Susan Egan is an American actress, best known for her work on Broadway and voicing parts in major animated films such as Hercules and Spirited Away.
As a child Egan was always interested in becoming a performer, taking dancing lessons, singing coaching, and training as a figure skater. While she was still in school she began to perform with the Young Americans, and during her time at college was cast in musical Bye Bye Birdie. Her career took off immediately, and she landed the role of Belle in the stage production of Beauty and the Beast, a highly coveted and career defining part. She was nominated for both a Tony Award and a Drama Desk Award for her appearance in the Broadway musical. Over the next few years she continued to win major parts, including Maria in The Sound of Music, Millie in Thoroughly Modern Millie and Molly Brown in The Unsinkable Molly Brown. Alongside her impressive stage career, Egan has also performed her own one-woman shows, sung with symphony orchestras and acted as the interim artistic director for the Orange County High School of the Arts.
Egan is perhaps most well known for her voice acting work, and has voiced numerous high profile parts for Disney, Studio Ghibli and Cartoon Network. Her career both on the stage and on the big screen continues to flourish and she remains a highly sought after actress.