Biography

Susan Carol Shoffner was born educated in San Diego and Glendora. Susan attended Citrus College as a business, art and cosmetology major. While vacationing in Hawaii 1970 she met Ronald Louis Schwary and they married in 1977. They have two sons together. Ronald's career took off as a film producer including an Oscar for Ordinary People (1980) and one other Oscar nomination for A Soldier's Story (1984). Susan directed her life to raising their sons and sometimes working with her husband, as a film hair stylist. Susan has a passion for remodeling, building and decorating houses. In 1986 Susan became a member of I.A.T.S.E. Local 706 as a Film Hair Stylist. The film business drew Susan and Ronald in different directions, they divorced in 1994.Ronald lives in New York and Susan lives in Pacific Palisades. Neither has remarried. Susan has received two nominations, in 1998 The Academy Of Television Of Arts & Sciences Emmy Awards and, in 1999 The First Annual Make up & Hair Stylist Guild Awards For Motion Pictures and Television. In 1998 she was elected to serve on the executive board of Local 706 and the following year to be a delegate at the I.A.T.E. 64th Convention. Susan's passion remains the ARTS.
- IMDb mini biography by: Susan Carol Schwary