Only one of her shows following The Women was a hit: Banjo Eyes (1941), starring Eddie Cantor, ran for 126 performances. She subsequently appeared in such Broadway shows as The Girl from Wyoming (1938), My Fair Ladies (1941), Blossom Time (revival, 1943), Jackpot (1944), and A Lady Says Yes (1945), which starred Hollywood siren Carole Landis. In New York, in 1937, Susann landed a small role in the Broadway company of The Women, the caustic comedy by Clare Boothe which had opened on December 26, 1936, and would run for 657 performances. Her father told her, "If you're going to be an actress, be a good actress. She breaks all the rules, but it works." In 1936, after graduating from West Philadelphia High School, she left for New York to pursue an acting career. She decided to be an actress, despite the advice of a teacher, who said, "Jackie should be a writer. An only child, devoted to her father, Susann was determined to carry on the family name. As a child, Susann was an inattentive but imaginative student, and in the fifth grade scored 140 on an IQ test, the highest in her school. Sparv was married to Robert Evans.Jacqueline Susann was born on August 20, 1918, in Philadelphia, to Robert Susan (1887–1957), a portrait painter, and Rose Jans (1892–1981), a public schoolteacher. Sparv more recently appeared in "The Naked Truth" (Cinemax, 1992-93).
She also had a part in the TV miniseries "Jacqueline Susann's "Valley of the Dolls 1981"" (1981-82). Toward the end of her career, she tackled roles in "Caboblanco" (1981) and the Chuck Wagner action picture "America 3000" (1986). Her work around this time also included a part on the TV movie "Never Con a Killer" (ABC, 1976-77). She continued to act in productions like "MacKenna's Gold" (1969) with Gregory Peck, the dramatic biopic "The Greek Tycoon" (1978) with Anthony Quinn and "Winter Kills" (1979). She also appeared in "Assignment K" (1968) and the Robert Redford dramatic adaptation "Downhill Racer" (1969). Early on in her acting career, Sparv landed roles in various films, including "Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round" (1966), "Murderers' Row" (1966) with Dean Martin and the comedy adaptation "The Trouble With Angels" (1966) with Rosalind Russell. Camilla Sparv was an accomplished actress who led an impressive career, primarily on the big screen.
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