Jenny Sullivan

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Jenny Sullivan
Born (1946-12-14) December 14, 1946 (age 74)
Los Angeles, California
OccupationActress, theatre director
Years active1968–present
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1970; div. 1980)​
Parent(s)
  • Barry Sullivan (father)

Jenny Sullivan (born December 14, 1946) is an American film and television actress. She has starred in some TV movies, and her best-known role is reporter Kristine Walsh in the 1983 miniseries V and its 1984 sequel V: The Final Battle.

Early years[]

Sullivan is the daughter of actor Barry Sullivan[1] and Marie Brown, who performed in musicals on Broadway.[2]

Career[]

Sullivan's first feature film was The Angry Breed (1968). Other film appearances include Plaza Suite (1971), The Other (1972), The Candidate (1972), Getting Straight (1970), Breakfast in Bed (1977) and Shadow of Doubt (1998).

Sullivan portrayed Barbara in the NBC comedy series Me and Maxx (1980).[3] She has made guest appearances on TV shows, including Little House on the Prairie, Dragnet, Adam-12, The F.B.I., Highway to Heaven, Love, American Style, Dan August, Sanford and Son, Ironside, Falcon Crest, L.A. Law, All in the Family, Cannon, Hawaii Five-O, The Waltons, and The Fall Guy.

Sullivan wrote the play J for J (Journals for John) which was prompted after she found a packet of unsent letters (in 1995) written by her father decades earlier to her mentally disabled older brother Johnny (thus, journals for Johnny).[4] The play premiered on October 20, 2001. John Ritter, who in real life had a handicapped brother, played Johnny, Sullivan played herself, and Jeff Kober portrayed her father Barry.

Sullivan taught drama at the University of California at Santa Barbara.[2]

Personal life[]

Sullivan was married to guitarist/producer Jim Messina[2] during the heyday of the country rock duo Loggins and Messina. She is the former sister-in-law of songwriter Jimmy Webb, who was married to her half-sister (and former cover girl) Patricia.

Filmography[]

Year Title Role Notes
1968 The Angry Breed
1970 Getting Straight Sheila
1971 Plaza Suite Mimsey Hubley
1972 The Other Torrie
1972 The Candidate Lynn
1977 Breakfast in Bed Sara
1998 Shadow of Doubt Foreman - Mayer's Trial

References[]

  1. ^ "Family Rivalry Pays Off". The Daily Mail (Hagerstown, MD). October 23, 1971. p. 30. Retrieved May 21, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c "2nd generation Sullivan coming up". The Newark Advocate. Ohio, Newark. April 2, 1980. p. 24. Retrieved 26 January 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 675. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7.
  4. ^ "Henlopen Theater Project presents national stars July 17". Cape Gazette (Lewes, DE). June 30 – July 6, 2000. p. 94. Retrieved May 22, 2015 – via SmallTownPapers, Inc. (stparchive.com).

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