Susannah Murphy was born in Birmingham, England, and began her training in classical ballet and singing at the age of three. She was a member of the City of Birmingham Youth Chorus as well as the Ex Cathedra Youth Choir for many years and was deeply involved in the BBC Proms Youth Choir projects for three years. At the age of 18, she began her professional training and studied for three years at the Kate Simmons Dance School in Warrington, England, specializing in ballet, contemporary dance and jazz dance, as well as singing and classical Spanish dance. Her recent engagements include one of the Dirns and Rosalinde in the ballet ROMEO AND JULIA and the role of the Duck in the ballet PETER AND THE WOLF. Susannah Murphy was awarded first prize in a choreography competition by choreographer David Needham for her own work and as "Best Allround Dancer".