Susan Lucci – Biography, Age, Career, Net Worth

December 23, 1946 was the date of Susan Lucci’s birth in Scarsdale, New York, USA. Her most famous role is that of Erica Kane on All My Children, which she portrayed on ABC daytime drama from 1970 to 2011.

The former soap opera actress disclosed on social media the day before the fashion show that she underwent heart surgery in October due to a “90% blockage” in her heart’s main artery and “narrowly avoided a major heart attack,” she wrote on Instagram.

Biography

Susan Lucci was born in Scarsdale, New York on December 23, 1946, the same year that she was originally named Susan Victoria Lucci. In Garden City, she was raised by her mother Jeanette, father Victor (a building contractor), and older brother James.

During her time at Garden City High School, Susan participated in the cheerleading squad, wrote for the school newspaper, and performed in productions such as ‘West Side Story’ and ‘The King & I’. After graduating in 1964, she obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in drama from Marymount College in Tarrytown in 1968.

After college, Lucci relocated to New York City, where she worked as a color girl for CBS, landed understudy roles in off-Broadway plays, and began appearing as an extra in movies.

Personal Life

Susan got married to Austrian chef Helmut Huber on September 13, 1969, and they were given their first child, Liza, in 1975 and Andreas, in 1980. Liza followed her mother’s footsteps and began acting in soap operas, first appearing on NBC’s ‘Passions’ in 1999. In 2022, they will split.

Lucci’s passion for LGBT rights led him to participate in the Broadway Sings for Pride charity event in 2019.

Career

In 1967, Susan Lucci began her acting career by portraying a minor character on Love Is a Many Splendored Thing. In the same decade, she also appeared in small parts in Goodbye, Columbus, and Me, Natalie. Susan Lucci played Erica Kane on All My Children in 1970, making her most famous. For the entire decade, she performed in this show.

Lucci won her 19th nomination after being nominated for her first Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, despite being nominated for it in 1978. Susan’s performance on the show resulted in her being hired to host “Saturday Night Live” in 1990, and Mattel made Erica Kane dolls in 1998 and 1999. Lucci played Erica Kane for 41 years, and the role led to her receiving over 30 award nominations.

Throughout the 2000s, Susan Lucci’s main focus was on her role on All My Children, which she continued to do. She also played small roles on several television shows. Hope & Faith, Higglytown Heroes, and That’s So Raven are just a few of the shows featured here.

In 2011, Susan Lucci ended her tenure as a character on All My Children. In 2013, she took up another long-running role as Genevieve Delatour on Devious Maids. That show was where she worked until 2016. In the past decade, she has worked on other shows and films, such as Army Wives, Hot in Cleveland, Joy, and Difficult People. Susan Lucci has not stopped acting in television and film as of 2017.

Susan was in starring roles on both Hulu’s ‘Difficult People’ and Sia’s ‘Santa’s Coming for Us’ music video alongside Henry Winkler, Kristen Bell, and Dax Shepard in 2017.

Awards & Achievement

• 1992 People’s Choice Awards
• The Soap Opera Digest Awards in 1993 and 1998
• Award for Lucy (1994)
• 1999 Daytime Emmy Awards
• 2003 Soapnet Diamond Award
• Award for Muse (2004)
• 2005 Gracie Allen Awards
• 2013 Ride of Fame Award

Filmography

• 2024 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 10th Anniversary Special
• 2023 Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
• 2022 Sherri (2022) (TV Series)
• 2022 Welcome to Wrexham (TV Series)
• 2022 Generation Gap (TV Series)
• 2022 The Good Dish (TV Series)
• 2021 Nick Cannon (TV Series)
• 2020 GMA3: What You Need to Know (TV Series)
• 2019 It Takes a Lunatic
• 2019 Tamron Hall (TV Series)
• 2018 The ’90s Greatest (TV Series)
• 2018 Strahan, Sara & Keke (TV Series)
• 2018 The 80’s Greatest (TV Series)
• 2017 Sia: Santa’s Coming for Us
• 2015 Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris (TV Series)
• 2014 The Meredith Vieira Show (TV Series)
• 2013 Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf’s
• 2012 Oprah: Where Are They Now? (TV Series)
• 2012 Home & Family (TV Series)
• 2012 Katie (2012) (TV Series)
• 2012 Steve Harvey (TV Series)
• 2011 Big Morning Buzz Live (TV Series)
• 2010 Long Island Medium (TV Series)
• 2010 The Talk (TV Series)
• 2010 The Nate Berkus Show (TV Series)
• 2010 Hot in Cleveland (TV Series)
• 2009 The Dr. Oz Show (TV Series)
• 2009 Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (TV Series)
• 2008 2008 American Music Awards
• 2008 The Wendy Williams Show (TV Series)
• 2007 The Morning Show with Mike & Juliet (TV Series)
• 2006 Paula’s Party (TV Series)
• 2006 Rachael Ray (TV Series)
• 2005 The Reichen Show (TV Series)
• 2005 The Colbert Report (TV Series)
• 2005 Infanity (TV Series)
• 2005 The Apprentice – Martha Stewart (TV Series)
• 2005 The Martha Stewart Show (TV Series)
• 2005 Dancing with the Stars (TV Series)
• 2005 Showbiz Tonight (TV Series)
• 2004 The Insider (TV Series)
• 2004 The Tony Danza Show (TV Series)
• 2004 Daytime’s Greatest Weddings
• 2004 The Apprentice (US) (TV Series)
• 2003 The Award Show Awards Show
• 2003 Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (TV Series)
• 2003 The Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV Series)
• 2003 Queer Eye for the Straight Guy (TV Series)
• 2003 Lifetime’s Achievement Awards: Women Changing the World
• 2003 ABC’s 50th Anniversary Celebration
• 2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series)
• 2002 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (TV Series)
• 1998 Hollywood Squares (1998) (TV Series)
• 1998 AFI’s 100 Years… 100 Movies: America’s Greatest Movies
• 1997 The View (TV Series)
• 1996 Access Hollywood (TV Series)
• 1996 The Rosie O’Donnell Show (TV Series)
• 1994 All About Erica
• 1994 Extra (TV Series)
• 1994 Sidewalks Entertainment (TV Series)
• 1993 Late Night with Conan O’Brien (TV Series)
• 1993 WWE Raw (TV Series)
• 1992 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series)
• 1991 Maury (TV Series)
• 1990 Night of 100 Stars III
• 1990 Intimate Portrait (TV Series)
• 1988 LIVE with Kelly and Mark (TV Series)
• 1988 The 5th Annual American Cinema Awards
• 1987 Win, Lose or Draw (TV Series)
• 1987 Biography (TV Series)
• 1986 The Late Show Starring Joan Rivers (TV Series)
• 1986 The Oprah Winfrey Show (TV Series)
• 1985 Night of 100 Stars II
• 1984 Jeopardy! (TV Series)
• 1984 TV Bloopers And Practical Jokes (TV Series)
• 1981 Entertainment Tonight (TV Series)
• 1980 Hour Magazine (TV Series)
• 1979 CBS Sunday Morning With Jane Pauley (TV Series)
• 1975 Saturday Night Live (TV Series)
• 1975 Good Morning America (TV Series)
• 1974 Dinah! (TV Series)
• 1973 The $10,000 Pyramid (TV Series)
• 1968 The Dick Cavett Show (TV Series)

Net Worth

Susan Lucci is an American celebrity who is well-known for her role as an actress, television host, entrepreneur, and author, with a net worth of $80 million. Susan Lucci, known as ‘Daytime’s Leading Lady’ by TV Guide, established her net worth through the soap opera All My Children. From 1970 to 2011, she was the starring actress on the show.

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