Susan Ward
Born (1976-04-15) April 15, 1976[1]
Monroe, Louisiana, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actress, model
Years active1992–2012
Spouse
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(m. 2005)​
Children1

Susan Ward (born April 15, 1976) is an American actress and model. She made her film debut in the 1997 sequel, Poison Ivy: The New Seduction, before appearing in films, including, The In Crowd (2000), Going Greek (2001), Shallow Hal (2001) and Wild Things 2 (2004). She is perhaps best known for her roles as Meg Cummings in the entire run of soap opera, Sunset Beach (1997–1999), and as Chloe Kmetko in the series, Make It or Break It (2009–2011).

Early years

Ward was born and raised in Monroe, Louisiana.[2] She is the daughter of detective Eddie Ward and Sue Ward, a nurse and associate professor.[3] Ward began modeling at age 13, leaving school and moving to New York City to do so.[2] She attended Northeast Louisiana University for one year before pursuing her acting career.[2]

Career

Ward made her acting debut appearing in the ABC daytime soap opera All My Children in 1995. The following year, she was a regular cast member on the short-lived NBC teen drama Malibu Shores, produced by Aaron Spelling.[2] She made guest appearances on Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and Xena: Warrior Princess and had secondary role in the erotic thriller film Poison Ivy: The New Seduction.[2]

In late 1996, Ward was cast as virginal Meg Cummings on the Aaron Spelling's NBC soap opera Sunset Beach,[4] which aired from 1997 to 1999. In 1999, she turned to films, and starred as the psychotic Brittany Foster in the 2000 teen thriller The In Crowd. The movie was a commercial disappointment in theaters, but found some success on cable and home video.[5][6] The following year, Ward played a supporting role in the Farrelly Brothers movie Shallow Hal. She has also acted in numerous other direct-to-DVD movies, and has made guest appearances in various TV shows, most notably Friends.

In 2009, she landed the role Chloe Kmetko, mother of a young gymnast, on the ABC Family drama series Make It or Break It. She was part of the main cast during the show's first two seasons.

Personal life

On June 4, 2005, Ward married David C. Robinson, the vice president of Morgan Creek Productions, the movie studio that produced The In Crowd. They met when he cast her as the film lead in 1999. Dr. Wayne Keltner, a friend of the bride, performed the ceremony.[3]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1997 Poison Ivy: The New Seduction Sandy Direct to video
2000 The In Crowd Brittany Foster
2001 Going Greek Wendy
2001 Shallow Hal Jill
2002 Would I Lie to You? Olivia Direct to video
2004 Wild Things 2 Brittney Havers Direct to video
2005 Cruel World Ashley
2005 Two for the Money Girl in sportscar Uncredited
2007 Who's Your Caddy? Mrs. Cummings
2008 Toxic Michelle
2010 Order of Chaos Tara
2010 Costa Rican Summer Aunt Carla

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1995 All My Children Camille Recurring role
1996 Malibu Shores Bree Main role, 10 episodes
1996 Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Psyche Episode: "The Green-Eyed Monster"
1997 Xena: Warrior Princess Psyche Episode: "A Comedy of Eros"
1997–99 Sunset Beach Meg Cummings Series regular, 64 episodes
2001 Men, Women & Dogs Sandra Episode: "A Fetching New Lawyer"
2002 Friends Hayley Episode: "The One with the Sharks"
2002 Boomtown Layla French Episode: "Blackout"
2004 CSI: Miami Ginger Wadley Episode: "Hell Night"
2005 Play Dates Nicole Unsold television pilot
2005 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Tanya Rollins Episode: "King Baby"
2005–06 Just Legal Kate Manat Main role, 7 episodes
2006 Hollis & Rae Juliette Unsold television pilot
2006 Monk Michelle Cullman Episode: "Mr. Monk and the Actor"
2006 Dead and Deader Holly Television movie (Syfy)
2007 Women's Murder Club Parris Donovan Episode: "Play Through the Pain"
2008 Jack Hunter and the Lost Treasure of Ugarit Liz Television miniseries
2009 Criminal Minds Julie Riley Episode: "Conflicted"
2009–11 Make It or Break It Chloe Kmetko Main role (seasons 1–2), 39 episodes
2012 Major Crimes Annette Raber Episode: "Before and After"

References

  1. ↑ "Susan Ward - Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Susan Ward | Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos". AllMovie.
  3. 1 2 "Susan Ward and David Robinson". The New York Times. June 5, 2005. Archived from the original on July 10, 2018. Retrieved March 31, 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ↑ Reichardt, Nancy M. (March 30, 1997). "Ex-vixen Ward prefers new 'nice girl' role". Austin American-Statesman. p. 38.
  5. ↑ "The In Crowd (2000) - Financial Information". The Numbers.
  6. ↑ "The in Crowd - Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes.
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