13 Facts About Susan Bennett

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Susan Alice Bennett is an American voice actress and a former backup singer for Roy Orbison and Burt Bacharach.

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Susan Bennett is best known as female American voice of Apple's Siri personal assistant, since the service was introduced on the iPhone 4S on October 4,2011.

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Susan Bennett was the voice of Siri until the iOS 7 update was released on September 18,2013.

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In college, Susan Bennett focused on the classics, intending to be a teacher.

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Susan Bennett acted in Sock and Buskin theatrical productions, was a member of a jazz band, and was a singer with the Chattertocks, an a cappella group.

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Susan Bennett's career began in 1974 when she was recorded as the voice of First National Bank of Atlanta's Tillie the All-Time Teller.

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Susan Bennett has recorded messages for the public address system in all Delta Air Lines terminals worldwide, for e-learning software and GPS navigation software, and for telephone systems.

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Susan Bennett's voice has been used in numerous local and national television advertisements for companies including Ford, Coca-Cola, Fisher-Price, McDonald's, The Home Depot, Goodyear, Visa, Macy's, Hot Pockets, Club Med, and Cartoon Network.

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Susan Bennett worked in a home recording booth in July 2005, more than four hours each day, reading phrases and sentences.

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Susan Bennett became aware she was the voice of Siri when a friend emailed her about it in October 2011.

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At Brown University, Susan Bennett met her first husband, professional ice hockey player Curt Susan Bennett.

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Susan Bennett later married audio engineer and guitarist Rick Hinkle.

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In July 2016, Susan Bennett appeared on comedian Anthony Anderson's ABC game show To Tell the Truth, and was revealed as the voice of Siri.