Mad about animals: Susan has three cats: Velvet, Buffy and Sawyer. At her parents` farm in Monroe there are dogs, cats, exotic birds, even a baby monkey.

Studies: Ouachita Parish High School in Monroe. The summer after her junior year, she changed schools. She went to River Oaks High School in Monroe. It is a fairly small private school. This is where she graduated from in 1994. She was on the junior high school dance/drill team. They were called the "Kit-Kats". She also attended Northeast Louisiana University in Monroe for a semester. She studied psychology. Susan wanted to become a veterinarian till she was 13-14 years old.

The cities where she lived: Till she was 13 she lived with her parents at their farm in Monroe. Then the next 6 years she was living alone in New York for much of the year. In December 1995 she moved in Los Angeles for 3 months to do "Malibu Shores" (1996). In May 1996 she flew for 3 weeks in New Zealand to film an episode of _Hercules: The Legendary Journeys" (1995)_. She was there when she has been told that "Malibu Shores" was cancelled. She returned to New York soon after that and she started audition for another roles.

Auditioned for a role on "Dawson`s Creek" (1998).

Became good friends with actress Charisma Carpenter after both were turned down for the role of "Maggie Cory on the soap "Another World" (1964).