Susan Batten

{{Short description|American stage and television actress|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Infobox person | name = Susan Batten | image = | imagesize = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date =  | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = Actress Producer Screenwriter | spouse = Truitt Bell (1998–present) |education = Louisburg College<br>University of North Carolina School of the Arts (BFA)<br>Columbia University (MFA) }}

'''Susan Batten''' is an actress, producer and writer.

== Early life and education == Raised in Clayton, North Carolina,<ref name="do">{{cite news |last1=Goudas |first1=John N. |date=June 28, 1992 |title=Actress Takes Soap by Storm, Proves to Be a Caring Person |page=16 |work=The Daily Oklahoman |agency=King Features Syndicate, Inc. |location=Oklahoma, Oklahoma City |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33845281/susan_batten/ |via=Newspapers.com |accessdate=14 July 2019}}</ref> Batten graduated from University of North Carolina School of the Arts<ref name="do" /> and Columbia University School of the Arts.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Weeks |first1=Isaac |date=May 25, 2016 |title=Clayton native pens Lifetime movie 'Showing Roots' |work=The News & Observer |url=https://www.newsobserver.com/entertainment/tv/article79756757.html |accessdate=14 July 2019 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160527161603/http://www.newsobserver.com/entertainment/tv/article79756757.html |archivedate=27 May 2016}}</ref>

== Career == Batten portrayed Luna Moody Holden on ''One Life to Live'' from 1991 to 1995.

In New York City, Batten was a member of The Edge Theatre company, along with Mary-Louise Parker, Peter Hedges and Joe Mantello. Off-Broadway, she co-starred with Julie Harris in ''The Fiery Furnace'', and portrayed Connor Walsh on CBS's ''As The World Turns'' in 1997–98.

She guest-starred in sitcoms and dramas on ABC, CBS and Fox before she began her writing career. Batten earned her MFA from Columbia University School Of The Arts in screenwriting and directing, and was the recipient of the Dean's Fellowship. She wrote and produced the film ''Showing Roots'' starring Maggie Grace, Uzo Aduba, Elizabeth McGovern, Adam Broady and Cicely Tyson. She co-wrote ''Love, Once and Always'' for Hallmark Channel.

== Filmography ==

=== Film === {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ !Year !Title !Role !Notes |- |2016 |''Showing Roots'' |Betty | |- |2021 |''The Same Storm'' |Holly | |}

=== Television === {| class="wikitable sortable" !Year !Title !Role !Notes |- |1987–1990 |''All My Children'' |Lolly / Deborah | |- |1991–1995 |''One Life to Live'' |Luna Moody | |- |1995 |''Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman'' |Leigh-Anne Stipanovic |Episode: "Chip Off the Old Clark" |- |1995 |''The Client'' |Dora Dietrich |Episode: "The Way Things Never Were" |- |1996 |''Hijacked: Flight 285'' |Kim Paulsen |Television film |- |1996 |''The Crew'' |Heidi |Episode: "Winds of Change: Part 1" |- |1997 |''As the World Turns'' |Connor Walsh |19 episodes |- |2022-23, 2025 |''General Hospital'' |Flora Gardens |5 episodes |}

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==External links== *{{IMDb name|0061363}}

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