Susan Victoria Lucci (born December 23, 1946) is an American actress, best known for portraying
iconic character
Erica Kane on the
daytime drama All My Children. Lucci has been called "Daytime's Leading Lady" by
TV Guide, with
New York Times and
Los Angeles Times citing her as the highest-paid actor in daytime television.she was ranked by tv land 100 tv icons. In the past, her salary has been reported as over $1 million a year.
Early life
Susan Lucci was born in
Scarsdale, New York, to parents Jeanette and Victor Lucci. She attended
Garden City High School in
Garden City, New York, graduating in 1964. She then attended
Marymount College at
Fordham University, and graduated from Marymount in 1968.
Career
Daytime television
Lucci is best known for playing the larger-than-life diva
Erica Kane on the
ABC television soap opera All My Children, on which she has appeared since the show's inception on January 5, 1970. She and
Ray MacDonnell, who plays her former father-in-law,
Dr. Joe Martin, are the only original cast members left on the show today. Lucci's long tenure on the show has made her an iconic presence on daytime; she is closely identified with both the role of Erica and with daytime television itself.
