Suzanne Rogers

About

Suzanne Rogers (born Suzanne Crumpler, July 9, 1943) is an American actress with film and television credits. Her stage name was inspired by Ginger Rogers, whom she cites as a personal inspiration for joining the entertainment industry. Rogers got her start as a dancer/performer at New York City’s Radio City Music Hall, but she is best known for playing Maggie Horton, a role she originated in 1973 on the NBC/Peacock soap opera Days of Our Lives. In her over five-decade run as Maggie, Rogers is the longest-running actor in an American soap opera and plays the longest-running character role in American soap opera history.

Suzanne Rogers was born Suzanne Crumpler on July 9, 1943. While growing up in Colonial Heights, Virginia, she took an interest in dancing. She expressed interest in it at the age of two and started taking dancing lessons during her childhood.

At the age of 17, Rogers left her hometown and decided to pursue a dancing career. She moved to New York City and became one of the dancers at the Radio City Music Hall. Along with becoming a Rockette, Rogers performed in several Broadway musicals including Coco, Hallelujah Baby and Follies, distinctly…