Susan Egan

Susan Egan (born February 18, 1970) is an American actress and singer best known for her work on the Broadway stage. 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 offi... more

Susan Egan (born February 18, 1970) is an American actress and singer best known for her work on the Broadway stage. 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. 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... less