Gwen Welles née Goldberg March 4 1951 October 13 1993 was an American actress She is best known for her portrayal of singer Sueleen Gay in Robert Altmans 1975 film Nashville which earned her nomination for a BAFTA Award Welles also appeared in Altmans California Split 1974 as well as several films directed by Henry Jaglom including New Years Day 1989 and Eating 1990 Description above from the Wikipedia article Gwen Welles licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia