Flannery, Susan 1943(?)–

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FLANNERY, Susan 1943(?)

PERSONAL

Born July 31, 1943 (some sources cite 1944), in Jersey City, NJ (some sources cite New York, NY). Education: Stephens College, B.F.A., theatre; graduate study at Arizona State University. Avocational Interests: Flying (licensed pilot), gourmet cooking.

Addresses: Agent Josh Schechter, Irv Schechter Company, 9460 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 300, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Career: Actress and director.

Member: Directors Guild of America.

Awards, Honors: Golden Globe Award, most promising female newcomer, 1975, for The Towering Inferno; Daytime Emmy Award, outstanding actress in a daytime drama series, 1975, for Days of Our Lives; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding lead actress in a limited series, 1977, for Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers; Soap Opera Digest Award nominations, outstanding villainess in a daytime soap opera, 1989, 1991, outstanding lead actress, 1993, 1994, 2000, 2001, and outstanding supporting actress, 1996, Directors Guild of America Award nomination, outstanding directorial achievement in daytime serials, 1997, Daytime Emmy awards, outstanding lead actress in a drama series, 2000, 2002, 2003, and Daytime Emmy Award nomination, outstanding lead actress in a drama series, 2001, all for The Bold and the Beautiful.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

Laura Spencer Horton, Days of Our Lives (also known as Days and DOOL ), NBC, 19661975.

Leslie Stewart, Dallas, CBS, 1981.

Stephanie Douglas Forrester, The Bold and the Beautiful (also known as Belleza y poder ), CBS, 1987.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Margot Bracken, Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers (also known as The Moneychangers ), broadcast in The Big Event, NBC, 1976.

Dr. Rebecca Dalton, Women in White, NBC, 1979.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Maggie Kane, Anatomy of a Seduction, CBS, 1979.

Karen Gordon, Money on the Side, ABC, 1982.

Television Appearances; Specials:

(In archive footage) Laura Spencer Horton, Days of Our Lives' Christmas, NBC, 2001.

Herself, CBS at 75, CBS, 2003.

Television Appearances; Awards Presentations:

The 15th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, CBS, 1988.

Presenter, The 18th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, CBS, 1991.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Miss Bentley's secretary, "Who Killed Harris Crown?," Burke's Law, ABC, 1963.

Nancy Rossman, "Question: What Are You Doing out There, Waldo?," Slattery's People, CBS, 1964.

(Uncredited) Stenographer, "Hail to the Chief," Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, ABC, 1964.

Edith Nelson, "The Traitor," Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, ABC, 1965.

Elinor Cabot, "A Nightingale Named Nathan," Ben Casey, ABC, 1965.

Jenny Hardy, "Birthright," Death Valley Days, syndicated, 1965.

Katie, "Time Bomb," Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, ABC, 1965.

"A Boy Is Standing outside the Door," Ben Casey, ABC, 1965.

Louise, "The Day the Sky Fell In," The Time Tunnel, ABC, 1966.

Flight attendant, "The Immaculate Killer," Felony Squad, ABC, 1966.

Janet Prescott, "Trouble for Prince Charming," The Green Hornet, ABC, 1967.

Martha, "Search for a Whisper," Mannix, CBS, 1973.

Trish, "The Minstrel Show," Love Thy Neighbor, ABC, 1973.

Anna Cartell, "Nightmare for a Nightingale" (also known as "Melody of Hate"), Thriller, ITV and ABC, 1976.

Laura Levisetti, "Daytime Emmys: Parts 1 & 2," Hope & Faith, ABC, 2004.

Television Appearances; Other:

Molly, Guns of Diablo, 1964.

Television Work; Series:

Producer (with Michael Jaffe) of New Day in Eden; director of multiple episodes of The Bold and the Beautiful (also known as Belleza y poder ), CBS.

Film Appearances:

(Uncredited) Flight attendant, The GnomeMobile, Buena Vista, 1967.

Lorrie, The Towering Inferno, Twentieth CenturyFox, 1974.

Alice, The Gumball Rally, Warner Bros., 1976.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Inside Soap, June, 2000, pp. 2627.

Soap World, May, 2000, p. 7.