Career
Sutherland's first film role was as Mae Thompson in the 1989 film Honey, I Shrunk the Kids. In 1997, she auditioned for the role of Joyce Summers on The WB Television Network's up-and-coming television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Creator Joss Whedon later stated that one of the reasons he chose Sutherland for the role was the fact that she exuded a warm demeanour, as well as what he believed to be a close resemblance to actress Sarah Michelle Gellar, who was to portray her daughter in the series. She appeared regularly on the show for the first five seasons before leaving, but returned for three more guest appearances, 1 in season 6 and 2 in season 7. In April 2008, she had a guest starring role on New Amsterdam as the wife of John Amsterdam's first partner, in the episode "Reclassified".
After she left Buffy the Vampire Slayer in 2002, Sutherland decided to attend a still photography course at Santa Monica College and later took a 12-month residence in Italy with her husband and daughter. She so enjoyed the course—and the art of taking photographs—that it encouraged her to open up her own studio, with an emphasis on portraiture.
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