Susan Misner

Susan Misner
Misner in 2016
Born	(1971-02-08) February 8, 1971 (age 54) Paterson, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupations	Actress dancer
Years active	1996–present

Susan Misner (/ˈmɪsnər/; born February 8, 1971^[1]) is an American actress and dancer. She has appeared in a number of TV series as a guest star, as well as several recurring roles.

Misner was born on February 8, 1971, in Paterson, New Jersey.^[1] Misner grew up in the Pompton Plains section of Pequannock Township, New Jersey.^[2][3] She attended Pequannock Township High School and participated in a semi-professional dance troupe after school hours.^[4] She later enrolled in acting classes, having read that Bob Fosse believed that “being an actor would make you a better dancer, to find a way to tell stories”.^[3]

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Misner started her career as a dancer on Broadway, appearing in four musicals, starting with a production of Guys and Dolls from 1992 to 1995, and including a role as Geminae in a production of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum from 1996 to 1998.^{[3] [5]}

During her time on Broadway, she appeared in two movies, with a role in the direct-to-video Cyber Vengeance (1995) and one of the dancers in the Woody Allen musical Everyone Says I Love You (1996). She started focusing on acting in 1999, portraying Grace Davidson on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live for a nine month run ending on November 17, 1999.^[6] In 2002, Misner appeared in the film Chicago as Liz, performing in the "Cell Block Tango" number.

Misner has guest starred on many TV series, including three of the series in the Law & Order franchise – Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001, 2005), Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2002) and Law & Order (2006) – as well as both CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2002) and CSI: Miami (2004). She appeared as Theresa on Rescue Me (2006–07), and later as Gretchen Martin in the 2007 miniseries The Bronx Is Burning. She appeared in two episodes of the procedural Without a Trace during the 2004–2005 television season. Misner appeared in brief flashbacks as Jessica, the ex-girlfriend of Jim Caviezel's lead character, in five episodes of the first season (2011) of Person of Interest. She guest starred as Alison Humphrey in a four-episode arc of Gossip Girl, and a four-episode arc as Sergeant Burnett in New Amsterdam (2008).

Starting in 2013, she portrayed Sandra Beeman in The Americans, in the main cast for two seasons and a recurring role for two others. Following her work on The Americans, she has more consistently appeared in lengthy runs on TV series, including the main character Dr. Nora White in Shut Eye and recurring roles in two seasons (2016, 2018) of Billions, season 2 (2019) of Jack Ryan, and season 6 (2024–25) of FBI: Most Wanted.

Misner returned to theatre in 2014, as co-creator, choreographer and actor in the play The Shape She Makes, staged at the Oberon in Cambridge, Massachusetts.^[3]

She has been in a relationship with playwright and director Jonathan Bernstein since 1999.^[3]

• Susan Misner at the Internet Broadway Database
• Susan Misner at IMDb