Susan Traylor has had a prolific career in film, appearing in over fifty movies. Her extensive filmography includes notable roles in Noah Baumbach's Greenberg, Kate and Laura Mulleavy's Woodshock, Michael Mann's Heat, Gus Van Sant's To Die For, Robert Redford's A River Runs Through It, Anjelica Huston's Bastard Out Of Carolina, Michael Tolkin's The New Age, Rory Kelly's Sleep With Me, John Putch's Valerie Flake, for which she received a Film Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Actress, and Steve Balderson's Casserole Club, earning her the Domiani Visionfest Best Actress award.
In recent years, Traylor has starred in Emma Tillman's The Wheel, Julie Philip's Anonymous, and Alex Eaton's Love For Fools, and wrote the six-part series Makin' Love.
Traylor has also collaborated with Steve Balderson on the film El Ganzo, for which they co-wrote and she starred, earning the Best Feature award at the Salento International Film Festival. She co-produced Jefery Levy's Me and The Key, and wrote, co-produced, and starred in Me.
In addition, Traylor wrote, directed, and starred in Welcome To California, which received the Spalding Gray Award for New Voices In Cinema at the East Hampton Film Festival.
Born in New York, Traylor was raised in Malibu, California. She studied acting with her parents, the renowned acting teachers Peggy Feury and William Traylor, and attended the New York University film school.
