Susan Oliver (born Charlotte Gercke, February 13, 1932 – May 10, 1990) was an American actress, television director and aviator.
By the late 1970s with acting assignments becoming scarcer, Oliver turned to directing. She was one of the original 19 women admitted to the American Film Institute's Directing Workshop for Women (AFI DWW) "who, upon her early death, left a good chunk of funding for the DWW."[9] In 1977, she wrote and directed Cowboysan, her AFI DWW short film which presents the fantasy