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Susan Ward (born April 15, 1976) is an American actress and model.
Career
Ward began modeling at the age of 13, leaving school and moving to New York City to do so, deciding to try her hand at acting several years later. She appeared in the soap opera All My Children in 1995, and was later cast in NBC's short-lived primetime teen drama Malibu Shores, produced by Aaron Spelling.
In late 1996, Ward landed a role on Aaron Spelling's daytime soap opera Sunset Beach, where she played the virginal Meg Cummings. Sunset Beach aired between 1997–99. In 1999 she began to pursue a movie career, and starred as the psychotic Brittany Foster in the erotic thriller The In Crowd. The movie was a commercial disappointment in theaters, but found 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 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
Ward was born in Monroe, Louisiana. She attended Ouachita Parish High School and graduated from River Oaks High School. She attended Northeast Louisiana University.
Ward is married to David C. Robinson, 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. They welcomed their first child, a boy, Cameron, on July 14, 2013. She has one brother, Gabriel Ward.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Poison Ivy: The New Seduction | Sandy | Direct to video |
| 2000 | The In Crowd | Brittany | |
| 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 |
| 2005 | Just Friends | Hooker | 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 | Mail 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, 640 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" |