Susan Barrantes

Susan Barrantes
Born
Susan Mary Wright

(1937-06-09)9 June 1937
Died19 September 1998(1998-09-19) (aged 61)
Tres Lomas, Argentina
Spouses
  • (m. 1956; div. 1974)
  • (m. 1975; died 1990)
Children

Susan Mary Barrantes (née Wright, previously Ferguson; 9 June 1937 – 19 September 1998) was a documentary filmmaker and the mother of Sarah, Duchess of York, as well as the maternal grandmother of princesses Beatrice and Eugenie.

Her elopement with an Argentinian polo player caused a stir in social circles. After his death, she became a film producer in Buenos Aires. She died in a car crash at the age of 61.