Susan Stafford

Susan Stafford (born October 13, 1945) was the original letter-turner on Wheel of Fortune. She held this role on the show's 1974 pilot episodes, and on the show itself from 1975 to 1982. Stafford left because she wanted to pursue charity work; after her departure, Vicki McCarty, Summer Bartholomew and Vanna White filled in until White was chosen as her successor.

Stafford briefly returned to the daytime version to fill in when Vanna was unavailable. She also served a hostess on a special game show-themed week of Hollywood Squares in 2002, and had a longtime relationship with Dan Enright of Barry-Enright productions (creators of Tic Tac Dough and The Joker's Wild).