Blanchard Ryan
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Blanchard Ryan (born January 12, 1967) is an American actress. Her full name is "Susan Blanchard Ryan," however, there was already a "Susan Ryan" registered with the Screen Actors Guild.
Born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts, Ryan graduated from the University of New Hampshire with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Philosophy. After graduating from college, she worked at MTV in its special effects department.
She started acting in commercials while studying acting and improvisation in New York City. In 2004, Ryan starred in the film Open Water. She has acted in the Broken Lizard films Super Troopers and Beerfest and Kevin Smith's Big Helium Dog, as well as several independent films. Ryan also appeared in an episode of Sex and the City in 2000.
Ryan is an admitted avid ice hockey fan and her father, Ron Ryan, was the president of the NHL's Philadelphia Flyers and former Coach and General Manager to the now-defunct Hartford Whalers.
[edit] Filmography
- Capers (2007) (in post-production)
- Beerfest (2006)
- Open Water (2004)
- Bun-Bun (2003)
- Exceed (2001)
- My Sister's Wedding (2001)
- Big Helium Dog (1999)
- Remembering Sex (1998)