Suzzy Roche originally from Park Ridge, New Jersey

Park Ridge, New Jersey

Park Ridge is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. Park Ridge had a population of 8,645 as of the 2010 United States Census....

, is best known for her work with the female vocal group The Roches

The Roches

The Roches are a female vocal group of three songwriting Irish-American sisters from Park Ridge, New Jersey, known for their "unusual" and "rich" harmonies, quirky lyrics, and casually comedic stage performances.The Roches have been active as performers and recording artists since the mid-1970s,...

, alongside sisters Maggie and Terre. Suzzy is the youngest of the three, and did not join the act until 1979.

Background

Roche is also an active associate member of The Wooster Group

The Wooster Group

The Wooster Group is a New York City-based experimental theater company known for creating numerous original dramatic works. It gradually emerged during 1975-1980 from Richard Schechner's The Performance Group and took its name in 1980...

 and has appeared in a number of the group's productions as well as composing original music for the group's performances. She was briefly a member of Four Bitchin' Babes

Four Bitchin' Babes

The Four Bitchin' Babes is a group of female singer-songwriters with rotating membership, performing mainly humorous, satirical or light-hearted songs in the folk genre. The group was described as "slyly outre" writing songs about the "humorous satire of everyday life" with an "inherent charm"...

, appearing on their album Some Assembly Required. In 2004 Roche appeared on Crash test dummies

Crash Test Dummies

The Crash Test Dummies is a Canadian folk rock/alternative rock band from Winnipeg, Manitoba, widely known for their 1993 single "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm".The band is most identifiable through Brad Roberts and his distinctive bass-baritone voice...

 album "Songs of the unforgiven".

In addition to singing, she is an actress, having appeared in the 1982 film Soup For One

Soup For One (film)

Soup For One is a 1982 sexually-themed romantic comedy that was directed and written by Jonathan Kaufer and produced by Marvin Worth. The R-rated film was released by Warner Bros. Pictures...

and in the 1988 comedy Crossing Delancey

Crossing Delancey

Crossing Delancey is a romantic comedy film starring Amy Irving and Peter Riegert released in 1988. It is directed by Joan Micklin Silver and based on a play by Susan Sandler, who also wrote the screenplay...

. Roche also appeared with her siblings (playing themselves) in the 1996 comedy A Weekend in the Country.

She has a daughter, Lucy Wainwright Roche

Lucy Wainwright Roche

Lucy Wainwright Roche is an American singer-songwriter, and the daughter of musicians, Loudon Wainwright III and Suzzy Roche. Preceded by two EPs, 8 Songs and 8 More, Roche released her debut album, Lucy in October 2010....

, by the singer Loudon Wainwright III

Loudon Wainwright III

Loudon Snowden Wainwright III is a Grammy Award-winning American songwriter, folk singer, humorist, and actor. He is the father of musicians Rufus Wainwright, Martha Wainwright and Lucy Wainwright Roche, brother of Sloan Wainwright, and the former husband of the late folk singer Kate McGarrigle.To...

. Lucy's half-siblings Rufus Wainwright

Rufus Wainwright

Rufus McGarrigle Wainwright is an American-Canadian singer-songwriter. He has recorded six albums of original music, EPs, and tracks on compilations and film soundtracks.-Early years:...

 and Martha Wainwright

Martha Wainwright

Martha Wainwright is a Canadian-American folk-rock singer-songwriter. She is the daughter of American folk singer and actor Loudon Wainwright III and Canadian folk singer-songwriter Kate McGarrigle...

 are also acclaimed singer-songwriters.

Discography

• Holy Smokes
  Holy Smokes
  -Track listing:# "My My Broken Heart"# "Crash"# "Eggshell"# "Holy Smokes"# "Rules"# "The Second Coming of Eli"# "Losing"# "Lightning Storm"# "Abcs"# "Pink Ballet Slippers"# "Breathing"# "Two Bumps on a Log"...
  
  (Red House, 1997)
• Songs from an Unmarried Housewife and Mother, Greenwich Village, USA
  Songs from an Unmarried Housewife and Mother, Greenwich Village, USA
  Songs from an Ummarried Housewife and Mother, Greenwich Village, USA is a 2000 album by Suzzy Roche.-Track listing:# "Yankee Doodle"# "Looking for God"# "G Chord Song"# "Out of the Blue"# "No Such Thing as Love"# "Cold Hard Wind"...
  
  (Red House, 2000)