Susan Flannery is an American actress who was born and raised in New York and grew up on East 51st Street. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in theater at Stevens College in Missouri and attended graduate school at Arizona State University.
Discovered
She was discovered by producer Irwin Allen and she made her television debut in Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea. Soon she was offered the role of Dr. Laura Horten on Days of Our Lives. She portrayed the role for eight years in which she earned an Emmy Award. She has played the role of Stephanie Douglas Forrester on the soap opera Bold and the Beautiful since 1987. Flannery has appeared in over one thousand, two hundred and fifty four episodes.
Celebrities
Susan Flannery was fortunate to be able to work with some of the finest actors in show business. She was cast as Robert Wagner's secretary in the movie The Towering Inferno which won her a Golden Globe for Outstanding Acting Debut in a Motion picture. She received an Emmy nomination for her role in the NBC mini-series The Moneychangers, opposite Kirk Douglas. She has also been in two other television movies, one of which was Woman in White and the other Anatomy of a Seduction. She also appeared in the television night time soap opera Dallas as a deceitful high powered public relations consultant.
Renaissance Woman
When Susan Flannery is not on television she is a licensed pilot. She is also a gourmet cook and loves to travel. She has been fortunate to tour Egypt, Russia and China. She has also produced the cable soap opera along with Michael Jaffe entitled New Day in Eden. Flannery is also a regular director on Bold and the Beautiful and in 1995 was nominated for a Directors Guild Award.
Stephanie Forrester Fast Facts
- Protects her family
- Guides family in wrong direction
- Can't mind her own business
- Husband was Eric Forrester
- Has four children
Susan Flannery Timeline
Note: The IMDb links in this timeline have pop-ups.
1964-65: Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea - IMDb Listing | Wikipedia
1965-75: Days of Our Lives - IMDb Listing | Wikipedia
1974: The Towering Inferno - IMDb Listing | Wikipedia | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
1981: Dallas - IMDb Listing | Wikipedia
1987-08: Bold and the Beautiful - IMDb Listing | Wikipedia
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Fast Facts
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Birth date
July 31, 1939
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Birth place
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Lives in Santa Barbara, California
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Has daughter named Blaise
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Licensed pilot
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Gourmet cook
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Built pizza oven in home
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Stung by a bee in 2007
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Regular director on Bold and the Beautiful
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Has two lab retrievers
