Biography
Susie Essman has played the sassy Susie Greene for all seven seasons of the critically-acclaimed HBO comedy series, Curb Your Enthusiasm. Her hilarious bouts of withering sarcasm and uninhibited insults have become her character’s trademark. The Los Angeles Times calls Susie, “The most lyrical purveyor of profanity on television. She makes the entire cast of “The Sopranos” look like rank amateurs. It really is a gift.” The New York Times called Susie “one of the most vivid characters in the show, whose off-color tantrums have become an audience favorite the way Kramer's clumsy entrances once were”. The New York Observer (which calls her “fantastic”) says “she's taken female cursing to longshoreman levels, pummeling her bumbling, barrel-bodied husband with potty-mouthed invectives like 'You fat fuck!'”. Susie’s streetwise vernacular is perfectly suited for her life in Manhattan where she has been a veteran of the world of stand up comedy for twenty-five years. She has appeared in her own half-hour HBO comedy special, made numerous appearances on Late Night with Conan O’Brien, The View, and Crank Yankers, to name just a few of her many television credits. She has also acted in numerous films, most recently costarring with John Travolta as the voice of Mittens the Cat in the Disney animated movie Bolt. And now Susie adds published author to her list of accomplishments. This fall her book “What Would Susie Say – Bullshit Wisdom Wisdom About Love, Life and Comedy” was published by Simon & Schuster. Susie divides her time between New York City and upstate New York where she lives with her husband, four step-children, and two dogs. If you'd like to know what Susie's family is upto, follow these links:
Sister Nora Morrow, Musician and Composer
Brother Elliot Essman's Wine Pages
Nephew Thor Essman
Filmography
"Curb Your Enthusiasm" .... Susie Greene (39 episodes, 2000-2009)
- Denise Handicapped (2009) TV episode .... Susie Greene
- The Hot Towel (2009) TV episode .... Susie Greene
- Vehicular Fellatio (2009) TV episode .... Susie Greene
- Funkhouser's Crazy Sister (2009) TV episode .... Susie Greene
- The Bat Mitzvah (2007) TV episode .... Susie Greene
(34 more)
"American Dad!" (1 episode, 2009)
- Moon Over Isla Island (2009) TV episode (voice)
Super Rhino (2009) (V) (voice) .... Mittens
Loving Leah (2009) (TV) .... Malka
Bolt (2008) (voice) .... Mittens
The Man (2005) .... Lt. Rita Carbone
Untitled Susie Essman Project (2005) (TV)
"Law & Order" .... Ms. Shapiro / ... (2 episodes, 1997-2004)
- Everybody Loves Raimondo's (2004) TV episode .... Veronica Reynolds
- Terminal (1997) TV episode .... Ms. Shapiro
"Crank Yankers" .... Helen Higgins (4 episodes, 2002-2003)
- Episode #2.17 (2003) TV episode (voice) .... Helen Higgins
- Episode #2.10 (2003) TV episode (voice) .... Helen Higgins
- Episode #1.8 (2002) TV episode (voice) .... Helen Higgins
- Episode #1.6 (2002) TV episode (voice) .... Helen Higgins
"Kim Possible" .... Sadie (1 episode, 2003)
- Car Trouble (2003) TV episode (voice) .... Sadie
The Secret Lives of Dentists (2002) .... Nurse
"Law & Order: Criminal Intent" .... Ron Sherwood's Secretary (1 episode, 2002)
- Badge (2002) TV episode .... Ron Sherwood's Secretary
"The King of Queens" .... Marcia (1 episode, 2002)
- No Orleans (2002) TV episode .... Marcia
Keeping the Faith (2000) .... Ellen Friedman
The Siege (1998/I) .... Protest Speaker
Volcano (1997) .... Anita
"Ned and Stacey" .... Aunt Ceil (1 episode, 1995)
- Thanksgiving Day Massacre (1995) TV episode .... Aunt Ceil
"Hardcore TV" .... Sports Lady (2 episodes, 1994)
- Episode #1.7 (1994) TV episode .... Sports Lady
- Episode #1.6 (1994) TV episode .... Sports Lady
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (1991) .... Soho Woman
"Baby Boom" .... Charlotte Elkman (10 episodes, 1988-1989)
- X-y-l-o-p-h-o-n-e (1989) TV episode .... Charlotte Elkman
- When It Rains (1989) TV episode .... Charlotte Elkman
- One Wednesday (1989) TV episode .... Charlotte Elkman
- Christmas '88 (1988) TV episode .... Charlotte Elkman
- The He-Man Woman's Hater Club (1988) TV episode .... Charlotte Elkman
(5 more)
"Kate & Allie" (1 episode, 1989)
- The Hockey Team (1989) TV episode (as Sussie Essman)
Punchline (1988) .... Lilah's Hairdresser
'Crocodile' Dundee II (1988) .... Tour Guide
As Herself:
T4 Movie Special: Bolt (2009) (TV)
"Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America" (2 episodes, 2009)
- Never Give a Sucker an Even Break: The Wiseguys (2009) TV episode
- When I'm Bad I'm Better: The Groundbreakers (????) TV episode Comedian
"The Hour" (1 episode, 2008)
... aka "CBC News: The Hour" (Canada: English title: long title)
- Episode dated 19 November 2008 (2008) TV episode
"Paula's Party" (1 episode, 2008)
- Episode dated 13 September 2008 (2008) TV episode
Comedy Central Roast of Bob Saget (2008) (TV)
"Million Dollar Password" (1 episode, 2008)
- Episode #1.3 (2008) TV episode
"Late Night with Conan O'Brien" (3 episodes, 2004-2007)
- Episode dated 30 October 2007 (2007) TV episode
- Episode dated 1 November 2005 (2005) TV episode
- Episode dated 28 May 2004 (2004) TV episode
"The View" - Co-Host (2 episodes, 2006-2007)
- Episode dated 26 July 2007 (2007) TV episode - Co-Host
- Episode dated 8 November 2006 (2006) TV episode - Co-Host
"8 Out of 10 Cats" (1 episode, 2007)
- Episode #5.5 (2007) TV episode
The World's Greatest Comedy Characters (2007) (TV)
"Better Half" (2007) TV series -Host (unknown episodes)
Comic Relief 2006 (2006) (TV)
Legends: Rodney Dangerfield (2006) (TV)
Paws for Style (2006) (TV)
"Celebrity Poker Showdown" (1 episode, 2006)
- Tournament 8, Game 1 (2006) TV episode
The Aristocrats (2005)
"The Smoking Gun TV" (3 episodes, 2004)
- Year-end Special (2004) TV episode
- Episode #2.2 (2004) TV episode
- Episode #2.1 (2004) TV episode
Funny Already: A History of Jewish Comedy (2004) (TV)
"The Sharon Osbourne Show" (1 episode, 2004)
- Episode dated 4 February 2004 (2004) TV episode
Comedy Central Presents: The Commies (2003) (TV)
"Heroes of Jewish Comedy" (2003) TV mini-series
Uncensored Comedy: That's Not Funny! (2003) (TV) -Narrator
Comedy Central Presents: The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase (2002) (TV)
All Access Pass: The 15th Annual American Comedy Awards (2001) (TV)
Comedy Central Presents: The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Jerry Stiller (1999) (TV)
"Comics on Delivery" (1997) TV series (unknown episodes)
"The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" - Correspondent (1 episode, 1996)
- Episode dated 25 September 1996 (1996) TV episode - Correspondent
"Lauren Hutton and..." (1 episode, 1995)
- Susie Essman (1995) TV episode
Girls' Night Out (1994) (TV) (1994)
"One Night Stand" (1 episode, 1992)
- Episode dated 20 September 1992 (1992) TV episode