# Susan Scannell

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{{short description|American actress}}

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| name          = Susan Scannell
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| birth_place   = [Astoria, Queens](/source/Astoria%2C_Queens), New York City, U.S.
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| occupation    = Actress
| yearsactive   = 1978-present
| spouse        = {{plainlist|
* {{marriage|Christopher Roland|1983|1985|reason=divorced}}
* {{marriage|Robert P. Gilbert|2013}}
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'''Susan Scannell''' is an American actress known for her roles in television [soap opera](/source/soap_opera)s.

==Early years==
Originally from [Lexington, Massachusetts](/source/Lexington%2C_Massachusetts), Scannell studied musical theater at the [University of New Hampshire](/source/University_of_New_Hampshire).<ref name="cv">{{cite news |title='Dynasty' star to appear at Genetti's |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/438232628/?match=1&terms=%22Susan%20Scannell%22%20actress |access-date=July 18, 2025 |work=Citizens' Voice |date=February 12, 1987 |location=Pennsylvania, Wilkes-Barre |page=19|via = [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com) }}</ref>

==Career==
Scannell began as a model in New York with the Eileen Ford modelling agency, where her first booking resulted in being on the September 1978 cover of ''[Seventeen](/source/Seventeen_(American_magazine))''. She lived at the [Rehearsal Club](/source/Rehearsal_Club_(New_York_City)) in Manhattan and sang in various clubs around the city.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 27, 2001 |title=New Equity Company Makes Debut in Astoria, Queens, Sept. 27-29 |url=https://playbill.com/article/new-equity-company-makes-debut-in-astoria-queens-sept-27-29-com-98813}}</ref>

Scannell played Becky Hewitt on ''[Another Life](/source/Another_Life_(1981_TV_series))'' from 1981 to 1982, and Kristin Carter on ''[Search for Tomorrow](/source/Search_for_Tomorrow)'' from 1982 to 1984. She next portrayed [Nicole Simpson De Vilbis Colby](/source/Nicole_Simpson_(Dynasty_character)) on the primetime soap opera ''[Dynasty](/source/Dynasty_(1981_TV_series))'' from 1984 to 1985, followed by a stint as [Chessy Blake](/source/Chessy_Blake)/[Gabrielle Dubujak](/source/Gabrielle_Dubujak) on ''[Ryan's Hope](/source/Ryan's_Hope)'' in 1985.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sierra |first=Gabrielle |title=Libby, Bundonis, Gregg Lead Astoria PAC's THE HUMAN COMEDY |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/off-off-broadway/article/Libby-Bundonis-Gregg-Lead-Astoria-PACs-THE-HUMAN-COMEDY-20110329 |access-date=2023-05-04 |website=BroadwayWorld.com |language=en}}</ref> She also appeared on ''[One Life to Live](/source/One_Life_to_Live)'' (1986) and ''[All My Children](/source/All_My_Children)'' (1990, 1991), and had guest starring roles on ''[The A-Team](/source/The_A-Team)'' and ''[Remington Steele](/source/Remington_Steele)''.

Scannell left Hollywood after a "[me too](/source/MeToo_movement)" experience, moved to [Astoria, Queens](/source/Astoria%2C_Queens), and was the founding executive director of Astoria Performing Arts.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Eades |first=Chris |date=2022-05-06 |title=Catch up With Daytime Alum Susan Scannell |url=https://www.soapsindepth.com/posts/abc/catch-up-with-daytime-alum-susan-scannell |access-date=2023-05-04 |website=Soaps In Depth |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2006 she moved to Massachusetts.

==Personal life==
Scannell is divorced from actor Christopher Roland, who had worked with her on ''Another Life'' playing Russ Weaver. She married Robert P. Gilbert on September 13, 2014, and formed Gilbert Entertainment after moving to Massachusetts in 2006.

== Filmography ==

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|1981–1982
|[''Another Life''](/source/Another_Life_(1981_TV_series))
|Becky Hewitt / Becky Hewitt-Weaver
|5 episodes
|-
|1982–1983
|''[Search for Tomorrow](/source/Search_for_Tomorrow)''
|Kristin Carter Emerson
|134 episodes
|-
|1984–1985
|[''Dynasty''](/source/Dynasty_(1981_TV_series))
|[Nicole Simpson](/source/Nicole_Simpson_(Dynasty_character))
|14 episodes
|-
|1985
|''[Ryan's Hope](/source/Ryan's_Hope)''
|Gabrielle Dubujak
|18 episodes
|-
|1985
|''[The A-Team](/source/The_A-Team)''
|Kelly
|Episode: "Uncle Buckle-Up"
|-
|1986
|''[Remington Steele](/source/Remington_Steele)''
|Maxine Gilroy
|Episode: "Sensitive Steele"
|-
|2016
|''Who Does That?''
|Lilly's friend
|Episode: "Cheapskate"
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.scannell-gilbert.com/}}
* {{IMDb name|id=0769002|name=Susan Scannell}}

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Category:American soap opera actresses
Category:American television actresses
Category:Living people
Category:21st-century American women
Category:Actresses from Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Category:People from Lexington, Massachusetts
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)

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