provided the voice of "Mittens" (the cat) in the 2008 Disney animated film, Bolt, and later reprised the role in the 2009 short Super Rhino, released on the film's home media. She also made an appearance on the Regis Philbin version of Million Dollar Password. Writing Essman's book, What Would Susie Say: Bullshit Wisdom About Love, Life and Comedy, was published in October 2009 by Simon & Schuster. Personal life Essman was diagnosed with celiac disease in 2002 and used to be a pescatarian—"Not a moral thing," she explains, but "aesthetic"; chicken "grosses me out"—and "lives on sushi". She married Jim Harder, a commercial real estate broker, in September 2008. She owns a Shih Tzu named Popeye. Essman is a good friend of Joy Behar, and has appeared on The View multiple times. In 2009, Behar hosted an event at the 92Y with Essman as a guest. Filmography Film Television Awards and nominations References External links Living people Actresses from New York (state) American stand-up comedians 21st-century American women writers Television producers from New York City American women television producers American film actresses American television actresses American voice actresses Jewish American actresses Jewish American female comedians Jewish American writers Writers from Mount Vernon, New York State University of New York at Purchase alumni American women comedians People from the Bronx 20th-century American comedians 21st-century American comedians 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses Comedians from New York (state) American people of Russian-Jewish descent American people of Polish-Jewish descent Jewish women writers Actors from Mount Vernon, New York 21st-century American Jews Year of birth missing (living people)