Sue Carol Biography

Fast Facts

• Met her husband, Alan Ladd, when he signed with her talent agency while still working in radio
• Made her screen acting debut in the film "Slaves of Beauty" in 1927
• Was discovered by director Ted Reed on a high school field trip to a movie set in 1926
• Best known for her role as Jean Blair in "Check and Double Check" and as Babs Holworthy in "Girls Gone Wild․"
• After retiring from acting, she opened her own talent agency, the Sue Carol Agency
• After her husband Alan Ladd's death in 1964, she took over running his Palm Springs enterprises, like the Elegant Gift Store and the Ladd Spanish Inn
• Was the inspiration for Victor Young's popular song "Sweet Sue․"