Phranc (born Susan Gottlieb;[1] August 28, 1957),[2] is an American singer-songwriter whose career began playing in several bands in the late 1970s Los Angeles punk rock scene.

"[3] Phranc was born Susan Gottlieb in Santa Monica, California, and grew up in Mar Vista, Los Angeles.

She had a bleached blonde crewcut and wore male attire, creating an androgynous persona for her first band, Nervous Gender, which formed in 1978.

The 2001 documentary film, Lifetime Guarantee, directed by Lisa Udelson, chronicled Phranc's side job as a Tupperware demonstrator and manager.

[13][14] She still performs occasionally, but spends more time working on creative visual art projects, including her Cardboard Cobbler sculptures.

[15] Phranc had her first major West Coast solo show, at Craig Krull Gallery, June 18 to July 23, 2011, an exhibition made of beach themed cardboard and craft paper works.

It was a multi-disciplinary show that included new and old work as well as ephemera, home movies, merchandise and artfacts from her music and visual art career spanning over 40 years.