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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).
Sullivan then played a gynecologist in two TV movies, Having Babies II (1977) and Having Babies III (1978) , which led to a role in the short-run series Having Babies (1978) (aka Julia Farr, M.D.). Sullivan then went on to become a member of the ensemble cast of It's a Living (1980) .
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Susan Michaela Sullivan is an American actress, known for several notable roles on various television programs.
From 2009 to 2016, she appeared in ABC's Castle as the title character's mother Martha Rodgers. She was also credited under the name Susan J. Sullivan.
Sullivan was born in New York City, but was raised in the Long Island area of Freeport, Nassau County, New York, where she graduated from Freeport High School in 1960.
She earned a BA from Hofstra University in drama in 1964, During her later years in college, she worked as a Playboy Bunny. In 1960, she got her first acting job in a Broadway play Jimmy Shine, with Dustin Hoffman. She got a contract with Universal Studios in 1969.
"My timing in life has been extraordinary. I've ridden the crest of the wave of the women's movement."
•Sullivan was the only cast member of Castle to not have a Twitter account until June 25, 2015, when she started an account.
•She was married twice and she is the mother of two sons.
•She has two siblings, a brother named Brendan Sullivan and a sister named Brigid Sullivan.
•She is in a relationship with noted psychologist and author Dr. Connell Cowan.
Martha Rodgers is an actress on and off Broadway, is Castle's mother and lives with him and her granddaughter Alexis. She is portrayed by Susan Sullivan. She helps her son through the difficulties of raising a teenage girl (even one as mature as Alexis), but she is also shown to have an active...
- Nathan Fillion (Richard Castle) As Richard Castle, a best-selling author who moonlights as a volunteer, civilian consultant for the 12th Precinct, Nathan Fillion played the title character in ABC's long-running Castle.
- Stana Katic (Detective Katherine “Kate” Beckett) In the role of Detective Katherine Beckett, Richard Castle's partner (in more ways than one) and the eventual NYPD Captain in charge of the 12th Precinct, Stana Katic played a lead part in ABC's Castle, though the actress left the program on controversial terms.
- Jon Huertas (Detective Javier “Javi” Esposito) As Detective Javier Esposito, the homicide sergeant of the New York Police Department's 12th Precinct, Jon Huertas was a main cast member on ABC's Castle.
- Seamus Dever (Detective Kevin Ryan) As Detective Kevin Ryan, a homicide gumshoe who works with our main characters, Seamus Dever played a notable ally in ABC's Castle.
Castle (TV Series 2009–2016) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Feb 25, 2013 · Sometimes Susan Sullivan, who plays the flamboyantly effervescent actress-mother of a mystery writer on ABC’s hit “Castle,” has needed a little career push. And even a little padding.
