Suzanne Roquette (30 August 1942 – 28 May 2020) was a German actress. Born in either Weimar or Berlin, she is best known for her role as Main Mission operative Tanya Alexander in Year 1 of the British science fiction television series Space: 1999, appearing in 22 episodes.

Roquette was diagnosed with acute kidney injury in the 1990s and underwent a kidney transplant in 2015. She was a longtime adherent of Soka Gakkai International. Following her death in 2020, she was cremated at Beckenham Crematorium and Cemetery after a Buddhist funeral.

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleNotes
1964Frühstück mit dem Tod[de]
1965Red DragonLinda WellsGerman title: Das Geheimnis der drei Dschunken
1966SperrbezirkAnn
1966The Hunchback of SohoLauraGerman title: Der Bucklige von Soho
1967The Vengeance of Fu ManchuMaria Lieberson(Listed in credits as Susanne Roquette)
1967The College Girl MurdersMary Houston
1968The Doctor of St. PauliElisabeth Langhoff
1989Indiana Jones and the Last CrusadeFilm DirectorScenes deleted from the final cut, though still credited
1992Shining ThroughDinner Guest at Dreschner's

Selected TV credits

YearTitleRoleNotes
1970Das MillionenspielClaudia von Hohenheim
1974Special BranchHeidi SchneiderEp. 'Date of Birth'
1975–1976Space: 1999Tanya Aleksandr / Alexander22 Episodes
1976HadleighElfreda von HermsdorffEp. 'Bloodline'
1977TatortMartina QuaasEp. 'Flieder für Jaczek'[de]
1978An Englishman's CastleAniaEp. 1.2
1979SpearheadFrau GerhardEp. 'New Brooms'
1982Sorry!The EmpressEp. 'The Big Sleep'
1993LovejoyGerman CustomerEp. 'A Going Concern'
1993Gute Zeiten, schlechte ZeitenDorothea ThalbergEp. 1.1348
2001Band of BrothersGerman WidowEp. 'Why We Fight', (final appearance)

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