fictional character played abc television series character created television producer screenwriter appeared pilot episode series october appeared episode series finale susan resides fictional lane primary setting lead characters susan characterized clumsy romantic magnetic charm storylines tend focus romantic relationships notably marries twice series cherry originally created susan girl door intended character provide emotional anchor series developing character cherry drew personal experiences single women life role originally written turned result cast early portrayal character comedic vulnerable series debut season character performance received positive critical reception series progressed character received favorably critics fans received golden globe award screen actors guild award performance series development casting developing series creator envisioned susan girl door chose convey image original pilot character surname spelled changed mayer clearance purposes cherry commented knew susan going anchor character didn know occurred women divorced thought real woman saying don time left available guy moves street saying let character single mothers cherry life desperate land man drew personal experiences creating character expressed interest role abc executives felt right actors originally considered role include heather cherry wrote parker mind rejected offer later explaining didn feel like gon sic serve auditioned role january impressed cherry immediately second audition read role network executives cherry praised performance saying best audition seen network later commented don think hot hire susan maybe list certainly list despite reservations reported cast member cast series february personality characteristics susan primarily characterized girl door stated exactly flaws called character great representation deals daily responsibilities overwhelming things don planned roll susan celebrates rolling hopeless romantic expresses openly characters series series begins year susan divorce emotionally raw series characters confronted susan inability live happily drama susan close relationship daughter acts parent figure relationship susan accident commonly series provide comic relief bad luck embarrassing situations created series memorable moments including accidentally burning house locked house completely naked susan poor cooking skills running gag series history past raised single mother ann warren told father united_states merchant marine died vietnam war cheerleader high school graduated class graduated community college art degree eventually susan began writing illustrating children books ants picnic basket early twenties susan married gave birth daughter age family moved lane susan befriended new neighbor susan close friends cross moved lane left susan secretary divorced agreed share custody chose live primarily susan season year divorce susan takes interest recently moved street susan begins dating mike despite competition susan begins investigating suicide friends discover blackmail note addressed later susan discovers husband paul mark moses son committed youth mental institution broke van house decorated christmas begins corresponding susan knowledge hides room escapes institution susan finds home mike return paul continue dating paul lies susan efforts discover family secrets relationship mike progresses susan suspicious past especially finds gun large sums money kitchen additionally evidence connecting mike murder lane resident surfaces susan ends relationship police inform mike convicted drug trafficking susan learns murder accidental renew relationship agree mike susan house mike away business susan finds armed mike house vows kill mike comes home believes mike killed paul season mike arrives home murder scheme runs away mike informs susan recently learned biological son susan agrees help mike search finds nearby park expresses hope romance gives money look paul utah mike finds betrayal ends relationship susan decides write autobiography following break researching father learns mother lied father local business owner paul tries establish relationship reluctant father attempts effectively unsuccessful susan dismayed learn moved begins dating doctor informs wandering need susan learns health insurance cover operation offers medical benefits agree marriage secret ron operation susan love mike ron prompts ron break soon leaves love susan resurfaced learning susan woman intentionally sets susan house fire time need mike susan affections chooses relationship mike signs divorce papers susan mike plans meet dinner nearby mike plans propose way dinner mike victim hit run hands susan recently befriended season result hit run mike falls coma having waited months mike wake reluctantly enters relationship british man wife jane coma years mike finally awakens doctors conclude suffers amnesia susan town convinces mike susan horrible relationship mike turns susan away returns having lost hope susan continues romance susan suspicious married accused killing missing wife alma mike arrested murder mistress breaks leaving bail susan defends mike promises pay mike bail susan breaks contact mike eventually acquitted crime following jane death susan accepts marriage proposal slowly regains memory mike recalls feelings susan challenges affections susan learns bet game poker calls wedding declares want realizing letting mistake susan decides tells spend rest life wondering love mike leaves susan mike reunite engaged couple married private ceremony woods guest season fourth season premiere month wedding susan learns pregnant looking medical histories baby interest mike forced tell susan lied father dead susan visits mike father nick jail murder nick warns susan mike troubled demons past stress finances baby mike begins working overtime despite injury resulting hit run year ago begins relying heavily susan confronts mike addiction threatening leave enter rehab agrees admit devastating tornado hits lane newborn benjamin susan house temporarily stay develops sleep walking habit admits running mike car susan feels extremely betrayed unable forgive asks shortly susan gives birth boy names mike deceased grandfather year jump years place seasons susan mike involved car crash kills mother daughter susan driving mike takes blame susan license time susan feels incredibly guilty taking lives marie mike insists fault argument topic great results divorce giving love susan engages casual relationship house painter season susan manages relationship jackson secret friends son nicknamed jackson seeks deeper connection soon mike learn relationship jackson makes sudden announcement moving nearby work asks susan come consideration susan decides unsure wants turns jackson offer mike moves street susan begins dating close friend neighbor realizing mike happy gives couple blessing despite feeling uncomfortable susan mike decide private school susan takes job assistant art teacher school help pay tuition susan mike employed spends time care makes susan uneasy learn mike decided engaged susan attempts console husband following death explains truth accident completely unaware dave wife daughter respectively seeking revenge mike moving lane jackson returns proposes susan revealing expired needs marry american citizen susan learns mike engaged longer pay married explains false engagement dave understands susan driving car killed family reports jackson immigration officials jackson picture dave invites susan fishing trip planning kill like susan killed child mike discovers dave plans able save susan ordeal susan mike share brief romantic kiss dave sent psychiatric hospital boston months later mike marries unidentified bride season susan identified mike bride sixth season premiere marriage mike destroys friendship wedding outside susan home slips coma following attack waiting susan learns dropped medical school involved married man pregnancy scare attack awakens refuses identify married man seeing later season attacker revealed local young adult responsible handful murders prior attack susan taken eddie art student developed crush discovered mike romantic attacked susan continues pursue mike believing love mike warns leave family claims truly loved leaves calls asking ambulance stabs knife mike frames mike wound susan realizing suffered total nervous breakdown calls daughter comes town mother committed psychiatric observation susan later recovers breakdown soon mike reveals accumulated immense debt past year unable balance debt susan mike decide lane rent house temporarily apartment town house lane season susan accepts offer appear website order ends meet keeps new job secret friends family soon site merged larger company uses susan image advertise website billboards country susan pays company billboards removed result begins working website video services earn money paul discovers secret threatens expose sells home lives second wife emily hoping paul blackmail scheme susan tells mike job website paul spreading word susan involvement website causing lose teaching job money mike accepts job oil rig alaska susan purchasing majority houses lane paul announces plans open halfway house street protest plan violent riot susan crowd result susan loses kidney learns second kidney deformed severe risk failure susan reluctantly agrees undergo waiting paul throws indicating event death kidney given susan commits suicide despite initial refusal paul allows operation forward susan reconcile discovering paul depressed following suicide susan begins cooking meals assistance mother sister secretly adds food effort kill paul nearly dies result poisoned food unaware helping prepare meals paul susan arrested attempting kill eventually susan released paul confesses murder presumably dies car crash fleeing town susan family lane dinner party stepfather raped childhood attempts harm husband kills susan agree help cover crime season susan begins withdraw friends family guilt having helped cover death bonds mutual guilt mike begins susan having affair agree tell truth cover soon susan begins taking art class renowned painter discovers guilt given renewed artistic ability series paintings susan depicts scene death subsequent burial suspicion detective boyfriend assigned investigate disappearance briefly considers moving new_york explore new career opportunities ultimately decides effort ease guilt susan visits wife respectively write check help financial suspicions confronts susan disappearance agrees stop learning sexually love susan learns months pregnant relationship baby father dismay plans child adoption susan discovers son porter father supports decision raise child granted mike murdered loan shark final episodes series deal susan eventually moving mike death series finale gives birth daughter plans keeping susan sells home lane help raise baby reception critical season character susan critics favorite generally regarded series prominent role portrayal susan received praise series year san_francisco_chronicle called performance pilot episode huge surprise commenting gives self sadly hopeless susan spirit makes root today declared delivered performance heather enthusiastic criticizing series second season susan important comfortably moves position lead critics noted character suffered result declining quality second season wrote writers making susan stupid continued provide comic relief season season critics thought susan storylines interesting operated potential pivotal role debut season stating susan control usually manages likable result year time jump seasons new direction taken susan character alan_sepinwall calls susan character arc season annoying storyline years entertainment_weekly felt character annoying series sixth season stated susan seen mike marry surprised mystery bride revealed susan entertainment_weekly named annoying characters awards won golden globe award best performance actress television comedy series beating fellow cast members year received screen actors guild award outstanding performance actress comedy series cross received nomination satellite award best television actress musical comedy series nominated comedy series beaten nominated category cross stars lost nominated teen choice award choice actress controversy abc producers faced criticism following september fourth season premiere character susan controversial remark filipino doctors suggests entering susan responds check sure aren like school philippines following broadcast viewers demanded apology network abc issued apology october controversy grew international concern health secretary iii manila publicly sought apology series producers protests network series staged prompting abc remove episode digital online platforms order apply edits result line controversy removed future broadcasts episode dvd productions protests continued action taken scene line question youtube cultural 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