Marie Masters (born February 4, 1941) is an American actress.

Early years

Born Marie Mastruserio in

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, Masters attended Marian College in Indiana. After graduation, she worked at the city desk of the publication ''

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''.

Acting career

''As the World Turns''

Although she has played roles on ''

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'' and ''

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'', her most famous role has been Dr. Susan Stewart on ''

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'', a role she played from 1968 to 1979 and from 1986 to 2010. The character of Susan was an alcoholic "homewrecker" during the show's heyday in the 1970s. The character again was featured as the troublemaker in 1990 when the show featured a storyline with Susan having an affair with the show's cornerstone male character, Dr. Bob Hughes. The storyline was unusual in that all of the actors were over 50, yet the affair became a popular, attention-grabbing storyline for nearly a year. Masters was reduced to recurring basis in 2002 but was still seen often during ATWT's final years. She was prominently featured in the 50th anniversary episode of the show in April 2006 and participated in the final episode in September 2010.

Other roles

Masters has been featured on several primetime programs, including''

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,'' and '' Our Group.'' Masters has been involved with the

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theater group New Group since its inception in 1993, and has been a director or assistant director for many productions. In 1982, she played District Attorney Helen Murdoch on "One Life to Live", prosecuting Victoria Riley for refusing to reveal a source. She is also an accomplished writer, having co-written the films ''Mad Money'', "The Special", "Played Out" and "Loveland". For several years, Masters was a member of the writing team at ''

.''

Personal life

Masters is the mother of Grammy award-winning musician

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and Jenny Harris, an executive producer of ''

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''. Masters' son-in-law is CNBC market analyst David Faber.

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