Susan Ericksen

Susan Ericksen is an American actress best known as a prolific narrator of audiobooks. 
==Early life==
Susan Ericksen spent the early part of her life in Illinois, where her father, Don Ericksen, was a Victorian literature professor at Illinois State University. "My father is a Dickens scholar, so stories and characters are what we grew up with. People have always read aloud in our family."
Ericksen moved to St. Paul, Minnesota to attend Macalester College and began her theatrical career there, acting at the Children’s Theatre, Chanhassen Dinner Theatres and on other local stages. She later attended Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas for her masters of fine arts in acting. That’s where she met fellow student David Colacci, an Augsburg University graduate from Minneapolis. 
==Career==
After earning her Southern Methodist University at SMU, Ericksen joined Colacci in Holland, Michigan, where he was artistic director for the Hope College Summer Repertory Theater. It is here where both Ericksen and Colacci caught the attention of audiobook publisher Brilliance Audio. 
Today, Ericksen does most of her work in her own home studio in Minnesota. Ericksen records audiobooks for several different companies including MacMillain Audio, and to date has recorded over 600 audiobooks, including several popular series such as the In Death Series by Author Nora Roberts, and the V.I. Warshawski series by Sarah Paretski. During her long career, Ericksen has won several audiobook awards including several Audiofile Earphones awards, and several Audiofile Audie awards.
Ericksen also a member of SAG/AFTRA, and is currently a member of the SAG/AFTRA Audio Book Steering Committee which makes recommendations to the National SAG/AFTRA Board regarding policy issues affecting the Audio Book industry and its members.http://www.sag-aftra-actors.com/SAG-AFTRA-National-Committees.pdf
==Awards and honors==
Year	Title 	Award 	Result 	Ref.
2022	Desperation in Death by Nora Roberts	AudioFile Earphones Award 	Winner 	
2022	Abandoned in Death by Nora Roberts 	AudioFile Earphones Award 	Winner 	
2018	Dark in Death by Nora Roberts 	AudioFile Audie Award - Best Romance Audiobook 	Winner 	
2015	The Abundance by Annie Dillard 	AudioFile Earphones Award 	Winner 	
2014	Carthage by Joyce Carol Oates 	AudioFile Earphones Award - David Colacci and Susan Ericksen	Winner 	
2013	Thankless in Death by Nora Roberts 	AudioFile Audie Award - Best Romance Audiobook 	Winner 	
2013	Critical Mass by Sara Paretsky 	AudioFile Earphones Award 	Winner 	
2012	The Nightmare Thief by Meg Gardiner 	AudioFile Audie Award - Best Thriller/Suspense 	Winner 	
2012	New York to Dallas by Nora Roberts 	AudioFile Audie Award - Best Romance Audiobook 	Winner 	
2012	Celebrity in Death by Nora Roberts 	AudioFile Earphones Award 	Winner 	
2012	New York to Dallas by Nora Roberts 	AudioFile Earphones Award 	Winner 	
2011	Fantasy in Death by Nora Roberts 	AudioFile Audie Award - Best Romance Audiobook 	Finalist	
2010	Body Work by Sara Paretsky 	AudioFile Earphones Award 	Winner 	
2010	Fantasy in Death by Nora Roberts 	AudioFile Earphones Award 	Winner 	
2010	The Liar's Lullaby by Meg Gardiner 	AudioFile Earphones Award 	Winner 	
2009	Almost Astronauts by Tanya Lee Stone	AudioFile Earphones Award 	Winner 	
2009	Hardball by Sara Paretsky 	AudioFile Earphones Award 	Winner 	
2009	Kindred in Death by Nora Roberts 	AudioFile Earphones Award 	Winner 	
2009	Promises in Death by Nora Roberts 	AudioFile Earphones Award 	Winner 	
2008	Strangers in Death by Nora Roberts 	AudioFile Earphones Award 	Winner 	
2008	L.A. Outlaws by T Jefferson Parker 	AudioFile Earphones Award - David Colacci and Susan Ericksen	Winner 	
2007	Born in Death by Nora Roberts 	AudioFile Audie Award - Best Romance Audiobook 	Finalist	
2007	Last Known Victim by Erica Spindler 	AudioFile Earphones Award 	Winner 	
2006	Origin in Death by Nora Roberts 	AudioFile Audie Award - Best Romance Audiobook 	Winner 	
2006	Survivor in Death by Nora Roberts 	AudioFile Audie Award - Best Fiction Audiobook 	Finalist	
2006	Survivor in Death by Nora Roberts 	AudioFile Earphones Award 	Winner 	
2004	Naked in Death by Nora Roberts 	AudioFile Earphones Award 	Winner 	
2002	Reunion in Death by Nora Roberts 	AudioFile Earphones Award 	Winner 	
2002	Savannah Blues by Mary Kay Andrews 	AudioFile Earphones Award 	Winner 	
Category:1960 births
Category:People from Illinois
Category:American people
Category:Macalester College alumni
Category:Southern Methodist University alumni
Category:Actresses