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Ming-Na (Jing-Mei Chen), Alex Kingston (Elizabeth Corday), and Sherry Stringfield (Susan Lewis) were all pregnant in real life when their characters were. Conni Brazelton also was pregnant when nurse Connie was expecting in season 2. All other babies on the show were just plot devices for the show - the actresses playing Carla, Carol, Sandy ...
Sherry Stringfield (born June 24, 1967) [ 1 ] is an American actress. She is best known for playing the role of Dr. Susan Lewis on the NBC medical drama ER, a role for which she received three Emmy Award nominations. Stringfield was a member of ER's original cast, but she quit the show during its third season, despite being contractually tied ...
Susan Lewis, M.D. is a character from the medical drama series ER, portrayed by American actress Sherry Stringfield. Susan appeared as a primary character in the pilot episode and left the show part way through in the third season. She later returned in the eighth season and remained as a member of the main cast until the start of the twelfth ...
- First Stint
- Second Stint
- Season 15
Season 1
Susan is introduced as a 2nd year resident. She is shown to be an eager and competent young doctor working in the E.R. at County General. She is good friends with Nurse Carol Hathaway, Dr. Doug Ross, and especially Dr. Mark Greene, who is her best friend. Though an extremely capable doctor, Susan is initially seen to have problems asserting herself. This is frequently taken advantage of by the senior and more forthright doctors in the hospital, such as Dr. Peter Bentonand particularly cardiol...
Season 2
After deciding that she cannot look after her baby, Chloe leaves Chicago, abandoning Little Susie on a flustered and overworked Susan, who struggles to be a good mother to the child while completing her demanding residency. Already overstressed, the new Chief Resident, Kerry Weaver, clashes with Susan numerous times, forcing Mark to step in between them. Animosity between Kerry and Susan lessens over time, but never goes away completely. Realizing that Chloe may never return, Susan considers...
Season 3/Departure
The beginnings of a romance appears to develop between Susan and Mark, or more so, they are shown to have problems identifying their current relationship as friends. Both seem timid and cautious around each other. Initially more upfront about the situation, Susan invites Mark to join her on holiday in Maui, Hawaii, but is embarrassed when he appears hesitant, and later retracts the offer, feeling she overstepped a boundary. Fearful that he may have missed his chance with Susan, Mark attempts...
Season 8/Return
Susan is shown on a train into Chicago to interview for a job. Susan visits County General for the first time in five years and sees the hospital has changed as well as the faces. She meets Mark for coffee and reveals that Chloe has moved on to another city, and she has decided that she can't follow her sister's family around forever. Mark offers her a job as an attending physician at County General, despite Kerry's reservations. Susan has a brief relationship with Carter, after they both adm...
Season 9
Susan takes leadership during the lockdown of the ER, causing her appearance to be more widely known. Susan meets a flight nurse named Chuck Martin on a plane to Las Vegas. They both get drunk upon arrival and end up getting married in Vegas. They quickly have the marriage annulled once they return to Chicago.
Season 10
Susan and Chuck start dating again, and Susan becomes pregnant with their child. After the death of Dr. Robert Romano, Susan is promoted to the position of Chief of Emergency Medicine. Susan cares for an elderly man, Ben Hollander, who later commits suicide, which devastates her. Susan delivers a baby boy named Cosmo.
In the season 15 episode "The Book of Abby", long-serving nurse Haleh Adamsshows the departing Abby Lockhart a closet wall where all the past doctors and employees have put their locker name tags. Amongst them, the tag "Lewis" can be seen. Dr. Susan Lewis returned for the series finale titled And in the End..., returning to Chicago for the opening ...
- Anthony Edwards played Dr. Mark Greene for eight seasons before leaving after his character—and this is a spoiler alert for a show that premiered more than 20 years ago—died from a brain tumor.
- Noah Wyle's Dr. John Carter became the focus of the show when Edwards left, and Wyle stuck around for a few seasons later before departing, only to return more than once up until the end of the series.
- Julianna Margulies' Carol Hathaway was supposed to die from an overdose in the pilot, but she tested well and Margulies stuck around. She became such a central figure she was offered more than $20 million to stick around—but she exited the series at the end of season six with a surprise appearance by Clooney.
- Eriq La Salle stuck around Cook County General for eight seasons before exiting. However, his Dr. Peter Benton returned as a special guest in the final season.
Oct 19, 2001 · It has been five years since Sherry Stringfield left “ER” to “get a life.” The actress, who played Dr. Susan Lewis for the first three seasons of the medical drama, says that having a baby ...
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Sherry Stringfield's first name is actually Susan, but she goes by her middle name, Sherry. She took a break from acting in the mid-1990s to travel around the world and explore different cultures. Sherry Stringfield is an accomplished equestrian and enjoys horseback riding in her free time.
