'Susan Ward' (born 'Michelle Susan Ward' on
April 15 1976 in
Monroe, Louisiana) is an American
actress and model.
She started modeling at the age of 13, leaving school and moving to
New York to do so, deciding to try her hand at acting several years later. After a few years of small TV jobs, she landed her first main role as the heroine on
Aaron Spelling's daytime soap opera ''
Sunset Beach'', where she played the virginal heroine
Meg Cummings.
In 1999, wanting to pursue a movie career, she had a radical image makeover, both of her physical image (including breast implants and other cosmetic surgery)
[1] and of her personality as portrayed in the press (from a "good girl" image to a wild child persona based on provocative interviews). Ward's first movie was in 2000, in the erotic thriller ''
The In Crowd'', in which she appeared nude and performed sex scenes including lesbian oral sex. The movie flopped in theaters but, not surprisingly, had some success on cable and home video.
The following year, Ward played a supporting role in the hit movie ''
Shallow Hal''. She has also acted in three other straight-to-video and made-for-cable movies, and has guest starred in four TV series, most notably ''
Friends''.
Ward is married to
David C. Robinson, the vice-president of
Morgan Creek Productions, the movie studio that produced ''The In Crowd''. They met when he cast her in the movie in 1999 and wed on
June 4 2005. Dr. D.H. Clark, a "friend of the bride," performed the ceremony.
[2]
Filmography
| Title | Role | Notes |
|---|
| ''Toxic'' (2007) | Michelle | Currently seeking distribution |
| ''Dead + Deader'' (2006) | Holly | Sci Fi Channel Movie |
| ''Just Friends'' (2005) | Hooker #3 | Uncredited cameo (DVD deleted scene). |
| ''Two for the Money'' (2005) | Girl in sportscar | Uncredited nonspeaking extra |
| ''Cruel World'' (2005) | Ashley | Direct to DVD (Asia and Australia)Unreleased in the US and Europe |
| ''Wild Things 2'' (2004) | Brittney | Direct to DVD Release |
| ''Going Greek'' (2004) | Wendy | Limited direct to DVD release |
| ''Would I Lie To You?'' (2002) | Olivia | Direct to DVD release |
| ''Shallow Hal'' (2001) | Jill | Supporting |
| ''The In Crowd'' (2000) | Brittany | Feature film debutFirst nude scene |
| '' (1997) | Girl at party | Direct to DVD release |
Television work
Guest appearances
★ ''
Monk'' Michelle Cullman. Murder victim seen in flashbacks. ("Mr. Monk and the Actor" 2006)
★ ''
Just Legal'' Kate Manat. Love interest for the main character. (Recurring, 2005)
★ '' Tanya Rollins. Prostitute/murderess. ("King Baby" 2005)
★ '' Ginger Wadley. Juror #7. ("Hell Night" 2004)
★ ''
Boomtown'' "Layla" the stripper. ("Blackout" 2003)
★ ''
Friends'' Hayley. Joey's date. ("The One with the Sharks" 2002)
★ ''
Men, Women & Dogs'' Sandra. Love interest for the main character. ("A Fetching New Lawyer" 2001)
★ '' Psyche. Cupid's love interest. ("The Green-Eyed Monster" 1996)
References
★
"Susan Ward and David Robinson" "The New York Times,"
June 5,
2005, retrieved
August 21,
2006
External links
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