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Life and career

Susie was born in

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. She was majored in communication at

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and began writing for the

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. Susie began her career by writing and producing ''

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. In 2007, she wrote and produced ''

'' for

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but lost her credit in a Writers Guild arbitration, though her name appears as screenwriter on the final movie poster. In 2011 she co-produced '' Soul Surfer'' and penned the screenplay for the animated musical ''Twinkle Toes Lights Up New York''. In 2016 she wrote, produced, directed and acted the short film ''My Mom and the Girl'' starring

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, which won awards in

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, Pittsburgh short film festival and Oscar qualified. Susie wrote and directed two documentaries, ''Breaking Good'' and ''Women Who Wrote the Way'' and it was premiered at the Writers Guild of America for Women's History Month in 2018. She is a member of the

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. she has 2 daughters

Filmography

As Actress

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Carter, Susie Singer Living people American women film directors American women screenwriters 1975 births 21st-century American women