Susie Coelho | |
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| Born | December 7, 1953 Cuckfield, Sussex, England |
| Alma mater | American University |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 2: Hailey Rounds and Hutton Rounds |
Susie Coelho (born December 7, 1953) is an American television personality, author, and businesswoman. [1]
Early life
Susie Coelho was born in Cuckfield, Sussex, England on December 7, 1953 [2] to George and Rani Coelho. [3] [4] She is of Indian heritage [5] and grew up in Bethesda, Maryland. [6] She attended the American University in Washington DC.
Career
Early in her career, Coelho worked as a model signed to Ford Models, [7] an actress, and entertainment reporter. In 1982, she played the role of an art teacher in the film Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo. In 1983, as a journalist, she travelled to India to interview Phoolan Devi, known as “The Bandit Queen” of Central India, while she was a fugitive from justice. [5] She also co-founded the restaurant Bono's in Hollywood, in addition to the fashion boutique A Star is Worn.[ citation needed]
In 1997, Susie Coelho founded Susie Coelho Enterprises, Inc. [8] She was an on-air contributor to The View and the Today Show. [9] She was the host of the HGTV television series Surprise Gardener [10] and Outer Spaces. She has also authored four lifestyle books, Everyday Styling (Simon & Schuster 2002), Styling for Entertaining (Simon & Schuster 2004), [11] Secrets of a Style Diva: A Get-Inspired Guide to Your Creative Side (Thomas Nelson 2006), [12] [13] and Style Your Dream Wedding (Thomas Nelson 2008). [14] She was awarded the Women in Film & Video-DC Women of Vision Awards in 2007. [15]
Design
In 2019, Coelho founded House of Sussex, a fashion accessories brand focusing on collaborations with artists, creating backpacks using former street and tattoo artists designs, and also jewelry. [16] In addition to being for sale, her pieces have been displayed in museums. [16] She has also designed furnishings and accessories for retail: Mervyn's with “Susie Coelho Style”, Grandin Road [17] through a Signature Collection, and QVC with “Susie Coelho Home”. [18]
Personal life
Coelho was married to Sonny Bono from 1981 to 1984, having been in a relationship with him since the mid-1970s. [19] [20] She was then married to Robert Rounds with whom she shares two children. [6] She has been married to Michael A. Peel since 2017. [21]
References
- ^ "25 time-saving hacks that will add hours back to your week". NBC News. August 12, 2019. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
- ^ "Coelho, Susie | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com.
- ^ "Susie Coehlo". The Washingtonian. 1982. p. 21.
- ^ "Susie Coehlo Mixes Art, Fashion in Pop-up at D Gallery Palm Desert". Palm Springs Life. April 10, 2019. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
- ^ a b "Scott's World;NEWLN:Susie Bono went calling on India's bandit queen". UPI.
- ^ a b "NAMES &" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
- ^ Communications, Emmis (March 3, 2008). "Cincinnati Magazine". Emmis Communications – via Google Books.
- ^ Coelho, Susie; consultant, a California lifestyle; Maven, Entertainment (November 18, 2010). "American Excess: Imagine Thanksgiving Without It". NPR.org.
- ^ Communications, Emmis (January 3, 2003). "Indianapolis Monthly". Emmis Communications – via Google Books.
- ^ Jackson, Sara (February 18, 2011). "Personal Space". richmondmagazine.com.
- ^ Ettus, Samantha (December 7, 2011). The Experts' Guide to Life at Home. Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/Rodale. ISBN 9780307484475 – via Google Books.
- ^ Wilkinson, Donna (May 15, 2008). The Only 127 Things You Need: A Guide To Life's Essentials. Penguin. ISBN 9781440637742 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Make sense of scents: Where, when to light your fire". December 23, 2006.
- ^ Publishing, Emmis (January 3, 2008). "Cincinnati Wedding". Emmis Publishing – via Google Books.
- ^ "Women of Vision Awards | Women in Film and Video of Washington, DC". www.wifv.org.
- ^ a b "Susie Coehlo Mixes Art, Fashion in Pop-up at D Gallery Palm Desert". Palm Springs Life. April 10, 2019.
- ^ "Entertaining with Susie Coelho". Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier. December 21, 2010.
- ^ "Enchanted garden". silive. May 6, 2010.
- ^ Foster, David (December 1, 2009). Hitman: Forty Years Making Music, Topping the Charts, and Winning Grammys. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9781439166659 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Please Don't Begrudge Sonny Bono His Due". Los Angeles Times. January 19, 1998.
- ^ https://www.nationalacademyhr.org/sites/default/files/Michael%20Peel%202021.pdf
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- Living people
- People from Bethesda, Maryland
- American University alumni
- American female models
- American film actresses
- American television hosts
- American fashion designers
- 21st-century American non-fiction writers
- American company founders
- American women company founders
- American women television hosts
- 1953 births
- American women fashion designers
- 21st-century American actresses
- People from Cuckfield
- American female models of Indian descent