In this article, let's talk about the American actress, writer and entrepreneur Susan Lucci, who is best known to the American audience for her role as Erica Kane in the American television series All My Children. Let's discuss her biography, career and personal life, here is a list of the most famous projects with her participation.
Biography and the project that brought fame
Lucci Susan was born on December 23, 1976 in Scarsdale, New York, United States of America. The mother of the actress - Jeannette - has Swedish roots, her father - Victor Lucci, Italian.
Fame came to Lucci after participating in the television series "All My Children", in which the actress received a regular role on January 5, 1970. Filming with her participation continued until 2011, until the very end of the project. For this role, Susan Lucci has been nominated for an Emmy Award every year since 1978, but for the first time she was awarded the award only in 1999. After the announcement of the winner, all those present applauded for a long time for several minutes, because Susan won the award with a record twenty-first time.
The shooting of the series "All My Children" ended in September 2011, after which Susan Lucci criticized the president of ABC Daytime, explaining that it was his failures that led to the drop in ratings and the closure of the project.
Filming in other projects
Lucci Susan, whose photo became recognizable on all American TV channels after her role in the series "All My Children", in 1982 played a cameo role (an actor who played himself) in the film "Youth, Hospital, Love", and four years later she played the role of Daria in the film "Anastasia: Anna's Secret".
The actress appeared for a long time on the show "Saturday Night Live", where she showed parodies of various characters of the television series.
In the early 1990s, the actress reached the pinnacle of her popularity, she played in the last season of the American TV series "Dallas" and in the movie "Abby and the Spirits of Christmas". In 2004, Susan Lucci was invited to film two episodes of the sitcom Screen Queen.
Filmography
In the collection of the filmography of the actress, there are about thirty roles. The brightest and most famous of them are listed below with the year of release of the film or series.
- "All My Children" - starred between 1970 and 2011;
- until 1990, the series "Youth, Hospital, Love", "Love Boat", "Stuntmen", "Fantasy Island" were released, in whichLucci made cameo appearances;
- TV series "Dallas" - the role of Hilary Taylor in six episodes (1990);
- the next decade is associated with the release of such series as "The Killer", "The Woman Who Sinned", "Seduced and Betrayed", "Between Love and Hate";
- horror film "Abby and the Spirits of Christmas" - the main role of Abby (1995);
- TV series "Queen of the Screen" - several episodes (2004);
- comedy series "Pretty in Cleveland" - the role of Susan (2011-2012);
- comedy series "Cunning Maids" - regular role of Genevieve Delatour (since 2013).
In 1996, she was ranked thirty-seventh in the list of "The 50 Greatest TV Icons in History". Already in 2005, Susan Lucci, whose films are widely known not only to the American audience, was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. A year later, the actress appeared in the American Television Hall of Fame.
Life & Entrepreneurship
In autumn 1969, the actress married Austrian businessman Helmut Huber. In marriage, they had two children: daughter Lisa, who also became an actress, and son Andreas, a professional golfer.
Susan Lucci is a member of the US Republican Party. In addition, she is engaged in entrepreneurship. She launches a line of products that includes lingerie, perfume, hair and skin care products.
Susanengaged in versatile activities, is a successful actress, writer and business woman. We hope that we will see such a talented person on TV screens more than once. Good luck, Susan Lucci!
