who is susan st james?
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 Susan Elizabeth , born in 1958 

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 Kristin Kreuk as Susan : Longstreet 's wife did not appear in the unaired pilot , but was said to run a declining antiques store and have a " huge dark secret . " 

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 Susan Mayer is a fictional character played by Teri Hatcher on the ABC television series Desperate Housewives . The character was created by television producer and screenwriter Marc Cherry . She first appeared in the pilot episode of the series on October 3 , 2004 , and appeared in every episode until the series finale on May 13 , 2012 . Susan resides on the fictional Wisteria Lane in Fairview , Eagle State , the primary setting of the show . One of four lead characters , Susan is characterized as being a " notoriously clumsy " romantic with a " magnetic charm . " Her storylines tend to focus on her romantic relationships , most notably with Mike Delfino ( James Denton ) , whom she marries twice in the series . 

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 Susan Sarandon was originally set to play Barbara Land before Annette Bening was cast . Bening modeled the character after Ann @-@ Margret 's performance in Viva Las Vegas ( 1964 ) . Hugh Grant was the first choice for Professor Donald Kessler , which eventually went to Pierce Brosnan . Meryl Streep , Diane Keaton and Stockard Channing were considered for First Lady Marsha Dale , but Glenn Close won the role . In addition to Nicholson , other actors who reunited with Burton on Mars Attacks ! include Sylvia Sidney from Beetlejuice ( 1988 ) , Sarah Jessica Parker ( who signed on before reading the script ) from Ed Wood ( 1994 ) , O @-@ Lan Jones from Edward Scissorhands ( 1990 ) , and Danny DeVito from Batman Returns ( 1992 ) , continuing Burton 's trend of recasting actors several times from his previous works . Mars Attacks ! is also notable for one of the few times that Johnny Depp turned down a role in a Burton film . He was approached to play reporter Jason Stone . Michael J. Fox was cast instead . 

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 Doctor Maya Lahan is a fictional character from the British espionage television series Spooks , which follows the exploits of Section D , a counter @-@ terrorism division in MI5 . She is portrayed by British actress Laila Rouass . Maya is introduced in the ninth series of the programme as the first love and former girlfriend of John Bateman ( who changed his name to Lucas North ) fifteen years before the events of the series . 
