A famed actress was pictured in Los Angeles earlier this month as she took care of some errands.The 76-year-old film and TV star burst onto the scene when she starred opposite Robert Redford in a 1972 satire that is now considered a classic.But even before she was acting with one of the biggest stars of the era, she showed that she was a born performer when she ran for Miss America at 19 and was named First Runner Up in the Miss California Pageant.After her initial success, she appeared in films and on TV regularly, including guest spots on multiple iconic shows in the 1970s and '80s.This star also happens to be the mother of another famous model and actress, and the two even starred together in a film with Rodney Dangerfield.Can you guess who this actress is? This actress was spotted out in Los Angeles earlier this month as she took care of some errands. The 76-year-old film and TV star burst onto the scene when she starred opposite Robert Redford in a 1972 satire that is now considered a classic This film and TV star also happens to be the mother of another famous model and actress, and the two even starred together in a film with Rodney Dangerfield. Can you guess who this actress is?She's the film, television and theatre star Susan Damante.Damante was pictured out in Los Angeles earlier this month while dressed in a navy blue top with matching cropped pants.The Daily Mail has reached out to Damante for comment but has not yet received a response. She's best known for her 1972 feature debut in The Candidate, a dramedy starring Robert Redford and directed by Michael Ritchie.Redford played the son of a former California governor who is recruited by a political consultant (played by Peter Boyle) to run as a Democrat against a popular Republican governor, but he agrees to run a generic, substance-free campaign in hopes of beating the incumbent — which ends up working better than he ever expected.Damante played a groupie in the movie and went uncredited.She explained in a Facebook video posted last year – shortly after Redford's death at 89 – that she was originally rejected for a role in an audition, only to then be offered the role thanks to a chance encounter with the film's director.'I was at the American Conservatory Theater in acting school, and I auditioned originally for the part, took my glasses off, curled my hair,' she said, though the audition was unsuccessful. She's the film, television and theatre star Susan Damante. She's best known for her 1972 feature debut in The Candidate (pictured), a dramedy starring Robert Redford as a California gubernatorial candidate whose lack of principals help him surge in the polls Damante was pictured out in Los Angeles earlier this month while dressed in a navy blue top with matching cropped pants Damante played a groupie in The Candidate and went uncredited'Then the next day, I went to the Paramount Theatre in Oakland, and [The Candidate director] Michael Ritchie came up and said, "Are you an actor?" And I said yes, and he said, "I want you to meet Redford." 'They cast me in the role that I didn't get when I dressed up,' Damante said. 'And they wanted me to wear my Gloria Steinem glasses.'She said the experience was like going to 'film school' in only a few weeks.'I got to work as an extra – I was uncredited – but I worked with them for six weeks, and learned everything about film,' Damante said, adding, 'I have a lot of gratitude for Mr. Redford.'Damante is also the matriarch of a Hollywood family, as her daughters are the actresses Vinessa and Natalie Shaw, whom she shares with Larry Shaw.Susan and Vinessa appeared on screen together in the 1992 Rodney Dangerfield comedy Ladybugs, which starred the comedian as a businessman who agrees to coach a girls' soccer team in hopes of advancing his career.Vinessa played the best player on the team, while her mother had a small role as a first-aid medic.She rose to bigger prominence just a year later when she starred in the cult Disney Halloween film Hocus Pocus, and she's since had a busy film and television career. She said the experience was like going to 'film school' in only a few weeks. 'I got to work as an extra – I was uncredited – but I worked with them for six weeks, and learned everything about film,' Damante said, adding, 'I have a lot of gratitude for Mr. Redford' Damante is also the matriarch of a Hollywood family, as her daughters are the actresses Vinessa and Natalie Shaw, whom she shares with Larry Shaw. Vinessa and Susan starred in 1992's Ladybugs with Rodney Dangerfield, and Vinessa had her breakthrough in 1993's Disney Halloween film Hocus Pocus; seen in 2023 in Hartford, Connecticut Vinessa and Natalie's mother followed up her debut opposite Redford with multiple low-budget horror films, including Blood Sabbath (1972) and The Student Teachers (1973), as well as the 1974 thriller The Photographer; seen in Disney's The Great American Beauty Contest in 1973 She also starred in more wholesome family films, like the Wilderness Family trilogy, which kicked off with 1975's The Adventures Of The Wilderness Family; seen in Disney's The Great American Beauty Contest in 1973 Damante also appeared in a Columbo TV movie in 1975 and had guest roles on The Rockford Files and Dallas.; seen on Here We Go Again in 1973 with Dick Gautier More recently, she has appeared on stage in New York and LA, including with her one-woman autobiographical show Life... Death... And Entertainment In 2018, Damante made the jump into filmmaking when she directed the short Repercussions, which she also wrote, starred in and executive produced On her personal website, she also celebrates overcoming Crohn's Disease and notes that she has been a 40-year devotee of Nichiren BuddhismHer sister Natalie has primarily worked in television with guest roles on House and the 2000 film Just One Night, which starred Timothy Hutton.Vinessa and Natalie's mother followed up her debut opposite Redford with multiple low-budget horror films, including Blood Sabbath (1972) and The Student Teachers (1973), as well as the 1974 thriller The Photographer.She also starred in more wholesome family films, like the Wilderness Family trilogy, which kicked off with 1975's The Adventures Of The Wilderness Family.Damante went on to reprise her role in 1978's The Further Adventures Of The Wilderness Family and 1979's Mountain Family Robinson. The series followed the adventures of a family that moves from Los Angeles to a secluded log cabin in the Rocky Mountains, where they have daring interactions with the local wildlife.Damante's major TV work included appearing in one of the Columbo TV movies, 1975's Troubled Waters, and she also appeared in a 1974 episode of The Rockford Files with James Garner, as well as a 1982 episode of the hit primetime soap opera Dallas, among other shows.When she's not appearing on screen, Damante is often working onstage in multiple productions in New York and LA, and she is a member of Beverly Hills' Theatre 40. The actress gave audiences a taste of her personal life with her autobiographical one-woman show Life... Death... And Entertainment, which she performed at New York Fringe in addition to other theatre festivals.In 2018, Damante made the jump into filmmaking when she directed the short Repercussions, which she also wrote, starred in and executive produced. On her personal website, she also celebrates overcoming Crohn's Disease and notes that she has been a 40-year devotee of Nichiren Buddhism.