Susan Flannery

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Susan Flannery

Born	Susan Flannery (1939-07-31) July 31, 1939 Jersey City, New Jersey^[1]^[2]
Years active	1963-2012

Susan Flannery (born July 31, 1939) is an American soap opera actress. She is known for her role Stephanie Forrester on The Bold and the Beautiful (1987–2012) and for her role as Dr. Laura Spencer Horton on Days of our Lives (1966–1975).

Personal life

Flannery was born in Jersey City, New Jersey and attended school in Manhattan.^[3] She has a daughter, Blaise, who is currently attending Macquarie University in Australia. Flannery currently lives in Santa Barbara, California.

Career

Flannery is known for playing Dr. Laura Spencer Horton on Days of our Lives from 1966 until 1975 where she met writer and daytime legend William J. Bell (who would later cast her in the daytime soap he would create called The Bold and the Beautiful in 1987). She acted in feature films including The Towering Inferno (1974) and The Gumball Rally (1976). She also acted in the primetime television series Dallas, playing Leslie Stewart during season four (1980–1981), and appeared opposite Kirk Douglas in The Moneychangers. She has also worked alongside Michael Jaffe as a producer.

Flannery since became best known worldwide for portraying Stephanie Douglas Forrester on the American soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful (1987-2012). She was one of four original cast members still appearing on the series, along with Katherine Kelly Lang, Ronn Moss, and John McCook. Flannery is also a regular director on the show, and has twice been nominated for a Directors Guild of America Award for her work. After 25 years, she decided to leave the show in 2012. In her final storyline, Stephanie Forrester lost her battle with lung cancer, and died.^[4]^[5]

Flannery appeared in two episodes of ABC's situation comedy Hope & Faith in 2004, where she appeared with other well-known actors from rival soaps.

Flannery also appeared as a special guest on Good News Week. She appeared in a special episode of Wheel of Fortune with Deidre Hall (Marlena, Days of Our Lives) and Peter Bergman (Jack, The Young and the Restless) in 2006. Flannery also directed the October 13, 2008, episode of Guiding Light.

Flannery came in at #1 in the Top 50 Soap Actresses of All Time poll on the internet blog We Love Soaps in 2010.

She has taken an active role in the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) in securing cable rights and foreign residuals for actors when their work appears in other mediums. Her efforts have had a positive impact on how The Bold and the Beautiful actors are paid when the show is televised in countries outside the United States.^[6]

Filmography

Film
Year	Film	Role	Notes
1964	Guns of Diablo	Molly
1967	The Gnome-Mobile	Airline Stewardess
1974	The Towering Inferno	Lorrie
1976	The Gumball Rally	Alice (Porsche 911)
1978	Anatomy of a Seduction
1982	Money on the Side	Karen Gordon
Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1963	Burke's Law'	Lily's Secretary	1 episode
1964	"Slattery's People	Nancy Rossman	1 episode
1964	Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea	Katie / The Sister	3 episodes, 1964–1965
1965	Death Valley Days	Jenny Hardy	1 episode
1965	Ben Casey	Elinor Cabot	2 episodes
1966	Days of our Lives	Dr. Laura Spencer Horton #2	Role from: 1966 - 1975
	Felony Squad	Stewardess	1 episode
	The Time Tunnel	Louise Neal	1 episode
	The Green Hornet	Janet Prescott	1 episode
1981	Dallas	Leslie Stewart	11 episodes
1987 - 2012	The Bold and the Beautiful	Stephanie Forrester	Role since: March 24, 1987 - December 10, 2012
2004	Hope and Faith	Laura Levisetti	2 episodes
2008	Guiding Light	Director	1 episode

Awards (won)

Daytime Emmy Awards

(2000, 2002, 2003) Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for The Bold and the Beautiful
(1975) Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for Days of Our Lives

Golden Globe Awards

(1975) Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress for The Towering Inferno

References

External links

Susan Flannery at the Internet Movie Database
Susan Flannery at AllRovi

v t e Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (1974–1983)

Elizabeth Hubbard, The Doctors (1974) Susan Flannery, Days of Our Lives (1975) Helen Gallagher, Ryan's Hope (1976) Helen Gallagher, Ryan's Hope (1977) Laurie Heineman, Another World (1978) Irene Dailey, Another World (1979) Judith Light, One Life to Live (1980) Judith Light, One Life to Live (1981) Robin Strasser, One Life to Live (1982) Dorothy Lyman, All My Children (1983)

Complete list (1974–1983) (1984–1993) (1994–2003) (2004–2013)

v t e Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (1994–2003)

Hillary B. Smith, One Life to Live (1994) Erika Slezak, One Life to Live (1995) Erika Slezak, One Life to Live (1996) Jess Walton, The Young and the Restless (1997) Cynthia Watros, Guiding Light (1998) Susan Lucci, All My Children (1999) Susan Flannery, The Bold and the Beautiful (2000) Martha Byrne, As the World Turns (2001) Susan Flannery, The Bold and the Beautiful (2002) Susan Flannery, The Bold and the Beautiful (2003)

Complete list (1974–1983) (1984–1993) (1994–2003) (2004–2013)

Persondata
Name	Flannery, Susan
Alternative names
Short description	Actress
Date of birth	July 31, 1943
Place of birth	Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.
Date of death
Place of death

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