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Dr. Susan Stewart (née Burke; previously: Baker McDermott and Decker) is a fictional character on the American soap opera As the World Turns. She was first played by Connie Scott in 1966 but the actress who has played her longest is Marie Masters. Masters stepped into the role in September 1968. In 1978 Judith Barcroft temporarily replaced Masters. Masters left in 1979 when Susan Stewart left town but she returned to the role in 1986 when Susan Stewart came back to Oakdale.