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Kelly Sullivan (actress)

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Kelly Sullivan
Kelly Sullivan at the 84th Academy Awards
Born (1978-02-03) February 3, 1978 (age 46)
OccupationActress
Years active2000–present (stage)
2005–present (television)
Websitehttps://kellysullivan.com

Kelly Sullivan is an American actress. She is known for her role as Kate Howard on the ABC daytime soap opera General Hospital, which she portrayed from September 2011 until August 2013, before reappearing briefly in October 2014. She also played Sage Warner on the CBS daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless from October 28, 2014, to June 22, 2016. She starred as Bonnie Hayes in the TLC drama series Too Close to Home.

Early life and education

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Born in Puyallup, Washington, Sullivan graduated with honors from the University of Arizona.[citation needed]

Career

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Sullivan played Kate Howard and eventually the character's alternate personality, Connie Falconeri, on the ABC daytime soap opera General Hospital from September 2011 until August 2013.[1][2] She took over the role from actress Megan Ward, and in 2012 told MSN Entertainment, "recasting is never easy".[3]

From 2014 to 2016, Sullivan played Sage Warner on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless.[4] In 2016, she was cast as Bonnie Hayes in the Tyler Perry drama series Too Close to Home on TLC.[5]

Theater

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After graduating from the University of Arizona, Sullivan got her first Broadway show role in Contact at the Vivian Beaumont Theater in New York City; she also was featured in Bells Are Ringing and Young Frankenstein.[6]

Filmography

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Film roles
Year Title Role Notes
2005 The Producers Bavarian Peasant
2009 My Father's Will Cassandra
2009 Winter of Frozen Dreams Pretty Woman at Party
2009 According to Greta Tracy
2009 Ice Grill, U.S.A. Sandy Veil
2012 The Test Julia
2012 Found in Time Jina
TBA Haunted: 333 Amy Wisez Unreleased film[citation needed]
Television roles
Year Title Role Notes
2007 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Lieutenant Jessica Hart Episode: "Rocket Man"
2011–2014 General Hospital Kate Howard / Connie Falconeri Contract role
2014–2020 Henry Danger Mrs. Hart Recurring role
2014–2016 The Young and the Restless Sage Warner Contract role
2016–2017 Too Close to Home Bonnie Hayes Main role
2016 Give Me My Baby Layla Television film; also known as The Stranger Inside
2017 Brooklyn Nine-Nine Cassie Sinclair Episode: "Serve & Protect"
2018 Five Points Vickie Episode: "Everybody Knows"
2018 The Adventures of Kid Danger Mrs. Hart Voice role; 3 episodes
2018 Her Boyfriend's Secret Melissa Television film
2018 Til Ex Do Us Part Sophia Television film
2018 Instakiller Layla Television film
2018 Killer Grandma Melissa Ferriday Television film; also known as Killer in Law
2019 The Morning Show Vicki Manderly Episode: "That Woman"
2021–2023 Never Have I Ever June Hall-Yoshida 4 episodes (season 2–4)
2022 Danger Force Clone Kris / Tiny Clone Kris Episode: "Attack of the Clones"

Stage

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Year Title Role Notes
2000–2002 Contact Swing
2001 Bells Are Ringing Swing
2008–2009 Young Frankenstein Inga Role: July 8, 2008 to Unknown
2010 Robin and the 7 Hoods Marian Archer

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Title Result Ref.
2014
Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series General Hospital Nominated [7]
2017
Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series The Young and the Restless Nominated [8]
2018
Soap Awards France Best New Character The Young and the Restless Nominated

References

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  1. ^ Kerr, Luke (July 21, 2011). "GH Recasts Kate Howard". Daytime Confidential. Archived from the original on November 4, 2013. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
  2. ^ "GH casts Kelly Sullivan as the new Kate Howard!". Michael Fairman On-Air On-Soaps. July 21, 2011. Archived from the original on October 28, 2014. Retrieved April 17, 2012.
  3. ^ Barnert, Deanna (March 31, 2012). "Kelly Sullivan Is a Woman Divided on General Hospital". MSN Entertainment. Archived from the original on July 28, 2014. Retrieved April 17, 2012.
  4. ^ "EXCLUSIVE! GH FAVE JOINS Y&R!". Soap Opera Digest. September 9, 2014. Retrieved September 9, 2014.
  5. ^ Petski, Denise (June 21, 2016). "Too Close To Home: Tyler Perry TLC Drama Series Sets Cast; Heather Locklear To Guest Star". Deadline.com. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
  6. ^ "Sullivan rolls around in Young Frankenstein". Broadway World. 2008-08-26. Retrieved April 24, 2012.
  7. ^ "The 41st Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Nominations". New York: emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. May 1, 2014. Archived from the original on June 23, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  8. ^ "The 44th Annual Daytime Emmy Award Nominations" (PDF). New York City: emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. March 22, 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 23, 2017. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
  9. ^ "Soap Awards France 2018 : Sharon Case, Clément Rémiens, Fanny (Elsa Esnoult), Demain nous appartient... le palmarès complet". France: toutelatele.com and Médiamétrie. March 28, 2018. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
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