Susie studied History and Computer Literature before attending The Rhode Island School of Design, where she emerged with a degree in Costume Design. The summer of Susie's graduation from The Rhode Island School of Design, she met and fell in love with a Quebecois sailor and they sailed on his fishing schooner to Canada. Susie has been in Canada ever since.

At age 21, Susie applied for a job as a Costume Designer for a theatre project. Susie landed the Costume Designer job but only because the Director thought that Susie was perfect for one of the lead roles of Desdemona in her upcoming play "Othello". Susie was reluctant to take the role but the Director coached her patiently for months and Susie finally played that role. The performances of that particular play still remain some of the most memorable moments, for Susie, of her life. Soon, Susie found herself in Montreal designing clothes when once again she was asked to play a lead role, this time in a short film. After her work in that short film, Susie decided that she was enjoying her work in acting and that she should get an agent. Susie immediately began landing roles in film, television and theatre productions. Susie has gone on to perform as a lead or principle character in numerous theatre and television productions, as well as many feature films such as: "Fish out of Water" (Melleny Productions), "This is My Father", starring James Caan (Filmline), "Affliction", starring Nick Nolte and James Coburn (Tormenta Productions) and "Varian's War", starring William Hurt and Julia Ormond (Showtime Entertainment).

Susie enjoys partaking in character driven stories involving some form of emotional or intellectual beauty. "I am growing tired of films that exploit the cynical and the seedy aspects of human nature. But, I suppose it is often easier and more commercially viable to provoke with ugliness rather than to delight with beauty", says Susie.

Susie is now married to a French Canadian Holistic m.d. and she has two children. Susie and her family live in St. Marc, Quebec, Canada (about 40 minutes outside of downtown Montreal). Susie has come to appreciate acting even more after the births of her children because of the time it affords her between jobs to raise her family. Moreover, Susie feels that raising her family has provided her with a wealth of emotional riches to mine as an actor.