Susan Egan
(born February 18, 1970) is an American actress and singer best known for her work on the Broadway stage.
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Private Life
She was born in
Seal Beach, in
California. She attended
UCLA and
Los Alamitos High School, first site of the
Orange County High School of the Arts. While attending UCLA, she took time off when
Tommy Tune cast her as Kim in his touring production of
Bye Bye Birdie
. After the tour ended she was cast in the tour of
State Fair
and officially dropped out of college to move to
New York City. She is married to Robert Hartmann and they have a daughter, Nina, born on February 6, 2007. She currently resides in
Los Angeles taking care of her family.
Career
An unknown at the time, she won the coveted role of Belle in the original Broadway cast of
Beauty and the Beast
which she was nominated for a
Tony Award. She played Belle for a year on Broadway and then reprised her role in the Los Angeles production in 1995 along with many of the original Broadway cast members. Egan's Broadway replacement was
Sarah Uriarte Berry who used to be Egan's college roommate. Also on stage, she has won high praise for her portrayal of Maria in regional productions of
The Sound of Music
.
Egan's voice has been featured in the English language versions of two feature films by Japanese animator
Hayao Miyazaki Spirited Away
and
Porco Rosso
as well as the Disney animated feature,
Hercules
. She reprised the role of Megara in the Disney/
Square Enix video game
Kingdom Hearts II
.
Filmography
- Porco Rosso
(2004) as Madame Gina (English voice)
- 13 Going on 30
(2004) as Tracy Hansen
- Spirited Away
(2001/2002) as Lin (English voice)
- Abadox
(1998) as Katie Budd (UK voice)
- Gotta Kick It Up!
(2002) as Heather Bartlett
- The Disappearing Girl Trick
(2001) as Bridget Smith [1]
- Revolution OS
(2001) as Narrator
- Man of the Century
(1999) as Samantha Winter
- Hercules
(1997) as Megara (voice)
- Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure
(2001) as Angel (singing voice)
Broadway and stage credits
- Beauty and the Beast
- Triumph of Love
- Cabaret
(1998 revival)
- State Fair
- Thoroughly Modern Millie
- ''Bye Bye Birdie (U.S. Tour)
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Discography
- 2002: So Far...
- 2004: Coffee House
- 2005: All That & More
- 2006: Winter Tracks
- 2007: Susan Egan Live!
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Other
- Kingdom Hearts II
(2006) as Megara (voice)
- House M.D.
Episode 517 (2009) as Audrey
References
- {{imdb title|0276912|The Disappearing Girl Trick}}