Susan with Thorsten Kaye and their daughters McKenna and Marlowe
A native of Toronto, Canada, where she
was born on June 10, 1968, Susan started modeling at age 16 and was
cast in numerous commercials while still in high school. She attended
Tufts University in Boston where she graduated cum laude with a
bachelor of science degree in biopsychology. While at college, Susan
enrolled in a drama course. Though she didn't particularly enjoy the
class, she was intrigued and decided to pursue acting at the American
Academy of Dramatic Arts.
Throughout, she continued to accept modeling assignments, which often
took her to faraway places such as Italy, Germany, France, Australia
and Japan; and national commercials. Fluent in French, Susan
also
studied ballet for eight years, and piano and flute for six years at
the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto.
Susan's first professional role came in an episode of the syndicated
television series, My
Secret Identity;
shortly thereafter she was cast
in the feature film Strictly
Business.
From there she went on to
ABC-TV's One Life to
Live
(OLTL) where she won an Emmy Award for
Outstanding Supporting Actress in the ground-breaking storyline of a
young rape survivor. In 2008, Susan returned to OLTL and won her second
Emmy, this time for Lead Actress, in 2009.
Other television projects include roles on CBS-TV's The District,
NBC-TV's ER,
and a recurring role on the TNN
series 18 Wheels of
Justice,
as
well as a special guest role on ABC-TV's Port Charles.
She also had a
recurring role on the CBS-TV series JAG.
Susan
has guest-starred on Sliders
as well as hosted Love...&
All
That Stuff for Global TV in Canada. She also appeared on Fast Forward, an
ABC Afterschool
Special, as well as national commercials for Oily of Olay and Burger
King.
Susan's film work includes starring roles in the films Black Point, Dead By Monday and
No Turning Back.
She had
featured roles in Mrs.
Winterbourne,
starring
Shirley MacLaine and Danielle Steel's Zoya, and the
thriller Black Point
with David Caruso. In
2006 she appeared in The
Good
Shepherd.
Susan has served as the National Chairwoman for "I Am Worth It --
Campaign for Women in Shelter" in Canada, and actively worked on behalf
of the The Brain Injury Association, Inc. (formerly known as the
National Head Injury Foundation).
A sports enthusiast, she enjoys running, skiing and golf. Though her
original plans of going to medical school are on hold indefinitely,
Susan enjoys reading up on psychology and still considers getting her
master's degree in family therapy. Susan currently resides on
the
East Coast with husband Thorsten
Kaye and daughters McKenna (born 2003) and Marlowe (born
2007).
Daughters McKenna
(holding baby Marlowe) and Marlowe Kaye