Susan Lucci Net Worth

Susan Lucci's Quotes

• Erica Kane is probably the best role ever written for a woman.
• It's really an honor to be nominated. But it is much better to win.

Interesting Facts about Susan Lucci

1. After 19 nominations and no wins, she finally won a Daytime Emmy Award for the role of Erica Kane in All My Children (1970) in 1999.
2. She has been married to Helmut Huber for over 35 years, and they have two children, a son Andreas Huber and a daughter Liza Huber. She is one of two characters left from the AMC pilot, and is one of the most recognizable women on soaps. She started AMC shortly after graduating from Marymount College.
3. Daughter Liza Huber is also a soap starlet.
4. Her father was of Italian descent. Her mother was of Swedish, German, and French ancestry.
5. Graduated from Garden City High School in Garden City, New York in 1964. She was a cheerleader and voted "Best Actor" by her classmates.
6. Has her own line of hair care products, perfumes, lingerie and skin care called The Susan Lucci Collection.
7. Her featured film debut was the unreleased "Danny, You Kill Me".
8. Has had amazing success with her new skin care collection, Youthful Essence. To date, she and partner Guthy-Renker have sold over 4 million kits.
9. Her fragrance LaLucci is now available in Wal-Mart stores. It is the first time she has ever sold a product in stores. She is also the first soap opera star to sell their own product in a major retail store.
10. Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6801 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on January 28, 2005.
11. After being nominated for 19 Emmy Awards, she finally won in 1999. Her reputation of losing numerous times is so legendary when an actor/actress loses after several times they say, "You pulled a Susan Lucci.". Angela Lansbury is almost up to the speed of Susan, with 18 losses.
12. As of May 2006, she and partner Guthy-Renker have sold over 6 million Youthful Essence Personal Microdermabrasion kits since 2001. They attribute this success to Susan's huge fan base.
13. She has three grandchildren from her daughter, Liza Huber and Alexander George Hesterberg III: Royce Alexander Hesterberg (born December 23, 2006), Brendan Hesterberg (born August 16, 2008) and Hayden Victoria Hesterberg (born March 23, 2011).
14. When she finally won the Daytime Emmy Award in 1999, announcer Shemar Moore said "The streak is over! Susan Lucci!". She got a 4-minute standing ovation, and literally had no speech prepared as she gave up on winning years earlier. She then went on to host the 2000 Emmy Awards.
15. Often did spoof commercials for Wendy's restaurant chain in 1992, where she, in soap opera character, wrote the late Dave Thomas, himself, for switching to the healthier lunch menu.
16. Inducted into the Broadcasting Hall of Fame in 2006.
17. Her acting mentor was the late Ruth Warrick.
18. Best known by the public for her starring role as Erica Kane on All My Children (1970).
19. Lives in Garden City, New York with her husband Helmut Huber. [2011]
20. On the Board of Directors of Youthful Essence by Susan Lucci, at the Guthy-Renker Corporation. [January 2005]