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Susan Sullivan

Birth Name:
Susan Michaela Sullivan
Birth Place:
New York City, New York, United States
Profession
Actress, Soundtrack
Susan Sullivan

Fast Facts

  • Active in charity work throughout her career, including charities such as Save the Children, the Los Angeles Mission, the Foundation of Hospice and Homecare and Easter Seals
  • Received the American Legion Auxiliary Woman of the Year Award for her charity work
  • Was a Playboy Bunny in New York City while attending college
  • Quote: "At a certain age, you start dealing with your own mortality, and that's one of the great gifts of being an actor, is that you get to work things through on screen, your own fears of loss․ So I always find those things interesting and cathartic․"
  • Quote: "My timing in life has been extraordinary․ I've ridden the crest of the wave of the women's movement․"
  • Quote: "There was this big ad in the New York Times for Playboy Bunnys․ Not that I wanted the job or I could even do the job because I was in school, but I wanted to see the Playboy Club because in the 1950s Playboy magazine was erotic, exciting and dangerous․"
  • Got her start in acting in Broadway play "Jimmy Shine," playing opposite Dustin Hoffman
  • Dated Cary Grant when she was in her 20s and he in his 60s

Awards

  • 1978Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series:Nominated
  • 1986Soap Opera Digest Award - Favorite Super Couple on a Prime Time Serial:Nominated
  • 1988Soap Opera Digest Award - Outstanding Actress in a Leading Role: Prime Time:Nominated
  • 1989Soap Opera Digest Award - Outstanding Actress in a Leading Role: Prime Time:Nominated
  • 1998Q Award - Best Supporting Actress in a Quality Comedy Series:Nominated
  • 1999Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television:Nominated
  • 1999Q Award - Best Supporting Actress in a Quality Comedy Series:Nominated
  • 2000Q Award - Best Supporting Actress in a Quality Comedy Series:Nominated
  • 2019Actor - Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series:Nominated
  • 2025Canadian Screen Award - Best Visual Effects:Nominated
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