Susan Margaret Dumbreck was born 16th March 1971 in Kirkcaldy, Fife and schooled in Edinburgh, and studied in London at the Royal Academy of Music.  On graduating Susie headed home to Fife to join the company of Whistle Down the Wind at the Byre Theatre in St. Andrews.  Other theatre credits include: Olga/Sarrighina in Nine at the Donmar Warehouse, Madame Thenardier in Les Misérables and Ellen in the Royal National Theatre's Oklahoma!  Susie returned to Scotland in 1998 to play in My Fair Lady at Perth Theatre.

Recently, she created the high-heeled, leather-bedecked "Harley Davidson, gothic, rock chic" audience member in the critically acclaimed workshop of Jerry Springer, the Opera at the BAC.

Susie appeared at the New Byre Theatre, St. Andrews, Fife in June and also performed in the Byre's production of Master Class and Honk! in the summer of 2002.