Kelly Sullivan (actress)

Kelly Sullivan (born February 3, 1978) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Kate Howard and the character's alternate personality, Connie Falconeri, on the ABC daytime soap opera General Hospital, a role she held from September 2011 until August 2013. 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.

Kelly Sullivan
Kelly Sullivan at the 84th Academy Awards
Born	(1978-02-03) February 3, 1978 Puyallup, Washington, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2000–present (stage) 2005–present (television)
Website	https://kellysullivan.com

Early life and education

Born in Puyallup, Washington, Sullivan graduated with honors from the University of Arizona.

Career

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 2014–16, 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

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

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

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	3 segments
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"

Stage

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

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	[9]

References

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 22, 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.

External links

• Kelly Sullivan on IMDb
• Kelly Sullivan at the Internet Broadway Database