Susan Hogan

Susan Hogan (born 1948) is a Canadian film, television and stage actress.

Background Born and raised in Scarborough, Ontario, she chose to pursue acting as a career after being cast as Abigail in her high school production of The Crucible. She attended the National Theatre School of Canada beginning in 1966.

In 1981, she injured her knee during a preview performance as Kate in a production of The Taming of the Shrew. Although forced to withdraw from a handful of performances, she was able to return to the role. In 1991, Hogan appeared in Cynthia Grant and Svetlana Zylin's Djuna: What of the Night with Company of Sirens in Toronto, Ontario.

In 1985, although Gabrielle Lazure physically portrayed the role of Pauline Shapiro in Joshua Then and Now, Hogan overdubbed her voice due to Lazure's lingering Québécois accent. In the same year, she began appearing as Nicole in the drama series Night Heat. and as Matilda, opposite her husband as Zastrozzi, in George F. Walker's Zastrozzi, The Master of Discipline.

In 1988, she was a guest co-host of CTV's talk show Lifetime for a week during regular host Liz Grogan's pregnancy leave. Other guest hosts included Maureen McTeer, Dinah Christie and Jayne Eastwood. was cast in the film Narrow Margin, and filmed an episode of Danger Bay which was planned as a potential backdoor pilot for a new series that would star Hogan as a television journalist and single mother. The series was not picked up.

In 1991, Hogan appeared in her most noted film role, as Marlene in Bordertown Café. In 1993 and 1994, she appeared in the television soap opera Family Passions.

In 1995, she played Regan in a partially gender-reversed production of King Lear, in which Janet Wright played the lead role.

Awards In 1998, she garnered a Jessie Richardson Theatre Award nomination for her performance as Lonnie in a production of Michael MacLennan's Grace. She was nominated in the same category in 2000 for playing Ruella in Alan Ayckbourn's Communicating Doors. She has also received three Leo Award nominations, for Best Actress in a Film in 1998 for Rupert's Land, Best Actress in a Dramatic Series in 1998 for Dead Man's Gun, and Best Supporting Actress in a Film in 2005 for Marker.

Personal life Susan and Michael Hogan have three children, all of whom are actors; Jennie Rebecca Hogan (born in 1971), Gabriel Hogan (born in 1973) and Charlie Hogan (born in 1983).

Filmography Film

1976: A Sweeter Song – Linda 1978: I Miss You, Hugs and Kisses – Secretary 1979: The Brood – Ruth Mayer 1979: Title Shot – Sylvia 1990: Narrow Margin – Kathryn Weller 2023: Virgin River

Television

+ Year Title Role Notes 1979 An American Christmas Carol Helen Brewster TV movie 1981, 1985 The Littlest Hobo Reporter / Meg Farrell 3 episodes 1985–1987 The Little Vampire Helga Besker 7 episodes 1985–1989 Night Heat Nicole "Nickie" Rimbaud 95 episodes 2005 Saving Milly Senator Bates TV movie 2005 Hush Florence TV movie 2005 Amber Frey: Witness for the Prosecution Sharon Rocha TV movie 2006 Murder on Pleasant Drive Fran Smith TV movie 2007 Cleaverville Maggie Quinn TV movie 2007 Crossroads: A Story of Forgiveness Principal Warren TV movie 2007 It Was One of Us Mrs. Monroe TV movie 2007 Men in Trees Donna Harrington 1 episode 2007–2009 Battlestar Galactica Captain Doyle Franks 3 episodes 2008 Whispers and Lies Dr. Faye Croft TV movie 2010 Lies Between Friends Rebecca Read TV movie 2010–2011 Life Unexpected Ellen Bazile 3 episodes 2011 Three Weeks, Three Kids Kathryn Mills TV movie 2011 Gone Louise Turner TV movie 2011 Heartland Grace Morris 1 episode 2011 The Pastor's Wife Dr. Lynn Zager TV movie 2012 A Very Merry Mix-Up Penny TV movie 2012It's Christmas, Carol! Linda HufflerTV movie 2014 The Color of Rain Michael's Mother Jill TV movie 2014 The Christmas Secret Judy TV movie 2016 Hailey Dean Mystery: Murder, with Love Elizabeth Dean TV movie 2016 The Wedding March Nora Winters TV movie 2016 Christmas List Cathy TV movie 2017 Garage Sale Mystery: The Art of Murder Elizabeth Mellon TV movie 2017 Hailey Dean Mystery: Dating is Murder Elizabeth Dean TV movie 2018 Frozen in Love Kate Campbell TV movie 2018 Wedding March 3: Here Comes the Bride Nora Winters TV movie 2018 Christmas Joy Shirley Andrews TV movie 2018 A Twist of Christmas Abby's Mother TV movie 2018 Welcome to Christmas Nell TV movie 2018 Time for Me to Come Home for Christmas Mae TV movie 2018–2019 DC's Legend of Tomorrow Dorothy Heywood 4 episodes 2019 My One & Only Ruth Fletcher TV movie 2021 Sealed with a Kiss: Wedding March 6 Nora TV movie 2021 Supergirl Miss Hochschild 1 episode 2022 Harmony from the Heart May Anne Carver TV movie