Susan Misner
| Susan Misner | |
|---|---|
| Born |
February 8, 1971 Paterson, New Jersey, USA |
| Occupation | Actress, dancer |
| Years active | 1996–present |
Susan Misner (/ˈmɪsnər/; born February 8, 1971) is an American dancer, television and film actress.
Career
Misner portrayed the doomed Grace Davidson on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live from March 12, 1999 to November 17, 1999.[1] In 2002, Misner appeared in the film Chicago as Liz, performing the "Cell Block Tango" number with Catherine Zeta-Jones, Denise Faye, Deidre Goodwin, Ekaterina Chtchelkanova, and Mýa Harrison.
Misner has guest starred on many TV series, including three of the series in the Law & Order franchise—Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001/2005), Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2002) and Law & Order (2006)—as well as both CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2002) and CSI: Miami (2004). She had a dancing role in the 2002 film Chicago. Misner appeared as Theresa on Rescue Me in 2006 and 2007, and later as Gretchen Martin in the 2007 miniseries The Bronx Is Burning. She appeared in two episodes of the hit CBS procedural Without a Trace during the 2004–2005 television season. She portrayed Alison Humphrey in several 2007 episodes of The CW series Gossip Girl and Sergeant Burnett in New Amsterdam (2008). In 2010, she played the girlfriend of therapist Paul Weston in the series In Treatment. Currently, she has the role of Sandra Beeman in The Americans, and the recurring role of Simone Canning in The Good Wife.
Personal life
Misner grew up in Pompton Plains, New Jersey.[2] She has been in a relationship with playwright and director Jonathan Bernstein since 1999.[3]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Everyone Says I Love You | Harry Winston Dancer | |
| 1997 | Cyber Vengeance | Tory | |
| 2000 | Fanatical Teachings of Julian Tau, TheThe Fanatical Teachings of Julian Tau | Susan | Short film |
| 2001 | Queenie in Love | Chick | |
| 2002 | Pipe Dream | Onica | |
| 2002 | Chicago | Liz | |
| 2003 | Something's Gotta Give | Harry's Old Flame | |
| 2004 | Forgotten, TheThe Forgotten | Agent Lisa Franks | |
| 2005 | Alchemy | Associate Editor | |
| 2005 | Walking on the Sky | Sara | |
| 2006 | Mentor | Marilyn Conner | |
| 2006 | Hoax, TheThe Hoax | Feral Girl #1 | |
| 2006 | Two Weeks | Sherry | |
| 2007 | If I Didn't Care | Hadley Templeton | |
| 2008 | Stick It in Detroit | Lisa Brooks | |
| 2008 | Eavesdrop | Bette | |
| 2008 | Jumping In | Bartender | Short film |
| 2008 | Drum Beats Twice, TheThe Drum Beats Twice | Mary | |
| 2008 | Gigantic | Melanie Lolly | |
| 2009 | Once More with Feeling | Theresa | |
| 2009 | Cayman Went | Darby Thomas | |
| 2009 | Tanner Hall | Roxanne | |
| 2011 | Somebody's Hero | Katie Wells | |
| 2011 | Henley | Sara | Short film |
| 2012 | Hope Springs | Dana | |
| 2016 | Being Charlie | Lisanne |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Soul Man | Dept. Store Woman | Episode: "Christmas Ruined My Life" |
| 1999 | One Life to Live | Grace Davidson Buchanan | TV series |
| 2000 | Ed | Female Teacher | Episode: "Better Days" |
| 2001 | Sex and the City | Shayna | Episode: "Time and Punishment" |
| 2001 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Becky Stark | Episode: "Smothered" |
| 2002 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Cassie James | Episode: "The Hunger Artist" |
| 2002 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Ronnie Marshall | Episode: "Dolls" |
| 2004 | CSI: Miami | Heddy Latham | Episode: "Not Landing" |
| 2004 | Without a Trace | Jessie Prince | Episode: "The Line" |
| 2005 | Without a Trace | Helen / Hope | Episode: "John Michaels" |
| 2005 | Jonny Zero | Eve | Recurring role (6 episodes) |
| 2005 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Sister Olivia | Episode: "Acts of Contrition" |
| 2005 | Starved | Alison | Episodes: "Scrotal Origami", "Thank You, I Love You", "Viva La Cucaracha", "The Breatharians" |
| 2005 | Night Stalker | Irene | Episodes: "Pilot", "The Five People You Meet in Hell" |
| 2006 | Conviction | Alexis Bennet | Episodes: "Hostage", "180.80" |
| 2006 | Vanished | Nadia Sands | Episodes: "The New World", "The Cell" |
| 2006 | Law & Order | Samantha Weaver | Episode: "Corner Office" |
| 2006 | Rescue Me | Theresa | Episodes: "Twilight", "Hell", "Beached" |
| 2007 | Rescue Me | Theresa | Episode: "Baby Face" |
| 2007 | Kill Point, TheThe Kill Point | Lorna Ash | Episode: "No Meringue" |
| 2007 | Bronx Is Burning, TheThe Bronx Is Burning | Gretchen Martin | Episodes: "The Game's Not as Easy as It Looks, Fellas", "The Straw", "Mr. October" |
| 2007 | Gossip Girl | Alison Humphrey | Episodes: "17 Candles", "Blair Waldorf Must Pie!", "Hi, Society", "Roman Holiday" |
| 2008 | New Amsterdam | Callie Burnett | Episodes: "Keep the Change", "Legacy", "Reclassified", "Love Hurts" |
| 2008 | Life on Mars | Carol Ann Reeves | Episode: "My Maharishi Is Bigger Than Your Maharishi" |
| 2008 | Fringe | Tess Amaral | Episode: "The Dreamscape" |
| 2009 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Mary Devildis | Episode: "Family Values" |
| 2009 | Royal Pains | Claire Grant | Episode: "No Man Is an Island" |
| 2009 | White Collar | Dana Mitchell | Episode: "Flip of the Coin" |
| 2010 | NCIS | Leah Mayne | Episode: "Double Identity" |
| 2010 | In Treatment | Wendy | Episodes: "Sunil: Week One", "Frances: Week Three" |
| 2011–2015 | Good Wife, TheThe Good Wife | Simone Canning | Episodes: "Real Deal", "Boom De Yah Da", "Mind's Eye", "Wanna Partner?" |
| 2011–2012 | Person of Interest | Jessica Arndt | Episodes: "Pilot", "Mission Creep", "Blue Code", "Matsya Nyaya", "Many Happy Returns" |
| 2012 | I Just Want My Pants Back | Episode: "Safety Nets" | |
| 2012 | 40 | Stacy | TV film |
| 2013–2016 | Americans, TheThe Americans | Sandra Beeman | Co-starring & recurring role (38 episodes) |
| 2013 | Blue Bloods | Karen Waters | Episode: "Men in Black" |
| 2013 | Following, TheThe Following | Jenny Hardy | Episode: "Mad Love" |
| 2013 | Nashville | Stacey | Recurring role Season 1 (5 episodes) |
| 2014 | Gotham | Dr. Marks | Episode: "Spirit of the Goat" |
| 2015 | Elementary | Ms. Nichols | Episode: "The Best Way Out Is Always Through" |
| 2016 | Billions | Terri McCue | Recurring role, 11 episodes |
References
- ↑ Grace Davidson profile - SoapCentral.com
- ↑ Rohan, Virginia. "Pompton Plains native is having fun as risqué ex-nun", The Record (Bergen County), July 17, 2007. Accessed July 19, 2007. "'I loved growing up in Pompton Plains. It really was a lovely small town. It's not small anymore,' says Misner, who studied dance, from age 11 to 18, with Nancy King at the King Centre for the Performing Arts in Wanaque."
- ↑ Boston Globe: Couple bend elements of theater, dance into ‘Shape’