speculate sometimes using our wildest imaginations about the issue along with our own haughtiness.

I am not an expert on acting ability. I have seen some movies which critics have lauded as having "great acting" but I myself did not think it was so good, and I have seen movies that critics have said contain bad acting and I thought the acting was very well done and not deserving of being panned.

It seems that under the right director and also if she is in the right role an actress like Susan Dey can do a great acting job. It just might be that regardless of having had significantly established herself in LA Law (which is a TV show that I actually did not watch) she still was remembered as Lori Partridge.

Also there are just times in which a successful actor or actress just feels it is time to leave the business and do something else with his or her life.
I heard that the actress who gave Elvis his first screen kiss went on to become a nun. Also the kid who became famous as "Charlie" in the original Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory decided never to make a movie again and just tried to hide the fact that he was not merely a kid actor but that kid actor in Willy Wonka.
Sometimes it can be because of frustration with the business and getting the right roles for you. SOmetimes it is just that you suddenly feel that should have been doing something else all along. who knows ? Though we are free to discuss and make guesses we should not take it so personally so as to
say that Susan Dey failed to maintain her attractiveness and just has a bad attitude so it serves her right that she is forced to quit show business.
Sometimes a celebrity just knows that she or he can further a social or political cause by lending his or her name to it. Susan Dey seems to, at least partially, be using her past fame to do some good in helping victims of sex crimes.


According to IMDb, Susan Dey's last acting job was in a two part episode of a TV show called Third Watch back in 2004. All that I know about her current life is that she's very reclusive (and the subject of many clickbait articles) and lives in upstate New York. To be more direct, she serves as a board member of the Rape Treatment Center at UCLA Medical Center.

Did Susan Dey retire voluntarily or she had little other good options post-LA Law? She did this sitcom for CBS called Love & War, but she was let go after only the first season.

Susan had always been the one cast member who refused to take part in any Partridge Family reunions. And she apparently, stopped talking to David Cassidy after he dissolved details on their relationship in his 1994 autobiography.

Susan did not "Refuse to take part in any Partridge Family reunions."
She may not have done it to the perfect satisfaction of every Partridge Family fan, but she made an appearance in a "This Is Your Life" broadcast in which David Cassidy's life was reviewed, also she called in and talked with Danny Bonaduce and other members of TPF when Danny featured his former co-stars on his show.
I think Susan is given a great deal of criticism for not taking part in reunions as much as other cast members but she has to make a decision that is right for herself. She probably feels that it was a part of her acting career that should not become the emphasis even though other people have decided that Susan Dey's celebrity is unavoidably all about a 1970s sitcom that has been off the air for decades.
I am sure it was a difficult time for her too as she has stated that she was under pressure to be thin and attractive according to the current standards and dealt with an eating disorder.
I think that no one should judge her if she feels that she rather move on to other things . Maybe she is a bit angry about what David revealed in his autobiography. She is the only one who knows what it is like and if she believes it is best for herself to avoid the public eye, no one should second guess her decision .

She was nominated continuously for LA Law, but I never thought much of her as an actress. The Love and War role was pretty much a disaster, she may have realized she couldn't do character roles once the leading lady looks had faded.

In hindsight, I think it was a huge mistake on Susan's part to leave LA Law when she did. Love & War (http://people.com/archive/dey-calls-it-a-day-vol-39-no-16/) pretty much killed her career (https://jacksonupperco.com/2017/03/15/the-ten-best-love-war-episodes-of-season-one/) as a leading lady (http://articles.latimes.com/1993-04-24/entertainment/ca-26730_1_susan-dey).

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In hindsight, I think it was a huge mistake on Susan's part to leave LA Law when she did. Love& War (http://people.com/archive/dey-calls-it-a-day-vol-39-no-16/) pretty much killed her career (https://jacksonupperco.com/2017/03/15/the-ten-best-love-war-episodes-of-season-one/) as a leading lady (http://articles.latimes.com/1993-04-24/entertainment/ca-26730_1_susan-dey).

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-y52kpWjr6qk/TtULF2DYujI/AAAAAAAADSY/8EWGxNx_8f8/s1600/susan-dey-leaving-la-law-clipping.jpg

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I never observed her career that closely so I was not aware of these very final stints at acting of hers. Perhaps her career was killed by the very last acting gig she took part in. However from what it seems, she was essentially done with acting by this time anyway. She had been acting for most of her life by this time and maybe she felt it was time to retire even though a lot of other actors continue seeking and doing roles into their senior years. From what it seems, she just wanted to call it quits with acting and just move on to something else which turned out to be charity work, or community service, or working at an organization meant to help victims of sexual violence.
It seems she mainly does not want to be constantly reminded or asked about her celebrity past. It seems she wants to be a person who works behind a desk or maybe talking with needy people or assisting in organizing all kinds of charitable events without being thought of as a star.
She probably is most remembered as Lori Partridge at least by people who are over the age of 55.

I think she was smart enough to realize that L.A. Law was declining and only had a few years left, and she wanted to jump to another series while she was still “hot” (it’s always easier to get another job when you already have a job). And multi camera sitcoms were big at that time.

The problem with Susan is: she just wasn’t funny. In fact, I found her acting range pretty limited, even on L.A. Law. She had this stilted way of saying her lines that seemed unnatural. I remember when she got the job on L.A. Law, which had a pedigree, and thinking, why in the world did they choose her?

That said, I don’t blame her for taking the chance on Love and War. The Times article linked above quoted the producer of L.A. Law saying he hoped she’d come back. Too bad that didn’t happen, though she would have only been back for a single year - the final season. She did go back for the reunion movie in 2002, and it was one of her final acting jobs.

The problem with Susan is: she just wasn’t funny. In fact, I found her acting range pretty limited, even on L.A. Law. She had this stilted way of saying her lines that seemed unnatural. I remember when she got the job on L.A. Law, which had a pedigree, and thinking, why in the world did they choose her?

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When it comes to actors saying their lines in a way that sounds "unnatural," for that matter the way most characters are portrayed on TV , the way they typically say exactly whats on their minds without having to stop and think what word they want to use or having to go back and restate what they are trying to say or using the wrong word etc (of course if an actor flubs his or her words the take is redone), is not the way real people talk in real life and even educated articulate people often say "what word am i looking for?" or "What" the name" and forget their train of thought.

Also if you watch any actor in different TV shows or movies you will often notice that even the best actors will do a scene poorly and will look as if s/he is looking directly at the camera and reading from a cue card

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Susan Dey became popular starring as Laurie Partridge in the 70s hit musical sitcom, The Patridge Family. Her role in the series was her first acting stint but the role made her overnight. After the hit musical, she starred in the NBC series, L.A. Law. Watch the video to know some amazing facts about her, including her relationship with David Cassidy, her onscreen brother on The Partridge Family and her net worth in 2020.

Chapters:

00:00 Susan Dey The Partridge Family
00:15 Susan Dey Laurie Partridge
00:25 Susan Dey Retirement
00:36 Susan Dey Age
00:51 Susan Dey Parents
01:26 Susan Dey TV Shows & Movies
02:50 Susan Dey David Casidy
03:10 Susan Dey The Patridge Family reunions
03:27 Susan Dey Leonard "Lenny" Hirshan
03:34 Susan Dey Daughter
03:39 Susan Dey Husband
03:45 What is Susan Dey Doing Now?

https://nedhardy.com/2023/11/28/susan-dey-2/

What is Susan Dey doing now?

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Susan Dey continues to live a life away from the spotlight. Since retiring from acting, Dey has maintained a low profile, embracing a private life that is far removed from her past celebrity.

In recent years, there has been minimal news about her, with no personal updates coming from social media platforms, as she has chosen to stay away from these channels.

However, in a rare and delightful appearance for fans in 2020, Dey participated in a virtual reunion of “L.A. Law,” rekindling memories of the acclaimed series and her significant role in it.

Dey talked about her audition process and her experiences on the show. She mentions how she originally auditioned for a different role and how she was eventually cast in the part of Grace.

Dey also reflects on the memorable scenes she had with Jimmy Smits, who played Victor Sifuentes, particularly a scene involving a belt buckle which she found challenging and scary.

She praises the show’s producer, Steven Bochco, for his talent in producing and bringing together a great team.

Key cast members who also attended the reunion included Corbin Bernsen, Michele Greene (https://nedhardy.com/2023/01/10/michele-greene/), Harry Hamlin, Jimmy Smits, and Blair Underwood.

https://nedhardy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/la_law_reunion.jpg

When her Partridge sister Suzanne Crough passed away in 2015 at the age of 52, Dey publicly declared her condolences about her death.

But when it came to the passing of her onscreen brother David Cassidy in 2017, Dey had nothing to say, and has never spoken about it.

Don't take my word for it, but here's one "blind item" (https://web.archive.org/web/20160703001946/http://www.crazydaysandnights.net/2016/06/blind-item-9-689.html) from June 2016 (http://www.agcwebpages.com/BLINDITEMS/2016/JUNE.html) that may (https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1989/10/05/susan-dey-light-years-from-the-child-star/bd4a2fa1-caaf-4a13-895d-ab99a831e0a4/) or may not be about (https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1993-03-11-9303190958-story.html) Susan Dey (https://www.deseret.com/1993/10/22/19072238/dey-admits-alcoholism-after-tabloid-exposes).

It is possible. That is a practical scenario after all, but also Ms Dey was probably able to see the most harsh side of fame during David Cassidy's heyday in the early 1970s. She reasonably might have decided right then and there not to stay in show business after the cancellation of The Partridge Family.
Also , if her last acting role was sometime in 2002 , that was before Cassidy's life really spiraled into chaos: He was 60 when he started getting in trouble with DWIs.




I don't know. It is very well known or reputed that the older that actresses get, the fewer acting roles they get. As true as it is, it can be inaccurate to jump to the conclusion that just because Ms Dey reached her 50s that she was considered to have too many older features to assign to acting roles.
She was successful in certain TV series after TPF and David Cassidy himself said that he assigned his own agent to work with Susan and that is how she went on to have the best acting career of all TPF cast members as Cassidy himself put it in his autobiography.

Some of us take little bits of information, and though it may be all we have to go on, we speculate sometimes using our wildest imaginations about the issue along with our own haughtiness.

I am not an expert on acting ability. I have seen some movies which critics have lauded as having "great acting" but I myself did not think it was so good, and I have seen movies that critics have said contain bad acting and I thought the acting was very well done and not deserving of being panned.

It seems that under the right director and also if she is in the right role an actress like Susan Dey can do a great acting job. It just might be that regardless of having had significantly established herself in LA Law (which is a TV show that I actually did not watch) she still was remembered as Lori Partridge.

Also there are just times in which a successful actor or actress just feels it is time to leave the business and do something else with his or her life.
I heard that the actress who gave Elvis his first screen kiss went on to become a nun. Also the kid who became famous as "Charlie" in the original Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory decided never to make a movie again and just tried to hide the fact that he was not merely a kid actor but that kid actor in Willy Wonka.
Sometimes it can be because of frustration with the business and getting the right roles for you. SOmetimes it is just that you suddenly feel that should have been doing something else all along. who knows ? Though we are free to discuss and make guesses we should not take it so personally so as to
say that Susan Dey failed to maintain her attractiveness and just has a bad attitude so it serves her right that she is forced to quit show business.
Sometimes a celebrity just knows that she or he can further a social or political cause by lending his or her name to it. Susan Dey seems to, at least partially, be using her past fame to do some good in helping victims of sex crimes.



Susan did not "Refuse to take part in any Partridge Family reunions."
She may not have done it to the perfect satisfaction of every Partridge Family fan, but she made an appearance in a "This Is Your Life" broadcast in which David Cassidy's life was reviewed, also she called in and talked with Danny Bonaduce and other members of TPF when Danny featured his former co-stars on his show.
I think Susan is given a great deal of criticism for not taking part in reunions as much as other cast members but she has to make a decision that is right for herself. She probably feels that it was a part of her acting career that should not become the emphasis even though other people have decided that Susan Dey's celebrity is unavoidably all about a 1970s sitcom that has been off the air for decades.
I am sure it was a difficult time for her too as she has stated that she was under pressure to be thin and attractive according to the current standards and dealt with an eating disorder.
I think that no one should judge her if she feels that she rather move on to other things . Maybe she is a bit angry about what David revealed in his autobiography. She is the only one who knows what it is like and if she believes it is best for herself to avoid the public eye, no one should second guess her decision .

Susan (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDswwTOzow0) admittedly before their apparent falling out (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxDz8u4MnmU), did appear on stage (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fvLygl5Wvg) with David Cassidy at the 1990 MTV Video Music Awards.

https://www.domesticatedcompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/cmg_images/157121/rid_c6e658e4cd8a556acc2324d42469025c/GettyImages-85431436-SusanDeybody-1625548.jpg.pro-cmg.jpg

And she did participate in a spoof (https://www.tiktok.com/@pashley0423/video/7207795332825255214?lang=en) of The Partridge Family when she guest hosted (https://gabbyawards.blogspot.com/2019/08/saturday-night-live-season-17-reviews_30.html) Saturday Night Live (https://www.onesnladay.com/2019/07/25/february-8-1992-susan-dey-cc-music-factory-s17-e12/) in 1992:
https://i0.wp.com/onesnladay.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/2-8-1992_0.37.56.00.jpg?quality=89&ssl=1

I don't think Susan was a bad actor, but I don't think she was outstanding either.

When it comes to actors saying their lines in a way that sounds "unnatural," for that matter the way most characters are portrayed on TV , the way they typically say exactly whats on their minds without having to stop and think what word they want to use or having to go back and restate what they are trying to say or using the wrong word etc (of course if an actor flubs his or her words the take is redone), is not the way real people talk in real life and even educated articulate people often say "what word am i looking for?" or "What" the name" and forget their train of thought.

Also if you watch any actor in different TV shows or movies you will often notice that even the best actors will do a scene poorly and will look as if s/he is looking directly at the camera and reading from a cue card

Susan as Laurie Partridge (https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Laurie+Partridge) seemed to exude kind of a sweet shyness in her performance.

I think you mean exude instead of "elicit." If she's eliciting that, you're saying that the audience is developing "sweet shyness"...!

Perhaps having seen what intense fame had done to contribute to the destruction of her costar, she simply decided she wanted no part of it.

This is what somebody said (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDswwTOzow0&lc=UgxdRq3WChZ953T3OP54AaABAg) on YouTube about what possibly "happened" to Susan Dey and why he haven't heard or seen much of her over the past 20 years. I must stress to take this with a huge grain of salt since this isn't fully verified:
From what I heard she was a problem on a lot of the sets and shows she's worked on and not an easy person to get along with, I also know that she has held a life long grudge against David Cassidy for not wanting to date her, that's why she's never been apart of any Partridge Family reunions and barely speaks of those times. I also heard that people/Hollywood really did not want to hire her because she was a problem.

It is possible. That is a practical scenario after all, but also Ms Dey was probably able to see the most harsh side of fame during David Cassidy's heyday in the early 1970s. She reasonably might have decided right then and there not to stay in show business after the cancellation of The Partridge Family.
Also , if her last acting role was sometime in 2002 , that was before Cassidy's life really spiraled into chaos: He was 60 when he started getting in trouble with DWIs.




I don't know. It is very well known or reputed that the older that actresses get, the fewer acting roles they get. As true as it is, it can be inaccurate to jump to the conclusion that just because Ms Dey reached her 50s that she was considered to have too many older features to assign to acting roles.
She was successful in certain TV series after TPF and David Cassidy himself said that he assigned his own agent to work with Susan and that is how she went on to have the best acting career of all TPF cast members as Cassidy himself put it in his autobiography.

Some of us take little bits of information, and though it may be all we have to go on, we speculate sometimes using our wildest imaginations about the issue along with our own haughtiness.

I am not an expert on acting ability. I have seen some movies which critics have lauded as having "great acting" but I myself did not think it was so good, and I have seen movies that critics have said contain bad acting and I thought the acting was very well done and not deserving of being panned.

It seems that under the right director and also if she is in the right role an actress like Susan Dey can do a great acting job. It just might be that regardless of having had significantly established herself in LA Law (which is a TV show that I actually did not watch) she still was remembered as Lori Partridge.

Also there are just times in which a successful actor or actress just feels it is time to leave the business and do something else with his or her life.
I heard that the actress who gave Elvis his first screen kiss went on to become a nun. Also the kid who became famous as "Charlie" in the original Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory decided never to make a movie again and just tried to hide the fact that he was not merely a kid actor but that kid actor in Willy Wonka.
Sometimes it can be because of frustration with the business and getting the right roles for you. SOmetimes it is just that you suddenly feel that should have been doing something else all along. who knows ? Though we are free to discuss and make guesses we should not take it so personally so as to
say that Susan Dey failed to maintain her attractiveness and just has a bad attitude so it serves her right that she is forced to quit show business.
Sometimes a celebrity just knows that she or he can further a social or political cause by lending his or her name to it. Susan Dey seems to, at least partially, be using her past fame to do some good in helping victims of sex crimes.



Susan did not "Refuse to take part in any Partridge Family reunions."
She may not have done it to the perfect satisfaction of every Partridge Family fan, but she made an appearance in a "This Is Your Life" broadcast in which David Cassidy's life was reviewed, also she called in and talked with Danny Bonaduce and other members of TPF when Danny featured his former co-stars on his show.
I think Susan is given a great deal of criticism for not taking part in reunions as much as other cast members but she has to make a decision that is right for herself. She probably feels that it was a part of her acting career that should not become the emphasis even though other people have decided that Susan Dey's celebrity is unavoidably all about a 1970s sitcom that has been off the air for decades.
I am sure it was a difficult time for her too as she has stated that she was under pressure to be thin and attractive according to the current standards and dealt with an eating disorder.
I think that no one should judge her if she feels that she rather move on to other things . Maybe she is a bit angry about what David revealed in his autobiography. She is the only one who knows what it is like and if she believes it is best for herself to avoid the public eye, no one should second guess her decision .

Well, for what it's worth, this is what Shirley Jones said (https://www.lipstickalley.com/threads/update-david-cassidy-%E2%80%98partridge-family%E2%80%99-star-dies-at-67.1329135/post-33613012) in her 2013 memoir (https://parade.com/58537/viannguyen/7-surprising-secrets-of-the-partridge-family-cast-from-shirley-joness-memoir/):
"After The Partridge Family ended in 1974, Dey went on to several other TV parts, including a starring role on L.A. Law in 1986. “By then, she and David had grown apart, and nowadays they are completely out of touch, which hurts David tremendously,” Jones writes. “I was also hurt that out of everyone on the show, only Susan consistently refuses to take part in any TV reunions of The Partridge Family.”

"After The Partridge Family ended in 1974, Dey went on to several other TV parts, including a starring role on L.A. Law in 1986. “By then, she and David had grown apart, and nowadays they are completely out of touch, which hurts David tremendously,” Jones writes. “I was also hurt that out of everyone on the show, only Susan consistently refuses to take part in any TV reunions of The Partridge Family.”

She was notably absent from the Today show reunion. They gave some excuse. It seems every successful sitcom has some star who rejects their time with it.

This is what somebody said (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDswwTOzow0&lc=UgxdRq3WChZ953T3OP54AaABAg) on YouTube about what possibly "happened" to Susan Dey and why he haven't heard or seen much of her over the past 20 years. I must stress to take this with a huge grain of salt since this isn't fully verified:

To follow-up on this, I also found this (https://www.datalounge.com/thread/14038302-susan-dey):
She had a reputation as being difficult to work with on every project she ever booked. She seems like an unhappy person. She left LA Law in a huff, then when the dust settled a few years later and she was able to get a sitcom job, she tanked that, too, leaving mid-run.

Maybe she's not even looking for work, now, but even if she was, her reputation is terrible and she'd never be able to book a role as as series regular. Who would hire her as a regular on a series, after she keeps quitting/getting fired mid-way through? There's too much money on the line with a series for any producer to take that kind of risk. And she doesn't have the kind of spectacular talent that might balance the equation out so that it would be worth the risk. So, no dice.

by Anonymous reply 12 May 31, 2014 8:19

I believe Susan did show up at David Cassidy’s memorial service. David’s nephew Jack posted a picture of himself with Susan on instagram.

As mentioned above, she did the Stars in the House reunion of the LA Law cast. Her castmates seemed surprised and delighted to see her.

Hopefully, she’s enjoying the next phase in her life after a very successful run as an actor.

BTW, Datalounge is not a reliable source for anything.

When it comes to actors saying their lines in a way that sounds "unnatural," for that matter the way most characters are portrayed on TV , the way they typically say exactly whats on their minds without having to stop and think what word they want to use or having to go back and restate what they are trying to say or using the wrong word etc (of course if an actor flubs his or her words the take is redone), is not the way real people talk in real life and even educated articulate people often say "what word am i looking for?" or "What" the name" and forget their train of thought.

Also if you watch any actor in different TV shows or movies you will often notice that even the best actors will do a scene poorly and will look as if s/he is looking directly at the camera and reading from a cue card

I wonder what was so bad about Susan Dey's performance on that Love & War (https://www.google.com/search?q=Susan+Dey+Love+%26+War&tbm=bks&tbs=bkt:s&source=newspapers) sitcom. She was fired after only the first season (https://jacksonupperco.com/2017/03/15/the-ten-best-love-war-episodes-of-season-one/) and was replaced by (https://jacksonupperco.com/2017/03/22/the-ten-best-love-war-episodes-of-season-two/) Annie Potts, who was fresh off of Designing Women. Susan to the best of my knowledge, had never really done comedy before. Well, she did (https://www.onesnladay.com/2019/07/25/february-8-1992-susan-dey-cc-music-factory-s17-e12/) recently before that, guest hosted (https://gabbyawards.blogspot.com/2019/08/saturday-night-live-season-17-reviews_30.html) SNL (https://www.thewickerbreaker.com/season-17/snl-s17e12-susan-dey), where she even participated in a spoof (https://www.tiktok.com/@pashley0423/video/7207795332825255214) of The Partridge Family.

And The Partridge Family in itself, was a sitcom but unlike with Love & War, it was a single camera show with a mild laugh track and Susan herself, didn't do much that was remotely funny (at least intentionally) as Laurie Partridge. She always on the show, seemed more like the sweet, shy, earnest type.

I never observed her career that closely so I was not aware of these very final stints at acting of hers. Perhaps her career was killed by the very last acting gig she took part in. However from what it seems, she was essentially done with acting by this time anyway. She had been acting for most of her life by this time and maybe she felt it was time to retire even though a lot of other actors continue seeking and doing roles into their senior years. From what it seems, she just wanted to call it quits with acting and just move on to something else which turned out to be charity work, or community service, or working at an organization meant to help victims of sexual violence.
It seems she mainly does not want to be constantly reminded or asked about her celebrity past. It seems she wants to be a person who works behind a desk or maybe talking with needy people or assisting in organizing all kinds of charitable events without being thought of as a star.
She probably is most remembered as Lori Partridge at least by people who are over the age of 55.

I didn't know this until recently, but Susan Dey (https://www.notstarring.com/actors/dey-susan) could've been (https://www.pastfactory.com/celebrity/partridge-family-star-susan-dey/) Sandy (https://screenrant.com/grease-actors-almost-played-sandy-danny-fisher-winkler/) in Grease (https://moviestvnetwork.com/lists/who-coulda-been-cast-in-grease). She reportedly turned to down (https://ew.com/article/1998/03/20/re-release-grease/) because she at that point, didn't want to play (https://wsslfm.iheart.com/featured/beth-bradley/content/2018-05-14-grease-turns-40/) another teen. Of course, the role would ultimately go to Olivia Newton-John (https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/grease-olivia-newton-john-sandy-b2141018.html) and Grease wound up being the biggest box office hit of 1978 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978_in_film).

So I would like to imagine that Susan was forever kicking herself for turning down Grease. She still had I suppose, a reasonably OK career since she would eventually land her second biggest role with LA Law. But Susan regardless, never really had (https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/susan-dey-partridge-family-l-154244864.html) much of a film career (https://www.quora.com/What-ever-happened-to-the-actress-Susan-Dey/answer/Jon-Mixon-1) of any merit or note. I mean, when was the last time you checked out First Love, Looker (https://www.reddit.com/r/scifi/comments/pygzic/looker_interesting_film_ahead_of_its_time_1981/), and Echo Park?

She was notably absent from the Today show reunion. They gave some excuse. It seems every successful sitcom has some star who rejects their time with it.

I know that Susan (https://www.pressreader.com/usa/globe/20190228/281835759935798) when she was on (https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1989/10/05/susan-dey-light-years-from-the-child-star/bd4a2fa1-caaf-4a13-895d-ab99a831e0a4/) The Partridge Family, battled (https://uk.style.yahoo.com/suffered-bulimia-very-very-bad-143000335.html) an eating disorder (https://www.eatingdisordersonline.com/blogs/anorexia-nervosa-blogs/partridge-star-susan-dey-and-her-anorexia-battle). Maybe that has something to do with the notion that she didn't have a lot of fond memories making it.

I never observed her career that closely so I was not aware of these very final stints at acting of hers. Perhaps her career was killed by the very last acting gig she took part in. However from what it seems, she was essentially done with acting by this time anyway. She had been acting for most of her life by this time and maybe she felt it was time to retire even though a lot of other actors continue seeking and doing roles into their senior years. From what it seems, she just wanted to call it quits with acting and just move on to something else which turned out to be charity work, or community service, or working at an organization meant to help victims of sexual violence.
It seems she mainly does not want to be constantly reminded or asked about her celebrity past. It seems she wants to be a person who works behind a desk or maybe talking with needy people or assisting in organizing all kinds of charitable events without being thought of as a star.
She probably is most remembered as Lori Partridge at least by people who are over the age of 55.

Of course, I could be wrong about this but I somewhat get the sense that maybe Susan viewed acting as something of a means to an end. In other words, acting and being in show business probably wasn't her out and out passion at the end of the day.

Before she got on The Partridge Family, Susan never acted (https://www.datalounge.com/thread/32434324-did-susan-dey-think-she-was-going-to-be-a-big-star-after-l.a.-law-) or had much training to act before. She worked as a teen model before that. And by the looks of it, Susan struggled a bit (https://www.tvbanter.net/2019/12/whatever-happened-to-susan-dey.html) with the sudden fame as she reportedly had anorexia and later became an alcoholic. That has to be especially hard when you're pretty much growing up on TV.

I can't help but wonder (https://www.datalounge.com/thread/16007210-whet-susan-dey-) if Susan had to deal with Harvey Weinstein types throughout her career that ultimately made her swear off Hollywood (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3iHgdVU5YU).

I believe Susan did show up (https://www.pinterest.com/pin/839076974301675889/) at David Cassidy’s memorial service (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktNkAUrGa8Q&lc=Ugx56mfC27Gv81sjHg94AaABAg.8eZ7cBn_-IW9_KzYvnNFG_). David’s nephew Jack posted a picture (https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FFansofDavidCassidy%2Fposts%2Fsusan-dey-certainly-was-very-pretty%2F523880338030863%2F&psig=AOvVaw17GKyrhXAEIXP_whYXFObQ&ust=1712640512558000&source=images&cd=vfe&opi=89978449&ved=0CBQQjhxqFwoTCMCJpZ7xsYUDFQAAAAAdAAAAABAQ) of himself with Susan on Instagram.

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She was notably absent from the Today show reunion. They gave some excuse. It seems every successful sitcom has some star who rejects their time with it.

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Just one more time? Please? Welcome to MsMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the most notable celebrities who, for one reason or another, declined to participate in reunion episodes, revivals or reboots of their TV shows. Our countdown includes actors David Hyde Pierce, Chevy Chase, Zachary Quinto and more! Which of these stars would you have loved to see back full-time on their respective shows?

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I of course, wonder if people immediately assumed that Susan didn't give a damn when David died because of the speculated falling out that she had with him over what he said about her in his book. Also, Susan is super low-key and private now. She as far as I know, isn't on social media, last gave an interview of note (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktNkAUrGa8Q) over 11 years ago, and doesn't do many public appearances since she retired from acting over 20 years ago. I'm guessing that she doesn't since she's now long out of the Hollywood game, have a publicist.

I never observed her career that closely so I was not aware of these very final stints at acting of hers. Perhaps her career was killed by the very last acting gig she took part in. However from what it seems, she was essentially done with acting by this time anyway. She had been acting for most of her life by this time and maybe she felt it was time to retire even though a lot of other actors continue seeking and doing roles into their senior years. From what it seems, she just wanted to call it quits with acting and just move on to something else which turned out to be charity work, or community service, or working at an organization meant to help victims of sexual violence.
It seems she mainly does not want to be constantly reminded or asked about her celebrity past. It seems she wants to be a person who works behind a desk or maybe talking with needy people or assisting in organizing all kinds of charitable events without being thought of as a star.
She probably is most remembered as Lori Partridge at least by people who are over the age of 55.

Susan I believe, was in her early 50s when she last acted (https://reelcharlie.wordpress.com/2024/01/19/susan-dey-on-third-watch/) exactly 20 years ago (https://www.avsforum.com/threads/3rd-watch-susan-dey.375833/). And given the way that Hollywood has historically viewed and treated women (https://www.google.com/search?q=ageism+women+in+hollywood&oq=hollywood+agism+woen&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqCggBEAAYCBgNGB4yBggAEEUYOTIKCAEQABgIGA0YHjINCAIQABiGAxiABBiKBTINCAMQABiGAxiABBiKBTIKCAQQABiABBiiBDIKCAUQABiABBiiBDIKCAYQABiiBBiJBdIBCjEzODUxajBqMTWoAgiwAgE&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8) once they reached a certain age, one has to figure that Susan could see where this was heading. And you have to assume that Susan by that point in her career, would've been cosigned to play somebody's mom and eventually grandma.

To follow-up on this, I also found this (https://www.datalounge.com/thread/14038302-susan-dey):

I'm not necessarily saying that this is absolutely indicative of Susan truly being "difficult" to work with. But I recently came across this interview with her (https://books.google.com/books?id=fwAyAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA11&dq=Deadly+Love+Susan+Dey&article_id=3847%2C3871607&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjTq_qowYqIAxWWEEQIHb-3JB8Q6AF6BAgJEAI&fbclid=IwY2xjawE34rtleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHTyPs4EBx1A1F8iW3FoDrPhz4P4EN5A87W-8oWmz56K4RZS2_3w6-QOF0Q_aem_wJV9NKYN7GEgUFM6Cg4-aw#v=onepage&q=Deadly%20Love%20Susan%20Dey&f=false) from 1995. It's very clear that Susan at that particular point, fashioned herself as an actress with really high standards.

Basically, Susan said that she would only take on roles to which she felt that she could bring something special. So to accept a role, Susan would have to love a character and actually want to be her. She couldn't merely admire or understand her.

In hindsight, I think it was a huge mistake on Susan's part to leave LA Law when she did. Love & War (http://people.com/archive/dey-calls-it-a-day-vol-39-no-16/) pretty much killed her career (https://jacksonupperco.com/2017/03/15/the-ten-best-love-war-episodes-of-season-one/) as a leading lady (http://articles.latimes.com/1993-04-24/entertainment/ca-26730_1_susan-dey).

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At the 18:07 mark (https://youtu.be/ktNkAUrGa8Q?t=1087) of the video below, Susan goes into her departure from acting over 20 years ago now. Susan I presume, was trying to be diplomatic when she says that if she would ever act again.

I don't understand why actors who are retired or now long inactive/unemployed, vaguely say that they would act again if the "right role" came up. They're never specific with what kind role or project they would want to take. I recently heard Eva Mendes (https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/english/hollywood/news/if-theres-interesting-roles-eva-mendes-on-her-planning-to-return-to-acting/articleshow/113456166.cms) say something like this (http://www.msn.com/en-in/entertainment/hollywood/eva-mendes-will-return-for-good-roles/ar-AA1qOcd1?apiversion=v2&noservercache=1&domshim=1&renderwebcomponents=1&wcseo=1&batchservertelemetry=1&noservertelemetry=1). Kim Basinger also said (https://youtu.be/p3F3Q9zEXZE?t=576) when talking to Kevin Nealon, that she's trying to find "the right thing", whatever that is. It isn't just limited to women, Dennis Franz, who retired as soon as NYPD Blue ended in 2005, once said (https://nypost.com/2015/09/18/nypd-blue-legend-dennis-franz-loves-life-off-the-hollywood-grid/) that he would return to acting if the "right opportunity" arose.

When it comes to actors saying their lines in a way that sounds "unnatural," for that matter the way most characters are portrayed on TV , the way they typically say exactly whats on their minds without having to stop and think what word they want to use or having to go back and restate what they are trying to say or using the wrong word etc (of course if an actor flubs his or her words the take is redone), is not the way real people talk in real life and even educated articulate people often say "what word am i looking for?" or "What" the name" and forget their train of thought.

Also if you watch any actor in different TV shows or movies you will often notice that even the best actors will do a scene poorly and will look as if s/he is looking directly at the camera and reading from a cue card

I did notice that on The Partridge Family (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J07sB4b9e4M) at least, Susan (https://www.datalounge.com/thread/16007210-whet-susan-dey-) had what I would consider to be a soft yet smooth and mature sounding speaking voice. I don't know if that necessarily means that she spoke or lines unnaturally (https://jacksonupperco.com/2017/03/15/the-ten-best-love-war-episodes-of-season-one/#comment-94665) or flatly (https://www.quora.com/What-ever-happened-to-the-actress-Susan-Dey/answer/Jon-Mixon-1?comment_id=85071275&comment_type=2).

ANDES TOWN BOARDS: ANYTHING BUT BORING! – March 2018 (https://andesgazette.net/2018/03/30/andes-town-boards-anything-but-boring-march-2018/)

By Buffy Calvert

On Monday and Tuesday, February 12th and 13th, both the Town Planning Board and the Town Board held exciting meetings.

ANDEL INN: A NEW LIFE? PROPOSAL to the ANDES TOWN PLANNING BOARD

After the Planning Board approved an unopposed subdivision on Skunk Hollow, Frank Winkler, Chair, opened the floor to Jim Thomson of Delaware County’s Industrial Development Agency (IDA) and Ray Pucci, Chairman of the County Chamber of Commerce and the Catskill Development Foundation. IDA is in the process of buying the Andel Inn and the surrounding 3.9 acres of land on Route 28 for $310,000. They plan to lease it to the Catskill Development Foundation. Their primary tenant will be a store under the direction of Nicole Day Gray marketing homegrown produce as well as meats and goods that will be prepared in an USDA approved community kitchen on the lower floor.

They will also have aging rooms for local cheeses, beverages, and charcuterie (sausage, salami, etc.), classrooms to teach food safety and space for pop-up trial restaurants and caterers’ tasting menus.

They envision an agricultural business incubator not, they emphasized, for private use. They plan to start with the shop and a visitor’s center in the bar area run by the Chamber to showcase nearby farm stands and restaurants that feature local foodstuffs, as well as the shared kitchen space, and then phase in the fermenting rooms as feasible.

Thomson, Pucci and Day Gray all extolled the current owners Harold and Linda Cole’s fastidious care of the facility. “Move-in condition.” “You could cook there today!” “The plates gleam!”

The proposal was well-received by the Planning Board and also by Supervisor Bud Gladstone who was in attendance. Two concerns were raised: Chairman Winkler noted that since the buyer was a non-profit corporation, the property (currently assessed for $400,000) would be removed from the Town tax rolls. Audience member Susan Dey questioned how local businesses who may struggle to pay taxes and are equally community-minded would feel about that. Planning Board Member, Art Reed, asked Day Gray how much profit her shop makes. The figures are not yet available. Your reporter followed up with, “Where will the profits of the new shop go?” Pucci answered that when the Foundation currently makes a profit on an event (e.g. the Dairy Fest), they donate the profits to local nonprofits.

Susan Dey, the actress does the last time that I checked (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktNkAUrGa8Q), at least in more recent times since her retirement, live in or around Andes, New York (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andes,_New_York). So I naturally assumed that the "Susan Dey" that was mentioned in that article is one of the same.

Here's some relatively recent photos of Susan that I found on Twitter:
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In hindsight, I think it was a huge mistake on Susan's part to leave LA Law when she did. Love & War (http://people.com/archive/dey-calls-it-a-day-vol-39-no-16/) pretty much killed her career (https://jacksonupperco.com/2017/03/15/the-ten-best-love-war-episodes-of-season-one/) as a leading lady (http://articles.latimes.com/1993-04-24/entertainment/ca-26730_1_susan-dey).

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Fans Haven’t Seen This ‘Partridge Family’ Star in Decades — Here’s Why (parade.com/news/fans-havent-seen-susan-dey-partridge-family-star-in-decades-heres-why)

You may recognize her as America’s sweetheart Laurie Partridge.

By Isabella Torregiani

Aug 7, 2025 9:36 PM EDT

Susan Dey captured America’s heart as the beloved Laurie Partridge on The Partridge Family in the 1970s. However, it’s been over two decades since the beloved actress quietly vanished from Hollywood — and fans desperately want an update.

While millions of viewers watched the musical family across television screens, behind the scenes, Dey’s journey was far more complicated. The pressure of growing up in the public eye took a toll on the star.

“[You] feel like an adult but you are not an adult,” Dey revealed to The Washington Post (https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1989/10/05/susan-dey-light-years-from-the-child-star/bd4a2fa1-caaf-4a13-895d-ab99a831e0a4/), describing the challenges of stardom at such a young age.

This dynamic led to serious consequences for the actress. Dey developed an eating disorder during the show’s run, she later told the Post. When The Partridge Family ended in 1974, Dey faced a familiar hurdle for many child stars — being typecast.

Rather than letting these setbacks define her career, Dey pushed through, and landed a role in 1978’s Little Women miniseries. Starring alongside fellow ’70s TV icon Eve Plumb, Dey played Jo March, successfully showing her range in drama.

Her next big role came with L.A. Law in 1986. As district attorney Grace Van Owen, she showcased her acting chops across eight seasons, appearing in 126 episodes — surpassing even her Partridge Family episode count of 96.

The role earned her multiple Emmy nominations and a Golden Globe win for Best Actress in a Drama Series in 1989, finally silencing those who had typecast her as just another teen star.

After L.A. Law ended, Dey’s career slowly wound down through various TV movies, a stint on Love & War from 1992 to 1993 and guest appearances. Her last professional acting credit came in 2004 with two episodes of Third Watch – and then, complete silence from the actress.

Dey’s commitment to privacy became evident after experiencing what she reportedly (https://www.davidcassidy.com/fansite/InPrintPages/News1994August17.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com) felt were violations of her personal boundaries. Years after The Partridge Family ended, her former co-star David Cassidy revealed details about their personal relationship in his 1994 memoir.

This public disclosure, combined with unauthorized tabloid coverage of her private struggles with alcoholism, reinforced her determination to maintain strict boundaries around her personal life. When addressing these challenges, Dey explained her perspective to Parade (https://www.deseret.com/1993/10/22/19072238/dey-admits-alcoholism-after-tabloid-exposes/) magazine. “I usually don’t talk about it because I feel it’s my business and nobody else’s.”

In another rare 2013 interview (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktNkAUrGa8Q), Dey opened up about her permanent departure from entertainment. With the industry’s massive changes in film and TV, she revealed she’s unlikely to return unless she finds “the perfect role.”

Despite her career success, the pain of missing out on acting still haunts her. “I miss acting as much as I miss my mom, as much as I miss my little girl, as much as I miss my first home. I do miss acting, but I’m really happy with what’s going on in my life right now. It’s full. It’s so full.”

As of the latest reports, Dey lives quietly with producer husband Bernard Sofronski, whom she married in 1988. She has a daughter from her previous marriage to Lenny Hirshan in 1978.

This is what somebody said (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDswwTOzow0&lc=UgxdRq3WChZ953T3OP54AaABAg) on YouTube about what possibly "happened" to Susan Dey and why he haven't heard or seen much of her over the past 20 years. I must stress to take this with a huge grain of salt since this isn't fully verified:

What are (https://poe.com/s/SKCERJQKBSSE7uI8O9XS) the biggest factors (google.com/search?q=What+are+the+biggest+factors+that+hurt+Susan+Dey%27s+acting+career%3F&sca_esv=9d1da833d90f763d&sxsrf=AE3TifObLHp4xCrO8IW8vi0k31XbTMkiHg:1759912154011&udm=50&fbs=AIIjpHxU7SXXniUZfeShr2fp4giZ1Y6MJ25_tmWITc7uy4KIemkjk18Cn72Gp24fGkjjh6xLbYFZ8GT1BuPL80sm6IbhS1CzFvUqy6ohjmrT54klkR5SLs4SOHbJCIHP8bf6AS3ZDl0wowhsHbbPrZxqMj8BFkT8i2DI88BwDvvVa_yC9bdwLJlwNyVfkfQ_htbC_q19X125gDx2xYxoiJms1eo4O9XWRg&aep=1&ntc=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjrkZrWl5SQAxUfRzABHYUrCwEQ2J8OegQIExAE&biw=1600&bih=747&dpr=1) that hurt (https://www.perplexity.ai/search/what-are-the-biggest-factors-t-Hfto2afjR6OsYyFIVeEFOw#0) Susan Dey (https://www.google.com/search?q=What+are+the+biggest+factors+that+hurt+Susan+Dey%27s+acting+career%3F&sca_esv=9d1da833d90f763d&sxsrf=AE3TifPstx3cGuzuqwcsw358vOmCbGv77g%3A1759909980224&ei=XBjmaISzDd_Np84P9Ju9qQk&ved=0ahUKEwiE0dTJj5SQAxXf5skDHfRNL5UQ4dUDCBA&uact=5&oq=What+are+the+biggest+factors+that+hurt+Susan+Dey%27s+acting+career%3F&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiQVdoYXQgYXJlIHRoZSBiaWdnZXN0IGZhY3RvcnMgdGhhdCBodXJ0IFN1c2FuIERleSdzIGFjdGluZyBjYXJlZXI_SKs3UIIEWN4ocAV4AZABAZgB7QSgAZcsqgELMC41LjIuNC4yLjO4AQPIAQD4AQGYAgOgAkzCAgcQIxiwAxgnwgIKEAAYsAMY1gQYR8ICCBAAGIAEGKIEwgIIEAAYogQYiQXCAgUQABjvBZgDAIgGAZAGCZIHATOgB9ousgcAuAcAwgcFMy0yLjHIBzo&sclient=gws-wiz-serp)'s acting career (https://chatgpt.com/s/t_68e622865d2c8191a7c3197b012ea614)?

What are (https://poe.com/s/ueZBuB0ZYIsL0pNDzZoQ) the biggest mistakes (https://www.google.com/search?q=What+are+the+biggest+mistakes+that+Susan+Dey+made+during+her+acting+career%3F&sca_esv=9d1da833d90f763d&sxsrf=AE3TifMWZif4q73YaWXa0-d4s_jJoU9oLg:1759912614428&udm=50&fbs=AIIjpHxU7SXXniUZfeShr2fp4giZ1Y6MJ25_tmWITc7uy4KIeqDdErwP5rACeJAty2zADJjYuUnSkczEhozYdaq1wZrEheAY38UjnRKVLYFDREDmzxDQH5cf73Nv5SUwLly1WG01kd0x6xwqRzi4OBnEW65tn62XvLTlOVUiuqU_-c52rQSPbzBVwa4gwPo8bjR3cgzknkm5OeDockKv0WDUfN-v0gyB1Q&aep=1&ntc=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiS3d-xmZSQAxWhmGoFHac4LUIQ2J8OegQIDhAE&biw=1600&bih=747&dpr=1) that Susan Dey (https://www.google.com/search?q=What+are+the+biggest+mistakes+that+Susan+Dey+made+during+her+acting+career%3F&sca_esv=9d1da833d90f763d&sxsrf=AE3TifObLHp4xCrO8IW8vi0k31XbTMkiHg%3A1759912154011&ei=2iDmaOs8n47BuQ-F16wI&ved=0ahUKEwjrkZrWl5SQAxUfRzABHYUrCwEQ4dUDCBA&uact=5&oq=What+are+the+biggest+mistakes+that+Susan+Dey+made+during+her+acting+career%3F&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiS1doYXQgYXJlIHRoZSBiaWdnZXN0IG1pc3Rha2VzIHRoYXQgU3VzYW4gRGV5IG1hZGUgZHVyaW5nIGhlciBhY3RpbmcgY2FyZWVyP0igWFClBFinSHAAeAKQAQKYAZoEoAGINKoBDDAuMTIuNi4zLjQuMbgBA8gBAPgBAZgCAqACyQLCAgQQABhHwgIIEAAYgAQYogTCAgUQABjvBcICCBAAGKIEGIkFmAMAiAYBkAYIkgcFMS4wLjGgB90wsgcDMi0xuAeFAsIHBTMtMS4xyAcv&sclient=gws-wiz-serp) made (https://www.perplexity.ai/search/what-are-the-biggest-factors-t-Hfto2afjR6OsYyFIVeEFOw#1) during (https://www.perplexity.ai/search/what-are-the-biggest-factors-t-Hfto2afjR6OsYyFIVeEFOw#2) her acting career (https://chatgpt.com/s/t_68e623b7795881918b9582db64cbcc86)?

It is possible. That is a practical scenario after all, but also Ms Dey was probably able to see the most harsh side of fame during David Cassidy's heyday in the early 1970s. She reasonably might have decided right then and there not to stay in show business after the cancellation of The Partridge Family.
Also , if her last acting role was sometime in 2002 , that was before Cassidy's life really spiraled into chaos: He was 60 when he started getting in trouble with DWIs.




I don't know. It is very well known or reputed that the older that actresses get, the fewer acting roles they get. As true as it is, it can be inaccurate to jump to the conclusion that just because Ms Dey reached her 50s that she was considered to have too many older features to assign to acting roles.
She was successful in certain TV series after TPF and David Cassidy himself said that he assigned his own agent to work with Susan and that is how she went on to have the best acting career of all TPF cast members as Cassidy himself put it in his autobiography.

Some of us take little bits of information, and though it may be all we have to go on, we speculate sometimes using our wildest imaginations about the issue along with our own haughtiness.

I am not an expert on acting ability. I have seen some movies which critics have lauded as having "great acting" but I myself did not think it was so good, and I have seen movies that critics have said contain bad acting and I thought the acting was very well done and not deserving of being panned.

It seems that under the right director and also if she is in the right role an actress like Susan Dey can do a great acting job. It just might be that regardless of having had significantly established herself in LA Law (which is a TV show that I actually did not watch) she still was remembered as Lori Partridge.

Also there are just times in which a successful actor or actress just feels it is time to leave the business and do something else with his or her life.
I heard that the actress who gave Elvis his first screen kiss went on to become a nun. Also the kid who became famous as "Charlie" in the original Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory decided never to make a movie again and just tried to hide the fact that he was not merely a kid actor but that kid actor in Willy Wonka.
Sometimes it can be because of frustration with the business and getting the right roles for you. SOmetimes it is just that you suddenly feel that should have been doing something else all along. who knows ? Though we are free to discuss and make guesses we should not take it so personally so as to
say that Susan Dey failed to maintain her attractiveness and just has a bad attitude so it serves her right that she is forced to quit show business.
Sometimes a celebrity just knows that she or he can further a social or political cause by lending his or her name to it. Susan Dey seems to, at least partially, be using her past fame to do some good in helping victims of sex crimes.



Susan did not "Refuse to take part in any Partridge Family reunions."
She may not have done it to the perfect satisfaction of every Partridge Family fan, but she made an appearance in a "This Is Your Life" broadcast in which David Cassidy's life was reviewed, also she called in and talked with Danny Bonaduce and other members of TPF when Danny featured his former co-stars on his show.
I think Susan is given a great deal of criticism for not taking part in reunions as much as other cast members but she has to make a decision that is right for herself. She probably feels that it was a part of her acting career that should not become the emphasis even though other people have decided that Susan Dey's celebrity is unavoidably all about a 1970s sitcom that has been off the air for decades.
I am sure it was a difficult time for her too as she has stated that she was under pressure to be thin and attractive according to the current standards and dealt with an eating disorder.
I think that no one should judge her if she feels that she rather move on to other things . Maybe she is a bit angry about what David revealed in his autobiography. She is the only one who knows what it is like and if she believes it is best for herself to avoid the public eye, no one should second guess her decision .

I recently read a comment (https://www.datalounge.com/thread/36499444-susan-dey-has-not-commented) about Susan that said that she's a pretty unique case in that she had two hit shows, one in adolescence (The Patridge Family) and one in adulthood (L.A. Law) and THEN left the business, relatively voluntarily. And Susan did all of that while struggling with an eating disorder alcoholism. So, it's within perfect reason to believe or suspect that maybe it just took its toll. Susan was also, I want to say, 50-51 when she last acted back in 2004 (her last credited on-screen role was on Third Watch). By that point, she had been acting since at least when The Patridge Family started back in 1970.

To follow-up on this, I also found this (https://www.datalounge.com/thread/14038302-susan-dey):

I don't know for sure of course, but maybe Susan after a while, became something of a "high risk, low reward" type of actress. Especially when you take into account, her struggles with alcoholism and getting fired from Love & War after only a single season. Plus, you take into account Susan pretty much publicly avoiding anything to do with The Partridge Family despite the fact that it was her star making role. So, that for better or for worse, fed into the narrative that Susan was "ungrateful" over where she "came from". I think that people started getting this idea that Susan was a moody actress who took herself way too seriously.