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Susan Scannell | |
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| Born | February 24, 1958 Astoria, Queens, New York City, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1985-present |
| Spouses | Christopher Roland (m. 1983;div. 1985)Robert P. Gilbert (m. 2013) |
Susan Scannell (born February 24, 1958) is an American actress known for her roles in television soap operas.
Scannell began as a model in New York with the Eileen Ford modelling agency, where her first booking resulted in being on the September 1978 cover of Seventeen . She lived at the Rehearsal Club in Manhattan and sang in various clubs around the city. [1]
Scannell played Becky Hewitt on Another Life from 1981 to 1982, and Kristin Carter on Search for Tomorrow from 1982 to 1984. She next portrayed Nicole Simpson De Vilbis Colby on the primetime soap opera Dynasty from 1984 to 1985, followed by a stint as Chessy Blake/Gabrielle Dubujak on Ryan's Hope in 1985. [2] She also appeared on One Life to Live (1986) and All My Children (1990, 1991), and had guest starring roles on The A-Team and Remington Steele .
Scannell left Hollywood after a "me too" experience, moved to Astoria, Queens, and was the founding executive director of Astoria Performing Arts. [3] In 2006 she moved to Massachusetts.
Scannell is divorced from actor Christopher Roland, who had worked with her on Another Life playing Russ Weaver. She married Robert P. Gilbert on September 13, 2014, and formed Gilbert Entertainment after moving to Massachusetts in 2006.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981–1982 | Another Life | Becky Hewitt / Becky Hewitt-Weaver | 5 episodes |
| 1982–1983 | Search for Tomorrow | Kristin Carter Emerson | 134 episodes |
| 1984–1985 | Dynasty | Nicole Simpson | 14 episodes |
| 1985 | Ryan's Hope | Gabrielle Dubujak | 18 episodes |
| 1985 | The A-Team | Kelly | Episode: "Uncle Buckle-Up" |
| 1986 | Remington Steele | Maxine Gilroy | Episode: "Sensitive Steele" |
| 2016 | Who Does That? | Lilly's friend | Episode: "Cheapskate" |
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