Susan Lucci
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Lucci in 2010
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Susan Victoria Lucci December 23, 1946 Scarsdale, New York, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Actress, television host, singer, entrepreneur, author |
| Years active | 1969–present |
| Spouse(s) | Helmut Huber (m. 1969) |
| Children |
Liza Huber Andreas Huber |
| Awards | Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress (1999) |
| Website | susanlucci |
Susan Victoria Lucci (born December 23, 1946) is an American actress, television host, author, singer, and entrepreneur, best known for portraying Erica Kane on the ABC daytime drama All My Children from 1970 to 2011. The character is considered an icon, and Lucci has been called "Daytime's Leading Lady" by TV Guide, with The New York Times and the Los Angeles Times citing her as the highest-paid actor in daytime television. As early as 1991, her salary had been reported as over $1 million a year.
In 1996, TV Guide ranked Lucci number 37 on its 50 Greatest TV Stars of All Time list. In 2005, she received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and was inducted into the Broadcasting Hall of Fame in 2006. She was named one of VH1's 200 Top Icons of All-Time and one of Barbara Walters's Ten Most Fascinating People. She has also played roles in made-for-TV movies, hosted many shows and guest starred on television comedy series, including Saturday Night Live and Hot in Cleveland. She also has her own line of hair care products, perfumes, lingerie and skin care, called The Susan Lucci Collection. As of 2012, Lucci hosted Deadly Affairs, and starred as Genevieve Delatour in the Lifetime television series Devious Maids.
In 2015, Lucci was inducted as a Disney Legend.
Susan Lucci was born in Scarsdale, New York, to parents Jeanette (Granquist) and Victor Lucci, a building contractor. Her father is of Italian ancestry, and her mother is of Swedish, French, and German descent. She attended Garden City High School in Garden City, New York, graduating in 1964. She then attended Marymount College and graduated with a BA degree in drama in 1968.
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