Susan Flannery

Susan Flannery
Flannery at the 39th Daytime Emmy Awards
Born	(1939-07-31) July 31, 1939 (age 77) Jersey City, New Jersey
Occupation	Actress, director
Years active	1963–2012
Children	1

Susan Flannery is an Emmy-winning American actress, known for her roles in the daytime dramas The Bold and the Beautiful and Days of Our Lives.

Flannery was born in Jersey City, New Jersey on July 31, 1939, and attended school in Manhattan. She has an adopted daughter, Blaise.

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.

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 the original cast members of the series, only two of whom still appear (Katherine Kelly Lang and John McCook). Flannery was also a regular director on the show, and was twice 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.