Susie Essman is an actress, author, and stand-up comedian. She began her career as a working comic, catching the eye of Larry David, who cast her in her now iconic role of the strong-willed Susie Green in HBO's long-running series Curb Your Enthusiasm. Since becoming a household name on Curb, Susie has branched out into numerous television projects, including recurring roles on Law & Order: SVU, Those Who Can’t, Bless This Mess, Hacks, and Harley Quinn. She has also appeared on Hulu’s Adults; HBO’s Life, Larry, and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: an Almost History of America; and she voiced the role of Gloria on Lego Marvel Avengers: Mission Demolition. 

Essman received a Critic's Choice Award nomination for her recurring role as Ilana Glazer's mother on the hit Comedy Central series Broad City, which Entertainment Weekly cited as “one of the best choice decisions in TV history.”