Golden Globe and Emmy Award-winning motion picture and television star and DGA nominee Susan Flannery portrays Stephanie Forrester, the strong-willed, manipulative but fiercely protective matriarch of the Forrester fashion dynasty on "The Bold and the Beautiful." She has played this role since the premiere of B&B, and is nominated for the Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress this year.
Born and raised in New York, Susan received her BFA in Theater at Stevens College in Missouri and attended graduate school at Arizona State before arriving in Hollywood. Discovered by producer Irwin Allen, Susan made her television debut in "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" and shortly thereafter was offered the role of Dr. Laura Horton on "Days of our Lives," a role which won her an Emmy Award during her eight year stint.
Susan was cast as Robert Wagner's secretary and lover in Allen's epic disaster film "The Towering Inferno." Her performance won her a Golden Globe Award for "Outstanding Acting Debut in a Motion Picture."
Susan received an Emmy nomination for her starring role in the NBC mini-series "The Moneychangers," opposite Kirk Douglas, and appeared in the television movies "Women in White" and "Anatomy of a Seduction." In 1981, she did a 10-week stint as a devious high-powered public relations consultant in conflict with J.R. Ewing on "Dallas."
Off-screen, Susan produced the cable soap opera "New Day in Eden" with Michael Jaffe. She is a licensed pilot and a gourmet cook. In addition, she serves as a regular director on B&B, and in 1995, was nominated for a Directors Guild Award.
Daytime Emmys Winner, Outstanding Lead Actress (2000, 2002, 2003)
Daytime Emmys Winner, Outstanding Actress (1975; Laura Horton on Days of our Lives)
Daytime Emmys Nomination, Outstanding Lead Actress (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006)
Daytime Emmys Nomination, Outstanding Actress (1975; Laura Horton on Days of our Lives)
BIRTHPLACE: Jersey City, New Jersey
BIRTHDAY: July 31st, 1943
News Archives
News Archive: Emmys name Flannery Outstanding Lead Actress. [May 19th, 2000]
News Archive: "Susan" debacle in Lead Actress Emmy win. [May 17th, 2002]
News Archive: Flannery picks up third Emmy for B&B role. [May 16th, 2003]
News Archive: Flannery re-inks with B&B for two years [Nov 05th, 2003]
News Archive: Susan Flannery mulls retirement. [Feb 18th, 2008]
News Archive: Battling actors unions has Susan Flannery on the defensive. [Apr 18th, 2008]
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