Susan Marie Featherly was born in Syracuse, New York to Robert "Bob" Featherly, a Korean War veteran and his wife Suzanne. She has two older brother Robert and William and a younger sister Crystal. She started working at nine years of age, along with her two brothers, at their parents family owned towing business. She graduated from East Syracuse-Minoa Central High School and while still a teenager, she owned and operated Central New York Academy of Dance Arts where she ran the business for 14 years. She coached her students to win thousands of awards in regional, state and national competitions.In 1994, she sold the business and moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career as an actress and model. She began her acting career in in late-night adult cable TV shows like Hot Line and Erotic Confessions. Susan went on to star in several direct to video (and direct to cable) movies that were also adult related in content. She has been credited under the names Michelle Turner, Marie West and Jen Dike.In September 2004, Susan became a Realtor and eventually a broker. Her interest in real estate started as a hobby, by helping friends invest their money to build their financial portfolios.