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Susan Buckner Dies: ‘Grease’ Actor Who Played Olivia Newton-John’s Cheerleading Pal Was 72
Susan Buckner, best known to moviegoers as Grease's bubbly cheerleader Patty Simcox, died peacefully surrounded by loved ones in Miami on May 2.
Soon after, she became one of The Dean Martin Show ’s Golddiggers dancers, and that led her to become part of the all-girl group Fantasy and the musical duo Buckner and Pratt. Buckner was later featured in several TV shows, including The Love Boat, B.J and the Bear, The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries, and co-starred in the ABC series When the Whistle Blows. She starred in the 1981 Wes Craven horror film Deadly Blessing alongside Sharon Stone and in 1989’s Police Academy 6: City Under Siege.
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