Suzanne Marie Somers is an American actress, writer, and businesswoman. She is best known for her appearance on the television show Three’s Company which made her famous when she appeared as The Chrissie Show. As of 2021, Suzanne Somers has an estimated net worth of $100 million.
| Full Name | Suzanne Marie Somers |
| Birth Date | October 16, 1946 |
| Birth Place | San Bruno, California, U.S. |
| Profession | Actress, Author, and Businesswoman |
| Relationship Status | Married |
| Net Worth | $100 million |
Early Life
Somers had a normal upbringing, but struggled at first, as her father was an alcoholic and even verbally abused her. She attended Cappuccino High School before moving to Mercy High School. Somers then enrolled at the Women’s College of San Francisco.
Net worth and career of Suzanne Somers
Somers began acting in movies in the 1960s, where she first landed minor roles, including a role in Blonde in the White Thunderbird. He later starred in Luck and The Rockford Files.
Some of her early roles also included explicit scenes from her performance in Magnum Force, in which she looked like a poor topless girl. Gradually she gained popularity through other roles in the films Love Boat and One Day at a Time.
However, her big break came in 1977 when she landed the role of Chrissie Snow on the sitcom Three. The show was a huge hit in that her character Chrissy was a ditzy blonde who worked as a secretary in an office.
But the continued success of the show would lead to Somers’ downfall from the show. As the show’s popularity grew, Somers asked for his current salary of $30,000 to be quintupled.
In addition, he also asked to have a 10% share in the show’s profits. From his point of view, she felt that the value she had created for the show was very high. However, the show’s producers were not impressed with this and turned down Somers’ request for a raise.
This resulted in her role being cut to 60 seconds per episode, and Somers later sued the show for commercial damages to her reputation. As Somers she starred in several other roles, but they did not have the hit Three Hearts for Rent, which also featured the talk show Suzanne Somers Breaking Through.
Personal Life
Somers married Bruce Somers at the age of 19. With Bruce, she had a son named Bruce Jr. However, over the years their marriage declined and they decided not to get divorced until after 3 years of marriage.
Subsequently, she began dating Alan Hamel, who was working as an MC. They decided to get married in 1977 and have been together ever since. She came to a difficult time in her life when she was diagnosed with stage II breast cancer in 2000, for which she had to undergo several therapy sessions.
She is an advocate for bioidentical hormone replacement therapy, which she also wrote a book about.
Suzanne Somers net worth
As of 2021, Suzanne Somers has an estimated net worth of $100 million. Along with her husband Alan, the couple own several homes in Southern California. One of her biggest purchases is a 73-acre mansion in posh Palm Springs, which has already been listed for $35 million.
Additionally, they previously owned about 480 acres in another area of Palm Springs that they planned to donate to the Coachella Valley Preservation Commission.