Booking Susan Lucci

Susan Lucci Biography

The actress Susan Lucci was born in 1946 in Scarsdale, New York, but grew up on Long Island, graduating from Garden City High School before attending Marymount College. Lucci finished her studies in 1968 with a B.A. in drama, and almost immediately began work in her signature role as Erica Kane on All My Children.  

The role lasted for four decades and ultimately earned Lucci eighteen Emmy nominations for Best Lead Actress in a Drama, with one win in 1999. After a full forty-one years on air in the role, the show was finally cancelled by the ABC network in 2011. In addition to her role as Erica Kane, Susan Lucci has appeared in a number of movies, most of them made for television. Her roles include: Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna, Ebbie, and Anne Get your Gun, in addition to a recurring role on the sitcom Hot in Cleveland. She also competed on Dancing with the Stars in its seventh season.

Most recently, Susan Lucci published her autobiography in 2011 and launched her own line of cosmetics, the Susan Lucci Collection. Lucci’s latest role is that of Genevieve Delacourt in Devious Maids, the Lifetime Comedy-Drama which launched in 2013.