Suzy Parker (
October 28,
1932 -
May 3,
2003) was an
American actress and
model.
Biography
Parker was born
Cecilia Ann Renee Parker in
San Antonio, Texas and raised in
Highland Park, New Jersey. Her elder sister,
Dorian Leigh, introduced her to agent
Eileen Ford when she was 14.
Parker became the "signature face" of
Coco Chanel. She was the first model to earn $
US 200 per hour and $100,000 per year.
Vogue declared her one of the faces of the confident, post-war American woman.
