Suzanne Somers: From Sitcom Star to Business Mogul

Suzanne Somers’ net worth was due to her following her passions, and for as rich as she became, she was pretty humble about her earning power.

One of the first highly publicized actresses to ask for equal pay to the male stars on set, Somers was ostracized from Hollywood for years before making an acting comeback—but it wasn’t acting that made her massively wealthy. It was the infamous ThighMaster.

“Anybody can do it,” Somers told Hollywood Raw in 2022. “People are always calling me and wanting to know ‘How do I do this?’ You can’t decide to make money. You have to have a passion about whatever you’re selling. It has to be a fit. I can’t sell baseball bats. But I wanted to keep my legs looking great for those Manolo Blahnik shoes. So there was a weird, kind of strange, passion there.”

Find out Suzanne Somers’ net worth in 2023 and how the late star earned it.

How did Suzanne Somers become famous?

Suzanne Somers was born and raised in California, where she was a cheerleader growing up. She started her career as a poet and writer, and her first TV appearances were on talk shows to promote her debut poetry book. She began acting in the 1960s and 1970s in bit parts and guest roles, but it was her starring role of Chrissy Snow in Three’s Company that made her a star. She was fired from the show in 1981 for reasons we’ll go into later!