Born in the San Francisco Bay area to Vincent and Marjorie Damante, Susan Damante attended Woodside High School and Canada College. Following high school and college, she entered the Miss America Pageant and was first runner-up to Miss California. She used the scholarship money to study classical theater, under William Ball, at "The American ...
Her paternal grandparents's families were from Calabria and Naples, Italy. Her maternal grandparents' families were Swedish and Irish.
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Has been a fitness trainer since 1985. Creator/Owner: Body by Susan-Personal Training using "the ball with udders."
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Won her 18 year battle with, and has been free of Crohn's Disease since June 11, 1992.
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Has practiced Nichiren Buddhism with the Soka Gakkai International since July 9, 1972.
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Mother of Natalie Shaw. They appeared together in the AFI Women Director's Film, Glory Girl (1998) in 1997.
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Susan's younger sister, Vicki Damante, was a popular print model in the 1980s for "Levi Strauss", while also appearing in an 1987 issue of "Playboy" magazine.
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Mother of Vinessa Shaw. They appeared together in Vinessa's first starring vehicle, Coyote Summer (1996). Both worked with director Peter Werner in Maine workshops, 1990.
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