Susan Egan facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Susan Egan
Susan Egan at GalaxyCon 2023
Born	Susan Farrell Egan (1970-02-18) February 18, 1970 (age 55) Seal Beach, California, U.S.
Alma mater	University of California, Los Angeles
Occupation	Actress singer dancer
Years active	1992–present
Spouse(s)	Robert Hartmann ​ (m. 2005)​
Children	2

Susan Farrell Egan (born February 18, 1970) is an American actress, singer and dancer, known for her work on the Broadway stage. She is best known for originating the role of Belle in the Broadway musical adaptation of Beauty and the Beast (1994), for providing the voices of Megara in Hercules (1997) and Rose Quartz in Steven Universe, and for voicing the English dubs of Madame Gina in Porco Rosso and Lin in Spirited Away.

Early life

Egan was born in Seal Beach, California on February 18, 1970. She attended Los Alamitos High School and the co-located Orange County High School of the Arts and UCLA.

Career

Stage and other work

Egan spent much of her time as a child taking dance, concentrating on ballet, and trained as a figure skater from ages five to ten.

While attending Los Alamitos High School, the Orange County High School of the Arts, and UCLA, she started her career with local community theaters and civic light operas. While attending UCLA, Egan 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 soon after won the coveted role of Belle in the original Broadway cast of Beauty and the Beast, for which she was nominated for the Tony Award and the Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Actress in a Musical.

On Broadway, Egan portrayed Belle for one year and reprised the role in the Los Angeles production in 1995, along with many of the original Broadway cast members. She also starred as the leading roles in State Fair, Cabaret, Triumph of Love, and Thoroughly Modern Millie.

Egan has performed in one-woman, cabaret-style concerts at venues across the US, including the Orange County Performing Arts Center and at the Carpenter Performing Arts Center. Egan has headlined with more than 60 symphonies and has appeared at the Hollywood Bowl five times, including on June 6, 2016, when Egan appeared alongside Brad Kane as opening acts for Disney's "The Little Mermaid Live" show.

Egan currently produces live stage productions with two companies she manages: Broadway Princess Party, LLC and 10th & Main Productions. Many shows she produces are in partnership with Disney Concerts, and include such titles as Disney Princess - The Concert and Walt Disney Animation Studios: The Concert.

Television

On television, Egan is known for her co-starring role as Nikki Cox's best friend Mary Campbell in Nikki.

Voice acting

Egan's voice has been featured in the English language versions of two feature films by Hayao Miyazaki, Spirited Away and Porco Rosso. She is most widely known for voicing Megara in the 1997 film Hercules and reprised her role in the 1998 TV series of the same name in two episodes and in both Kingdom Hearts II and Kingdom Hearts III.

Egan provided Angel's singing voice in Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure and the voice acting for Rose Quartz on the Cartoon Network animated series Steven Universe along with various other characters.

Personal life

Egan is married to Robert Hartmann and has two daughters. She currently resides in Nashville, Tennessee.

Filmography

Broadway and stage

Source: Internet Broadway Database

• Bye Bye Birdie (1992, U.S. Tour as Kim MacAfee)
• State Fair (1992, tour; 1996, replacement Margie)
• Beauty and the Beast (1994, Belle)
• The Sound of Music (1996, Maria)
• Triumph of Love (1997, Princess Léonide)
• South Pacific (1998, Nellie Forbush, Sacramento Music Circus)
• Cabaret (1998 revival) (various, 1999, 2000, 2003, Sally Bowles)
• Putting It Together (1999, The Mark Taper Forum, California)
• The Unsinkable Molly Brown (2002, "Molly Brown", Sacramento Music Circus)
• Amy's View (2002, Amy, International City Theatre),
• Thoroughly Modern Millie (2004, replacement Millie Dillmount)
• Chess (2007, Concert as Svetlana)

Discography

Source:

• 2002: So Far...
• 2004: Coffee House
• 2005: All That & More
• 2006: Winter Tracks
• 2007: Susan Egan Live!
• 2011: Secret of Happiness (includes Nina Doesn't Care video, Brian Haner music video, filmed in 2011)
• 2015: Softly

See also

In Spanish: Susan Egan para niños