Susan Sullivan

{{Infobox person

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| image = Susan Sullivan.jpg

| caption = Sullivan in March 2010

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| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1942}}

| death_date =

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| birth_place = New York City, U.S.

| occupation = Actress

| partner = Connell Cowan

| alma_mater = Hofstra University

| yearsactive = 1964–present

}}

Susan Sullivan (born 1942){{Cite web |last=Russell |first=Shania |date=October 18, 2023 |title='Castle' star Susan Sullivan gives health update after lung cancer surgery |url=https://ew.com/celebrity/castle-star-susan-sullivan-gives-health-update-after-surgery/ |access-date=August 31, 2024 |website=Entertainment Weekly |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Greene |first=Jordan |date=January 3, 2024 |title=Falcon Crest Star Susan Sullivan on Lung Cancer Surgery and 'Painful' Recovery: 'I Didn't Want to Give Up' (Exclusive) |url=https://people.com/falcon-crest-star-susan-sullivan-lung-cancer-surgery-exclusive-8420665 |access-date=August 31, 2024 |website=People |language=en}} is an American actress known for her roles as Lenore Curtin Delaney on the NBC daytime soap opera Another World (1971–76), as Lois Adams on the ABC sitcom It's a Living (1980–81),{{cite news |title=The New York Times |url=http://tv.nytimes.com/show/156763/It-s-a-Living/overview |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120715013433/http://tv.nytimes.com/show/156763/It-s-a-Living/overview |archive-date=July 15, 2012 |access-date=May 14, 2012}} as Maggie Gioberti Channing on the CBS primetime soap opera Falcon Crest (1981–90), as Kitty Montgomery on the ABC sitcom Dharma & Greg (1997–2002), and as Martha Rodgers on Castle (2009–2016). She earned an Emmy nomination for Lead Actress for the role of Julie Farr in the 1978 series Julie Farr, M.D. and a Golden Globe nomination for Supporting Actress for her role in Dharma & Greg.

Life and career

Sullivan was born in New York City, the daughter of Helen (née Rockett) and Brendan Sullivan, an advertising executive.{{Citation needed |date=November 2021}} She was raised on Long Island in Freeport, Nassau County,{{cite web |title=Susan Sullivan |url=https://movies.yahoo.com/person/susan-sullivan/biography.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020221127/http://movies.yahoo.com/person/susan-sullivan/biography.html |archive-date=October 20, 2013 |access-date=October 13, 2013 |publisher=Movies.yahoo.com}}{{Better source needed|date=January 2020}} where she graduated from Freeport High School in 1960.{{citation needed |date=May 2023}} She earned a BA in drama from Hofstra University in 1964.{{cite web|url = https://magazine.hofstra.edu/magazine/no-small-feat-bringing-life-to-broadways-little-women/|title = NO SMALL FEAT BRINGING LIFE TO BROADWAY'S LITTLE WOMEN|date = April 14, 2005|accessdate = May 22, 2023|website = Hofstra University|archive-date = May 23, 2023|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230523023335/https://magazine.hofstra.edu/magazine/no-small-feat-bringing-life-to-broadways-little-women/|url-status = live}}

She got her start in acting in the 1960s playing opposite Dustin Hoffman in the Broadway play Jimmy Shine.{{Better source needed|date=January 2020}} She landed a contract with Universal Studios in 1969, guest-starring on several series. It was during this time that she played roles in daytime dramas.{{citation needed|date=February 2018}}

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Starting with a role on A World Apart in 1970, she moved to a five-year stint as Lenore Moore Curtin Delaney on the daytime soap opera Another World. Taking over from Judith Barcroft, Sullivan played the role from 1971 to 1976. She played Charlton Heston's girlfriend Ann, a new character written into the television version of the film Midway (1976). She then played Dr. Elaina Marks opposite Bill Bixby in the Incredible Hulk pilot in 1977 and portrayed Poker Alice opposite James Garner as Bret Maverick on The New Maverick the following year. Sullivan also appeared in Barnaby Jones; episode titled “Final Judgement”(01/26/1978).

She played the role of Maggie Porter in the television drama Rich Man, Poor Man Book II.{{cite web |date= |title=Susan Sullivan - Biography - MSN Movies |url=http://movies.msn.com/celebrities/celebrity-biography/susan-sullivan/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091224152934/http://movies.msn.com/celebrities/celebrity-biography/susan-sullivan/ |archive-date=December 24, 2009 |access-date=October 13, 2013 |publisher=Movies.msn.com}}{{Better source needed|date=January 2020}} She played Dr. Julie Farr in Having Babies from 1978 to 1979, and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series,{{cite web |title=Susan Sullivan profile |url=http://www.emmys.com/bios/susan-sullivan#awards |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014174817/http://www.emmys.com/bios/susan-sullivan#awards |archive-date=October 14, 2013 |access-date=October 13, 2013 |publisher=Emmys.com}} which was made into two television films and later a short-lived weekly series in 1978. During a week in February 1978, she was a panelist on Match Game, both on CBS and in syndication. In 1980, she appeared on the sitcom It's a Living, playing head waitress Lois Adams.{{citation needed|date=February 2018}}

In 1981, Sullivan won the role of Maggie Gioberti in the CBS primetime soap drama Falcon Crest, replacing Samantha Eggar, who had appeared in the pilot. The series became a hit and Maggie became Sullivan's most prominent role to date. She appeared on the series from 1981 to 1989, during which time she was nominated for three Soap Opera Digest awards. At the time Sullivan decided to leave the series in 1989, she had appeared in every episode of the series up to that date (207 of the 227 episodes produced). Sullivan appeared in the first episode of season nine, when her character drowned.{{citation needed|date=February 2018}}

Following Falcon Crest, Sullivan appeared on The George Carlin Show, co-starred on the short-lived political drama The Monroes in the mid-1990s, and played a supporting role in the film My Best Friend's Wedding (as the mother of Cameron Diaz's character) (1997).{{cite web |title=Susan Sullivan biography |url=http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/susan-sullivan/bio/190985 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130603062937/http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/susan-sullivan/bio/190985 |archive-date=June 3, 2013 |access-date=October 13, 2013 |publisher=Tvguide.com}} On Dharma & Greg, she played the snooty country-club matriarch Kitty Montgomery from 1997 to 2002. The series reunited Sullivan with actor Mitchell Ryan (who played her husband Edward), with whom she had worked on Having Babies. She appeared in four episodes in season three of Hope and Faith as Nancy Lombard, Faith's therapist. Sullivan voiced Queen Hippolyta on the animated series Justice League and Justice League Unlimited. She has also appeared on the television series Brothers & Sisters,{{cite web |date=March 14, 2007 |title=Brothers & Sisters Shows Some Dharma Initiative - Today's News: Our Take |url=http://www.tvguide.com/news/Brothers-Sisters-Shows-11783.aspx |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111106143416/http://www.tvguide.com/news/Brothers-Sisters-Shows-11783.aspx |archive-date=November 6, 2011 |access-date=October 13, 2013 |publisher=TVGuide.com}} Joan of Arcadia, Two and a Half Men, Dead Like Me, The Kominsky Method, and Last Man Standing.

From 2009 to 2016, Sullivan co-starred alongside Nathan Fillion, Stana Katic and Molly Quinn on Castle. Her character Martha Rodgers' acting career has somewhat paralleled her own, including references to appearances on soap operas.

Personal life

In 2023, Sullivan was diagnosed with lung cancer and underwent surgery to have it removed.{{Cite web |last=Ausiello |first=Michael |date=October 18, 2023 |title=Castle Vet Susan Sullivan Reveals Cancer Battle |url=https://tvline.com/news/susan-sullivan-health-today-lung-cancer-diagnosis-photo-1235062665/ |access-date=October 18, 2023 |website=TVLine |language=en-US}}

Filmography

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
1967 \| The Winter's Tale \| Perdita \| Television film
1968 \| Macbeth \| Third Witch \| Television film
1970 \| The Best of Everything \| April Morrison \| Series regular
1970–1971 \| A World Apart \| Nancy Condon \| Series regular (324 episodes)
1971–1976 \| Another World \| Lenore Moore Curtin Delaney \| Series regular (221 episodes)
1972 \| Between Time and Timbuktu \| Nancy \| Television film
rowspan=4\| 1975 \| Medical Center \| Joanna Courtney \| Episode: "No Hiding Place"
S.W.A.T. \| Julia \| Episode: "The Vendetta"
McMillan & Wife \| Maggie Arnaud \| Episode: "Requiem for a Bride"
Petrocelli \| Janet Wilson \| Episode: "Too Many Alibis"
rowspan=3\| 1976 \| Barnaby Jones \|Ruth Sorrell \|Episode: "Deadline for Dying"
Bert D'Angelo/Superstar \| Sharon Andress \| Episode: "Scag"
Bell, Book and Candle \| Rosemary \| Television film
rowspan=2\| 1976–1977 \| Kojak \| Carol Krug Kelly McCall \| 2 episodes
Rich Man, Poor Man Book II \| Maggie Porter \| Series regular (20 episodes)
rowspan=5\| 1977 \| The City \| Carol Carter \| Television film
The Incredible Hulk \| Dr. Elaina Marks \| Television pilot
Roger & Harry: The Mitera Target \| Cindy St. Claire \| Television film
The Magnificent Magical Magnet of Santa Mesa \| C.B. Macauley \| Television film
Having Babies II \| Dr. Julie Farr \| Television film
rowspan=7\| 1978 \| Barnaby Jones \|Linda Gates \|Episode: "Final Judgment
Julie Farr, M.D. \| Dr. Julie Farr \| Series regular (7 episodes) Nominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Deadman's Curve \| Rainbow \| Television film
Having Babies III \| Dr. Julie Farr \| Television film
The Comedy Company \| Linda Greg \| Television film
Killer's Delight \| Dr. Carol Thompson \|
The New Maverick \| 'Poker' Alice Ivers \| Television film
rowspan=2\| 1979 \| Breaking Up Is Hard to Do \| Diane Sealey \| Television film
The Love Boat \| Dr. Emily Bradford \| Episode: "Doc, Be Patient"
rowspan=4\| 1980 \| Taxi \| Nora Chandliss \| Episode: "What Price Bobby?"
Marriage Is Alive and Well \| Sara Fish \| Television film
The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd \| Frances Mudd \| Television film
City in Fear \| Madeleine Crawford \| Television film
1980–1981 \| It's a Living \| Lois Adams \| Series regular (13 episodes)
1981 \| Fantasy Island \| Dorothy Nicholson \| Episode: "Perfect Husband, The/Volcano"
1981–1989 \| Falcon Crest \| Maggie Gioberti Channing \| Series regular (207 episodes) Nominated - Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Actress in a Leading Role: Prime Time (1988–89)
1983 \| Cave-In! \| Senator Kate Lassiter \| Television film
1986 \| Rage of Angels: The Story Continues \| Mary Beth Warner \| Television film
1990 \| Doctor Doctor \| Laura Stratford \| Episode: "Family Affair"
1991 \| Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter \| Twyla Cooper \| Television film
1994 \| A Perfect Stranger \| Kaye \| Television film
1994–1995 \| The George Carlin Show \| Kathleen Rachowski \| Recurring role (7 episodes)
1995 \| The Monroes \| Kathryn Monroe \| Series regular (8 episodes)
rowspan=2\| 1997 \| My Best Friend's Wedding \| Isabelle Wallace \|
Two Came Back \| Patricia Clarkson \| Television film
1997–2002 \| Dharma & Greg \| Kitty Montgomery \| Series regular (119 episodes) Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film (1999) Viewers for Quality Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (1998, 2000)
2001 \| Puzzled \| Anabel Norton \|
2001–2002 \|Justice League \|Hippolyta (voice) \|3 episodes{{cite web \|title=Susan Sullivan (visual voices guide) \|url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Susan-Sullivan/ \|access-date=October 1, 2023 \|publisher=Behind The Voice Actors \|archive-date=December 11, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221211094047/https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Susan-Sullivan/ \|url-status=live }} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
rowspan=2\| 2003 \| Dead Like Me \| Mary Kate Hourihan \| Episode: "Business Unfinished"
I'm with Her \| Rosalyn \| Episode: "Meet the Parent"
2004 \| Joan of Arcadia \| Rich Woman God \| Episode: "The Gift"
rowspan=2\| 2005 \| Judging Amy \| Patricia Millhouse \| 2 episodes
Justice League Unlimited \|Hippolyta (voice) \|Episode: "The Balance"
2005–2006 \| Hope & Faith \| Nancy Lombard \| Recurring role (4 episodes)
2006 \| Two and a Half Men \| Dorothy \| Episode: "Walnuts and Demerol"
2006–2007 \| The Nine \| Nancy Hale \| Recurring role (7 episodes)
2007 \| Brothers & Sisters \| Miranda Jones \| Episode: "Game Night"
2009–2016 \| Castle \| Martha Rodgers \| Series regular (173 episodes)
2017 \| The Real O'Neals \| Victoria Murray \| Episode: "The Real Secrets"
2017–2020 \| Big Hero 6: The Series \| Mrs. Frederickson (voice) \| 4 episodes
2018 \| The Amaranth \| Patsy Howard \|
2018–2019 \| The Kominsky Method \| Eileen \| Recurring role (8 episodes)
2018–2020 \| Last Man Standing \| Bonnie \| Recurring role (5 episodes)
2021–2023 \| Smartphone Theatre \| Bevi \| 2 episodes
rowspan=3\| 2022 \| The Drop \| Lex's Mom \|
Diary of a Spy \| S \|
The Grotto \| Lila Kendall \|

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

1967

| The Winter's Tale

| Perdita

| Television film

1968

| Macbeth

| Third Witch

| Television film

1970

| The Best of Everything

| April Morrison

| Series regular

1970–1971

| A World Apart

| Nancy Condon

| Series regular (324 episodes)

1971–1976

| Another World

| Lenore Moore Curtin Delaney

| Series regular (221 episodes)

1972

| Between Time and Timbuktu

| Nancy

| Television film

rowspan=4| 1975

| Medical Center

| Joanna Courtney

| Episode: "No Hiding Place"

S.W.A.T.

| Julia

| Episode: "The Vendetta"

McMillan & Wife

| Maggie Arnaud

| Episode: "Requiem for a Bride"

Petrocelli

| Janet Wilson

| Episode: "Too Many Alibis"

rowspan=3| 1976

| Barnaby Jones

|Ruth Sorrell

|Episode: "Deadline for Dying"

Bert D'Angelo/Superstar

| Sharon Andress

| Episode: "Scag"

Bell, Book and Candle

| Rosemary

| Television film

rowspan=2| 1976–1977

| Kojak

| Carol Krug
Kelly McCall

| 2 episodes

Rich Man, Poor Man Book II

| Maggie Porter

| Series regular (20 episodes)

rowspan=5| 1977

| The City

| Carol Carter

| Television film

The Incredible Hulk

| Dr. Elaina Marks

| Television pilot

Roger & Harry: The Mitera Target

| Cindy St. Claire

| Television film

The Magnificent Magical Magnet of Santa Mesa

| C.B. Macauley

| Television film

Having Babies II

| Dr. Julie Farr

| Television film

rowspan=7| 1978

| Barnaby Jones

|Linda Gates

|Episode: "Final Judgment

Julie Farr, M.D.

| Dr. Julie Farr

| Series regular (7 episodes)
Nominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

Deadman's Curve

| Rainbow

| Television film

Having Babies III

| Dr. Julie Farr

| Television film

The Comedy Company

| Linda Greg

| Television film

Killer's Delight

| Dr. Carol Thompson

The New Maverick

| 'Poker' Alice Ivers

| Television film

rowspan=2| 1979

| Breaking Up Is Hard to Do

| Diane Sealey

| Television film

The Love Boat

| Dr. Emily Bradford

| Episode: "Doc, Be Patient"

rowspan=4| 1980

| Taxi

| Nora Chandliss

| Episode: "What Price Bobby?"

Marriage Is Alive and Well

| Sara Fish

| Television film

The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd

| Frances Mudd

| Television film

City in Fear

| Madeleine Crawford

| Television film

1980–1981

| It's a Living

| Lois Adams

| Series regular (13 episodes)

1981

| Fantasy Island

| Dorothy Nicholson

| Episode: "Perfect Husband, The/Volcano"

1981–1989

| Falcon Crest

| Maggie Gioberti Channing

| Series regular (207 episodes)
Nominated - Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Actress in a Leading Role: Prime Time (1988–89)

1983

| Cave-In!

| Senator Kate Lassiter

| Television film

1986

| Rage of Angels: The Story Continues

| Mary Beth Warner

| Television film

1990

| Doctor Doctor

| Laura Stratford

| Episode: "Family Affair"

1991

| Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter

| Twyla Cooper

| Television film

1994

| A Perfect Stranger

| Kaye

| Television film

1994–1995

| The George Carlin Show

| Kathleen Rachowski

| Recurring role (7 episodes)

1995

| The Monroes

| Kathryn Monroe

| Series regular (8 episodes)

rowspan=2| 1997

| My Best Friend's Wedding

| Isabelle Wallace

Two Came Back

| Patricia Clarkson

| Television film

1997–2002

| Dharma & Greg

| Kitty Montgomery

| Series regular (119 episodes)
Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film (1999)
Viewers for Quality Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (1998, 2000)

2001

| Puzzled

| Anabel Norton

2001–2002

|Justice League

|Hippolyta (voice)

|3 episodes{{cite web |title=Susan Sullivan (visual voices guide) |url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Susan-Sullivan/ |access-date=October 1, 2023 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors |archive-date=December 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221211094047/https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Susan-Sullivan/ |url-status=live }} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.

rowspan=2| 2003

| Dead Like Me

| Mary Kate Hourihan

| Episode: "Business Unfinished"

I'm with Her

| Rosalyn

| Episode: "Meet the Parent"

2004

| Joan of Arcadia

| Rich Woman God

| Episode: "The Gift"

rowspan=2| 2005