Susan Flannery

Susan Flannery (born July 31, 1939) is an American actress and director. She is best known for her roles in the daytime dramas The Bold and the Beautiful and Days of Our Lives. Flannery won four Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress. Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, she attended school in Manhattan and received her BA degree from Stephens College in 1962. Flannery played Dr. Laura Spencer Horton from 1966 to 1975 on Days of Our Lives, which led to her being cast in The Bold and the Beautiful in 1987 by writer William J. Bell. She has also appeared in feature films including The Towering Inferno (1974) and The Gumball Rally (1976), as well as the primetime television series Dallas and the 1976 NBC miniseries The Moneychangers.