Susan Misner
Acting • Born 1971-02-08
Biography
Susan Misner (born February 8, 1971) is an American dancer, television and film actress. Misner portrayed the doomed Grace Davidson on the ABC soap opera "One Life to Live" from March 12, 1999 to November 17, 1999. In 2002, Misner appeared in the film "Chicago", performing the renowned "Cell Block Tango" as Liz, 'Pop' with Catherine Zeta-Jones, Denise Faye, Deidre Goodwin, Ekaterina Chtchelkanova and Mýa Harrison. 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). Misner appeared as Theresa on Rescue Me in 2006 and 2007, and later as Gretchen Martin in the 2007 miniseries The Bronx Is Burning. She appeared in two episodes of the hit CBS procedural Without a Trace during the 2004-2005 television season. She portrayed Alison Humphrey in several 2007 episodes of The CW series Gossip Girl and Sergeant Burnett in New Amsterdam (2008). In 2010, she played the girlfriend of therapist Paul Weston in the series In Treatment. 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 that, she appeared as 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.
Filmography
68 credits
Chicago
Movie • 2002
Liz
Summer Days, Summer Nights
Movie • 2018
Claudia McKenna
Cyber Vengeance
Movie • 1995
Tory
Alchemy
Movie • 2005
Associate Editor
Gigantic
Movie • 2008
Melanie Lolly
Somebody's Hero
Movie • 2012
Katie Wells
Eavesdrop
Movie • 2008
Bette
Hope Springs
Movie • 2012
Dana, Doctor Feld's Wife
If I Didn't Care
Movie • 2007
Hadley Templeton
Something's Gotta Give
Movie • 2003
Harry's Old Flame
Queenie in Love
Movie • 2001
Chick
Walking on the Sky
Movie • 2005
Sara
The Hoax
Movie • 2006
Feral Girl #1
The Drum Beats Twice
Movie • 2004
Mary
Henley
Movie • 2011
Sara
Homestead
Movie • 2024
Evie McNulty
The Forgotten
Movie • 2004
Agent Lisa Franks
Being Charlie
Movie • 2016
Liseanne Mills
Everyone Says I Love You
Movie • 1996
Harry Winston Dancer
Two Weeks
Movie • 2006
Sherry
Assassination Nation
Movie • 2018
Rose Mathers
Mentor
Movie • 2006
Marilyn Conner
Cayman Went
Movie • 2009
Darby Thomas
Pipe Dream
Movie • 2002
Onica
Tanner Hall
Movie • 2009
Roxanne
Gossip Girl
TV • 2007
Alison Humphrey
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TV • 2000
Cassie James
New Amsterdam
TV • 2008
Callie Burnett
CSI: Miami
TV • 2002
Heddy Latham
Night Stalker
TV • 2005
Ed
TV • 2000
Female Teacher
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV • 1999
Ronnie Marshall
Without a Trace
TV • 2002
Jessie Prince
Jonny Zero
TV • 2005
Rescue Me
TV • 2004
Theresa
Vanished
TV • 2006
In Treatment
TV • 2008
Wendy
The Kill Point
TV • 2007
White Collar
TV • 2009
Dana Mitchell
The Americans
TV • 2013
Sandra Beeman
Nashville
TV • 2012
Stacey
Gotham
TV • 2014
Dr. Marks
The Following
TV • 2013
Jenny Hardy
Blue Bloods
TV • 2010
Karen Waters
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
TV • 2001
Mary Devildis
Billions
TV • 2016
Terri McCue
The Good Wife
TV • 2009
Simone Canning
Shut Eye
TV • 2016
Dr. Nora White
Fringe
TV • 2008
Tess Amaral
The Blacklist
TV • 2013
Philomena
Sex and the City
TV • 1998
Shayna
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
TV • 2001
Becky Stark
NCIS
TV • 2003
Leah Mayne
Life on Mars
TV • 2008
Carol Ann Reeves
God Friended Me
TV • 2018
Annie
FBI: Most Wanted
TV • 2020
Abby Deaver
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
TV • 2018
Lisa Calabrese
Conviction
TV • 2006
Alexis Bennet
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
TV • 2001
Sister Olivia
Law & Order
TV • 1990
Samantha Weaver
Fosse/Verdon
TV • 2019
Joan McCracken
Elementary
TV • 2012
Loretta Nichols
Without a Trace
TV • 2002
Helen
Banshee
TV • 2013
Lisa Marie
Starved
TV • 2005
Alison
Person of Interest
TV • 2011
Jessica Arndt
Royal Pains
TV • 2009
Claire Grant
Sheriff Country
TV • 2025
Nora Boone