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Behind the Name. Accessed on July 11, 2011. Other variants of the name include Susanna, Susana, Susan, Suzanne, and Susie. Notable people bearing this name include: *

Susannah Breslin Susannah Breslin is an American journalist and writer. She is the editor of Forbes' Vices section. She has been a reporter for the Playboy TV program ''Sexcetera''. Her blogging and television work deals with sexual and pornography-related topic ...

, American writer * Susannah Carr (born 1952), Australian news anchor * Susannah Carter (fl. 1765), English cookbook author * Susannah Lattin (1848–1868), American woman who died at illegal adoption clinic *

Susannah Maria Cibber Susannah Maria Cibber (née Arne; February 1714 – 30 January 1766) was a celebrated English singer and actress. She was the sister of the composer Thomas Arne. Although she began her career as a soprano, her voice lowered in the early part of ...

(1714–1766), English singer and actress *

Susannah Constantine Susannah Caroline Constantine (born 3 June 1962) is an English former TV fashion 'guru', fashion writer, style advisor, television fashion presenter, author and clothes designer. Her second book, ''What Not to Wear'', co-written with her fa ...

(born 1962), English fashion advisor *

Susannah Corbett Susannah Jane Corbett (born 10 August 1968) is an English actress and author. Her acting career began in 1991 and she has performed on television, film and radio. As an author, she writes children's books. Early life Born in Marylebone in Lon ...

(born 1968), English actress and author *

Susannah Darwin Susannah Darwin (née Wedgwood, 3 January 1765–15 July 1817) was the wife of Robert Darwin, a wealthy doctor, and mother of naturalist Charles Darwin, and part of the Wedgwood pottery family. Life She was the daughter of Josiah and Sarah Wedg ...

(1765–1817), mother of Charles Darwin * Susannah Doyle (born 1966), English actress, playwright, and film director *

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(born 1985), English actress * Susannah Fiennes (born 1961), British artist * Susannah Fowle (born 1958), Australian actress *

Susannah Grant Susannah Grant (born January 4, 1963) is an American screenwriter, director, and producer. Life and career Grant was born in New York City. She studied at Amherst College and attended the AFI Conservatory. From 1994 to 1997 she worked on televi ...

(born 1963), American screenwriter and director * Susannah Gunning (1740–1800), British novelist * Susannah Hagan (born 1951), English professor * Susannah Harker (born 1965), English actress * Susannah Holford (1864–1944), English noblewoman * Susannah Johnson (born 1990), American gymnast * Susannah Willard Johnson (c. 1729–1810), American captured in Abenaki raid * Susannah Lamplugh, British murder victim * Susannah Martin (1621–1692), woman executed during Salem witch trials *

Susannah McCorkle Susannah McCorkle (January 1, 1946 – May 19, 2001) was an American jazz singer. Life and career A native of Berkeley, California, McCorkle studied Italian literature at the University of California at Berkeley before dropping out to move to ...

(1946–2001), American jazz singer * Susannah Meadows, American writer for ''Newsweek'' magazine *

Susannah Melvoin Susannah Melvoin (born January 26, 1964) is an American vocalist and songwriter. Melvoin is best known for her association with Prince in the mid-1980s. Melvoin comes from a musical family and is the twin sister of musician Wendy Melvoin, sister ...

(born 1964), American vocalist, songwriter, and actress * Susannah Sheldon, accuser during Salem witch trials *

Susannah Stacey Susannah Stacey is a pseudonym used by writers Jill Staynes and Margaret Storey. Under this name, the team have produced a series of mystery novel featuring widowed British police Superintendent Bone. They also write a series of mysteries set duri ...

, pseudonym used by writers Jill Staynes and Margaret Storey * Susannah Waters, British soprano * Susannah Wise, English actress * Susannah York (1939–2011), British actress

Fictional characters bearing the name ''Susannah'' include

Susanna (Book of Daniel) Susanna (; : "lily"), also called Susanna and the Elders, is a narrative included in the Book of Daniel (as chapter 13) by the Catholic Church, Oriental Orthodox Churches and Eastern Orthodox Churches. It is one of the additions to Daniel, plac ...

* Susannah, title character of the opera of the same name *Susannah, the eponymous character of the

Libby Gleeson Libby Gleeson AM (born 1950) is an Australian children's author. Born in Young, New South Wales, she is one of six children, the sister of former ABC TV Washington Correspondent Michael Gleeson, and the mother of ''Home and Away'' actress Je ...

novel ''I Am Susannah'' *

Susannah Dean ''The Dark Tower'' is a series of eight novels written by American author Stephen King, which incorporate multiple genres including fantasy, science fantasy, horror and western. Below are ''The Dark Tower'' characters that come into play as the ...

, character from Stephen King's ''The Dark Tower'' series * Susannah Morrisey, character in the defunct soap opera ''Brookside'' *Susannah, title character of Muriel Denison's novel ''

Susannah of the Mounties ''Susannah of the Mounties'' is a children's novel by Canadian author Muriel Denison, first published in 1936. In the book 9-year-old Susannah is sent to Regina, Saskatchewan to spend the summer with her uncle who is a Mountie. There are several ...

'' *Susannah, title character in " Susannah's Still Alive", a single by The Kinks *Susannah Simon, protagonist of The Mediator Series * Princess Susannah, fictional character in ''Black Mirror''

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Fictional characters bearing the name ''Susannah'' include

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