Marie Masters

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Marie Masters (born February 4, 1941) is an American actress. She was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. She attended Marian College in Indiana, and after graduation worked at the city desk of the publication Women's Wear Daily.

Masters has been married twice; her first marriage to actor Robert Lipton (brother of Peggy Lipton) ended in divorce. She has two children, Jenny Harris and Jesse Harris. Jesse Harris has become an accomplished musician with his own band, and gained initial acclaim working with Norah Jones as well as winning a Grammy Award for songwriting; he wrote Jones' AC hit "Don't Know Why".

[edit] Acting

Although she has played roles on Love of Life and One Life To Live, her most famous role has been Dr. Susan Stewart on As the World Turns, a role she played from 1968 to 1979 and from 1986 to present. The character of Susan was an alcoholic "homewrecker" during the show's heyday in the 1970's. The character again was featured as the troublemaker in 1990 when the show featured a storyline with Susan having an affair with the show's cornerstone male character, Dr. Bob Hughes. The storyline was unusual in that all of the actors were over 50, yet the affair became a popular, attention grabbing storyline for nearly a year. Masters has been portraying the role on a recurring basis since 2002 but is still seen often. She was prominently featured in the 50th anniversary episode of the show in April 2006.

[edit] Other roles

Masters has been featured on several primetime programs, including "Kate and Allie", "Law & Order", and "Our Group". Masters has been involved with the New York City theater group New Group since its inception in 1993, and has been a director or assistant director for many productions.

She is also an accomplished writer, having co-written the films "Mad Money", "The Special", "Played Out" and "Loveland". For several years, Masters was a member of the writing team at "As The World Turns".