Suzy Amis


Susan Elizabeth Amis
Biographical information
Birthplace:	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.A.
Occupation:	Actress, model

Susan Elizabeth "Suzy" Amis-Cameron (born January 5, 1962) is a former American film actress and former model.

Early life and career[]

Born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Amis first worked as a Ford model before she began acting in the 1980s. She made her feature film debut in the 1985 comedy film Fandango, opposite Kevin Costner. Following Fandango, Amis next had roles in Rocket Gibraltar (1988), Where the Heart Is, and Rich in Love (1993). In 1993, she appeared as Josephine "Jo" Monaghan in The Ballad of Little Jo. Amis later appeared in Blown Away (1994), The Usual Suspects (1995) and the blockbuster Titanic (1997) in which she played Lizzy Calvert, the granddaughter of Rose Calvert (Gloria Stuart). That same year, she starred opposite Tom Selleck in the western Last Stand at Sabre River and acted in the cult-classic Nadja. Amis quit acting after her last screen appearance in the 1999 film, Judgment Day.

In 2005, Amis founded MUSE Elementary, a Reggio-inspired, independent, non-profit school in the Topanga, California area of Los Angeles.

Personal life[]

Since June 4, 2000, Amis has been married to film director James Cameron, whom she met while filming Titanic. Amis and Cameron have three children: Claire, Quinn, and Elizabeth Rose. She also has a son, Jasper, with first husband, Sam Robards, whom she divorced in 1994.

Filmography[]

Film
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1985	Fandango	The Girl
1987	The Big Town	Aggie Donaldson
1988	Plain Clothes	Robin Torrence
1988	Rocket Gibraltar	Aggie Rockwell
1989	Twister	Maureen Cleveland
1990	Where the Heart Is	Chloe McBain
1993	Rich in Love	Rae Odom
1993	Watch It	Anne
1993	The Ballad of Little Jo	Jo Monaghan	Alternative title: Little Man Jo
1993	Two Small Bodies	Eileen Mahoney
1994	Blown Away	Kate Dove
1994	Nadja	Cassandra
1995	The Usual Suspects	Edie Finneran
1996	Cadillac Ranch	C.J. Crowley
1996	One Good Turn	Laura Forrest
1997	The Ex	Molly Kenyon
1997	Titanic	Lizzy Calvert
1998	Firestorm	Jennifer
1999	Judgment Day	Jeanine Tyrell	Direct-to-video release

Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1984	Miami Vice	Penny McGraw	1 episode
1997	The Beneficiary	Connie Roos	Television movie
1997	Last Stand at Saber River	Martha Cable	Television movie
1997	Dead by Midnight	Lisa Larkin/Dr. Sarah Flint	Television movie