Biography

Susan Michaela Sullivan (born November 18, 1942 in New York, New York) is an American character actress, primarily known for her roles on sitcoms, soap operas and television. Sullivan is best known for her roles as Lenore Curtin Delaney on the daytime soap opera, Another World (which she played from 1971 to 1976), as Robert Foxworth’s (later David Selby’s) sympathetic wife & Jane Wyman’s long-suffering niece/daughter in-law, Maggie Gioberti Channing, on the 1980s soap opera, Falcon Crest (which she played from 1981 to 1989), and as Thomas Gibson’s snobbish mother, Katherine “Kitty” Montgomery, on the 1990s sitcom Dharma & Greg. Sullivan has also acted in films and stage plays. She now co-stars in Castle, opposite Nathan Fillion and Stana Katic. Sullivan earned a BA in drama from Hofstra University in 1964. She got her start in acting in the 1960s, playing opposite Dustin Hoffman in the Broadway play Jimmy Shine. She also landed a contract with Universal Studios in 1969, guest-starring on several shows. It was at this time, she played parts in daytime dramas. 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 the role from Judith Barcroft, Sullivan played the role from 1971 to 1976, and it was this role that first established her as a household name. Sullivan was tapped to play Charlton Heston’s girlfriend Ann, a major new character written into the TV version of the film Midway in 1976. She also played Dr. Elaina Marks opposite Bill Bixby in the Incredible Hulk TV Series pilot in 1977 and portrayed Poker Alice Ivers opposite James Garner as Bret Maverick in The New Maverick the following year. An Emmy nomination for her role as Maggie Porter in the television drama Rich Man, Poor Man Book II brought her even more attention. She also played Dr. Julie Farr in Having Babies, which was made into two television movies and later a short-lived weekly series. In 1980, she appeared on the sitcom It’s a Living, playing head waitress, Lois Adams. In 1981, Sullivan won the role of Maggie Gioberti in the CBS primetime soap drama Falcon Crest. The series became a huge 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. When Sullivan decided to leave the show in 1989, the writers of the series had her exit in dramatic fashion, with Maggie drowning at the bottom of the family pool, the result of her wedding ring being caught in the pool drain. Until her character was killed off at the beginning of the final season, Sullivan had appeared in every episode of the series (207 out of the 227 episodes produced). 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 movie My Best Friend’s Wedding (as the mother of Cameron Diaz’s character). On Dharma and 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), whom she had worked with on Having Babies. Sullivan voiced Queen Hippolyta in the animated television series Justice League Unlimited. She has also appeared in the television series Brothers and Sisters, Joan of Arcadia, Hope & Faith, and Two And A Half Men. She currently co-stars alongside Nathan Fillion and Stana Katic in Castle. From 1984 until 1996, she was the spokeswoman for Tylenol brand pain reliever. In 1998, she won the Jane Wyman award at the Arthritis Foundation where her former Falcon Crest series’ star, Jane Wyman, was a regular member.

Television

• Castle (2009-present)
• The Nine – Nancy Hale (7 episodes) 2006 – 2007
• Brothers & Sisters – Miranda Jones (1 episode) – 2007
• Two and a Half Men – Dorothy (1 episode) – 2006
• Hope & Faith – Nancy Lombard/ Dr. Lombard (4 episodes) – 2005- 2006
• Justice League – Queen Hippolyta/ Hippolyta (7 episodes) – 2001- 2005
• Judging Amy – Patricia Millhouse (2 episodes) – (2005)
• The Drew Carey Show – Annette Newmark, Kellie s Mother (3 episodes) – 2004
• Joan of Arcadia – Rich Woman God (1 episode) – 2004
• I’m with Her – Rosalyn (1 episode) – (2003)
• Dead Like Me – Mary Kate Hourihan (1 episode) – 2003
• Dharma & Greg – Kitty Montgomery (19 episodes) – 1997- 2002
• Another World – Lenore Moore Curtin Delaney #2 (photograph) (1 episode) – 1971- 1999
• HBO First Look (TV series documentary) – Special Thanks (1 episode)  (1997)
• The Monroes – Kathryn Monroe (unknown episodes) – 1995
• The George Carlin Show – Kathleen Rachowski (6episodes)  (1994)
• Doctor Doctor – Laura Stratford (1 episode)  (1990)
• Falcon Crest – Maggie Gioberti/ Maggie Channing (207episodes) (1981- 1989)
• Fantasy Island – Dorothy Nicholson (1 episode) (1981)
• Making a Living – Lois Adams (13 episodes)  (1980- 1981)
• Taxi – Nora Chandliss (1 episode) – 1980
• The Love Boat – Dr. Emily Bradford (1 episode) – 1979
• Having Babies – Dr. Julie Farr – 1978
• Barnaby Jones – Linda Gates/ Ruth Sorrell (3 episodes) – 1976- 1978
• Dog and Cat – Actress (1 episode) – 1977
• Kojak – Carol Krug/ Kelly McCall (2 episodes) – 1976- 1977
• Rich Man, Poor Man – Book II – Maggie Porter (2 episodes) – 1976
• Bert D Angelo/Superstar – Sharon Andress (1 episode) – 1976
• City of Angels – Margaret Hillings (1 episode) – (1976)
• Petrocelli – Janet Wilson (1 episode) – (1975)
• McMillan & Wife – Maggie Arnaud (1 episode) – 1975
• S.W.A.T. – Actress (1 episode) – 1975
• Medical Center – Joanna Courtney (1 episode) – 1975
• A World Apart – Nancy Condon – 1970
• The Best of Everything – April Morrison – 1970
• Ironside – Andrea (1 episode) – 1969

Movies

• The Amazing Westermans (TV movie) – Actress – 2004
• The Lunchbox Chronicles (TV movie) – Actress – 2003
• Two Came Back (TV movie) – Patricia Clarkson – 1997
• A Perfect Stranger (TV movie) – Kaye – 1994
• Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter (TV movie) – Twyla Cooper – 1991
• Rage of Angels: The Story Continues (TV movie) – Mary Beth Warner – 1986
• Cave-In! (TV movie) – Kate Lassiter – 1983
• City in Fear (TV movie) – Madeleine Crawford – 1980
• The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd (TV movie) – Frances Mudd – 1980
• Marriage Is Alive and Well (TV movie) – Sara Fish – 1980
• Breaking Up Is Hard to Do (TV movie) – Diane Sealey – 1979
• The New Maverick (TV movie) – Poker Alice Ivers – 1978
• The Comedy Company (TV movie) – Linda Greg – 1978
• Having Babies III (TV movie) – Dr. Julie Farr – 1978
• Deadmans Curve (TV movie) – Rainbow – 1978
• The Incredible Hulk (TV movie) – Dr. Elaina Marks – 1977
• Having Babies II (TV movie) – Dr. Julie Farr – 1977
• The Magnificent Magical Magnet of Santa Mesa (TV movie) – C.B. Macauley – 1977
• Roger & Harry: The Mitera Target (TV movie) – Cindy St. Claire – 1977
• The City (TV movie) – Carol Carter – 1977
• Bell, Book and Candle (TV movie) – Rosemary – 1976
• Between Time and Timbuktu (TV movie) – Nancy – Hostess – 1972
• Macbeth (TV movie) – Third Witch – 1968