Susan Heyward facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Susan Heyward
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Heyward in 2020
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| Education | Carnegie Mellon University (BFA) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2006–present |
Susan Heyward is an American actress. She is known for her roles in popular TV shows and plays. You might know her as Sister Sage in the TV series The Boys. She also played Tamika Ward in the Netflix show Orange Is the New Black.
Susan Heyward has also acted on stage. She was in the Broadway play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. In this play, she played the character of Rose Granger-Weasley.
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Early Life and School
Susan Heyward was born and grew up in Atlanta, Georgia. She went to Carnegie Mellon University. There, she earned a special degree in fine arts.
Acting Career
Susan Heyward started her acting journey in plays that were not on Broadway. She also had small roles in TV shows. Some of these shows included Law & Order and 30 Rock.
In 2009, she was part of the cast for a comedy show called Michael & Michael Have Issues. Later, in 2014, she had a repeating role in the thriller series The Following.
Broadway Debut
In 2013, Susan Heyward made her first appearance on Broadway. This is a very famous theater area in New York City. She acted alongside the well-known actress Cicely Tyson in the play The Trip to Bountiful.
She also performed in other plays. These included playing the main role in Sabrina Fair.
Film Roles
Susan Heyward has also acted in several movies. She was in Mother of George in 2013. In 2015, she appeared in the movie Poltergeist. Other films she was in include The Incredible Jessica James and The Light of the Moon, both from 2017.
TV Series Roles
In 2015, Heyward got a big role in the TV series Powers. This was one of the first original shows for PlayStation Network. She played a main character named Deena Pilgrim. The show ran for two seasons.
In 2016, she was in the HBO show Vinyl. This show was about the music business in the past. She played the personal secretary to the main character.
From 2018 to 2019, Susan Heyward played Tamika Ward. This character was the new warden at Litchfield prison in the Netflix show Orange Is the New Black.
Harry Potter on Stage
In 2018, Susan Heyward joined the cast of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child on Broadway. She played the role of Rose Granger-Weasley. This is the daughter of Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley from the Harry Potter stories. She performed in this popular play until 2019.
More recently, in 2024, she became a regular cast member in the fourth season of The Boys. She plays the character Sister Sage.
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Heyward in 2020
See also
In Spanish: Susan Heyward para niños
