Susan Farrell Egan (born February 18, 1970) is an American actress, singer, and dancer known for her work on the Broadway stage. She is best known for originating the role of Belle in the Broadway musical adaptation of Beauty and the Beast (1994), for providing the voices of Megara in Hercules (1997) and Rose Quartz in Steven Universe, and for voicing the English dubs of Madame Gina in Porco Rosso and Lin in Spirited Away.
Early life Susan Egan was born in Seal Beach, California on February 18, 1970. She attended Los Alamitos High School and the co-located Orange County High School of the Arts and UCLA.
Career
Stage and other work Egan spent much of her time as a child taking dance, concentrating on ballet and trained as a figure skater from ages five to 10. While attending Los Alamitos High School, the Orange County School of the Arts in Santa Ana, California, and University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), she began her career acting in local community theaters and civic light operas. While attending UCLA, Egan took time off when Tommy Tune cast her as Kim MacAfee in his touring production of Bye Bye Birdie. After the tour ended, she was cast in the tour of State Fair and soon afterwards won the coveted role of Belle in the original Broadway cast of Beauty and the Beast in 1994, for which she was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical at the 48th Tony Awards and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical.
On Broadway, Egan portrayed Belle for one year and reprised the role in the Los Angeles production in 1995, along with many of the original Broadway cast members. She also starred portraying characters in leading roles in State Fair, Cabaret, Triumph of Love, and Thoroughly Modern Millie. She has performed in one-woman, cabaret-style concerts at venues across the U.S. including the Orange County Performing Arts Center in Costa Mesa, California and at the Carpenter Performing Arts Center in Long Beach, California. Egan has been the headline act performing with more than 60 symphonies and has appeared at the Hollywood Bowl five times including on June 6, 2016, when she appeared alongside Brad Kane as an opening act for Disney's The Little Mermaid Live show.
Egan produces live stage productions with two companies she manages: Broadway Princess Party, LLC and 10th & Main Productions. She produces Disney Princess - The Concert, Walt Disney Animation Studios: The Concert and other shows often in partnership with Disney Concerts. On November 10, 2025, Egan was named the official godmother of the Disney Destiny, a Disney Cruise Line ship featuring several spaces inspired by characters she has portrayed, including Café Megara. In December 2025, she was a guest narrator at Disney's Candlelight Processional at Walt Disney World.DisneyWorld.Com Candlelight Narrators 2025accessed 12/27/2025 In 2026, Egan was honored with a Disney Legend Award for her contributions to the company.
Television On television, Egan is known for her co-starring role as Nikki White (Nikki Cox)'s best friend Mary Campbell in Nikki on The WB.
Voice acting Egan's voice has been featured in the English language version of two feature films by Hayao Miyazaki, Spirited Away and Porco Rosso. She is most widely known for voicing Megara in the 1997 film Hercules and reprised her role in the 1998 TV series of the same name in two episodes and also in Kingdom Hearts II and Kingdom Hearts III.
Egan provided Angel (Alyssa Milano)'s singing voice in Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure and the voice acting for Rose Quartz on the Cartoon Network animated series Steven Universe along with various other characters.
Personal life Egan is married to Robert Hartmann and has two daughters. They live in Nashville.
Filmography +FilmYearTitleRoleNotes1997HerculesMegaraVoice1999Man of the CenturySamantha Winter2001Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of MouseMegaraVoiceXCU: Extreme Close UpKaren WebberThe Disappearing Girl TrickBridget SmithShort filmRevolution OSNarratorDocumentaryLady and the Tramp II: Scamp's AdventureAngelVoice (singing),direct-to-videoSpirited AwayLinVoice role (2002 English dub)200413 Going on 30Tracy Hansen2005Porco RossoMadame GinaVoice (English dub)2014Achmed Saves AmericaGinnyVoice
+TelevisionYearTitleRoleNotes1993Men Don't TellFloristTelevision film1998–2000The Drew Carey ShowSusan/Suzanne2 episodes1999HerculesMegara2 episodes1999Great PerformancesPerformer (Mountaiin Greenry & Where or When)AEpisode: “Rodger & Hart Story: Thou Swell, Thou Witty”2000–2002NikkiMary Campbell40 episodes2002NYPD BlueJennifer MartinEpisode: "Guns & Hoses"Gotta Kick It Up!Heather BartlettTelevision filmHauntedE.R. DoctorEpisode: "Pilot"2005Numb3rsBecky BurdickEpisode: "Prime Suspect"2009HouseAudrey GreenwaldEpisode: "The Social Contract"2014–2019Steven UniverseRose Quartz/Pink DiamondPebblesTiny Floating WhalePatient14 episodes; Voice2015Modern FamilyMiss FordEpisode: "Summer Lovin'" 2019 Steven Universe Future Rose Quartz Episode: "Rose Buds"Archived voice from Steven Universe 2020 Amphibia Renee Frodgers Voice; episode: "A Caravan Named Desire" 2021–2022 The Simpsons The "You'll Never Sleep Again" singerSinging Tree Voice; episodes: "Treehouse of Horror XXXII""Meat Is Murder"2022Bjorn the Last Unicorn Becca Voice
+Video GamesYearTitleRoleNotes2006Kingdom Hearts IIMegara2019Kingdom Hearts III2023Disney Speedstorm
Broadway and stage Source: Internet Broadway Database
Bye Bye Birdie (1992, U.S. Tour as Kim MacAfee) State Fair (1992, tour; 1996, replacement Margy Frake) Beauty and the Beast (1994, Belle) The Sound of Music (1996, Maria von Trapp) Triumph of Love (1997, Princess Léonide) South Pacific (1998, Nellie Forbush, Sacramento Music Circus) Cabaret (1998 revival) (various, 1999, 2000, 2003, Sally Bowles) Putting It Together (1999, Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles) The Unsinkable Molly Brown (2002, Molly Brown, Sacramento Music Circus) Amy's View (2002, Amy Thomas, International City Theatre) Thoroughly Modern Millie (2004, replacement Millie Dillmount) Chess (2007, a concert as Svetlana Sergievsky)One Night in Hollywood: Chess Benefit Presented Sept. 17
Discography Source: 2002: So Far... 2004: Coffee House 2005: All That & More 2006: Winter Tracks 2007: Susan Egan Live! 2011: Secret of Happiness (includes a "Nina Doesn't Care" video, Brian Haner music video, filmed in 2011) 2015: Softly
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