Jenny Sullivan
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For the Welsh
author
see Jennifer Sullivan
.
Jenny Sullivan (born 1947) is an American
actress who has starred in films and on television. She has starred in some made for TV movies
, her best known role is in the 1983 NBC
hit miniseries V as the reporter Kristine Walsh. In 1984, she reprised her role as Kristine Walsh in the hit sequel V: The Final Battle. She was married to guitarist/producer Jim Messina (musician) during the heyday of the country rock duo Loggins & Messina.
Her first feature film was in the 1968 movie The Angry Breed. Other film roles include Plaza Suite
(1971
), The Other
and The Candidate
(1972
).
She has made guest appearances on TV shows, including Adam-12
, Sanford and Son
, Ironside
, Falcon Crest
, L.A. Law
, All in the Family
and The Fall Guy
.
Jenny Sullivan is the daughter of actor Barry Sullivan
. Jenny wrote the play J for J (Journals for John) which was prompted after she found a packet of unsent letters (in 1995) written by Barry decades earlier to her older brother, Johnny, who was mentally disabled. The play premiered on October 20, 2001. John Ritter
, who in real life had a handicapped brother, played Johnny, Jenny played herself, and actor Jeff Kober
portrayed Barry.
Sullivan is the former sister-in-law of songwriter Jimmy Webb.
Welsh people
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author
Author
An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...
see Jennifer Sullivan
Jennifer Sullivan
Jennifer Sullivan , often credited as Jenny Sullivan, is a Welsh children's author and former literary critic.Sullivan was born in Cardiff in 1945 to Londoner Frederick Anderson , an electrician and Phyllis a short story writer.Sullivan worked as a book critic for a few years when her children...
.
Jenny Sullivan (born 1947) is an American
United States
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actress who has starred in films and on television. She has starred in some made for TV movies
Television movie
A television film is a feature film that is a television program produced for and originally distributed by a television network, in contrast to...
, her best known role is in the 1983 NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
hit miniseries V as the reporter Kristine Walsh. In 1984, she reprised her role as Kristine Walsh in the hit sequel V: The Final Battle. She was married to guitarist/producer Jim Messina (musician) during the heyday of the country rock duo Loggins & Messina.
Her first feature film was in the 1968 movie The Angry Breed. Other film roles include Plaza Suite
Plaza Suite (film)
Plaza Suite is a 1971 American comedy film directed by Arthur Hiller. The screenplay by Neil Simon is based on his 1968 play of the same title. The film stars Walter Matthau, Maureen Stapleton, Barbara Harris and Lee Grant.-Plot:...
(1971
1971 in film
The year 1971 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*February 8 - Bob Dylan's hour long documentary film, Eat the Document, premieres at New York's Academy of Music...
), The Other
The Other
The Other is a 1972 psychological horror film directed by Robert Mulligan, adapted for film by Tom Tryon, from his bestselling novel. It stars Uta Hagen, Diana Muldaur, and Chris & Martin Udvarnoky.-Plot:...
and The Candidate
The Candidate (1972 film)
The Candidate is a 1972 American film starring Robert Redford. Its themes include how the political machine corrupts. There are many parallels between the then-recent 1970 California Senate election between John V. Tunney and George Murphy; however, Redford's character Bill McKay is a political...
(1972
1972 in film
The year 1972 in film involved some significant events.-Top grossing films :- Awards :Academy Awards:*Avanti!, directed by Billy Wilder, starring Jack Lemmon and Juliet MillsB...
).
She has made guest appearances on TV shows, including Adam-12
Adam-12
Adam-12 was a television police drama which followed two police officers of the Los Angeles Police Department, Pete Malloy and Jim Reed, as they patrolled the streets of Los Angeles in their patrol unit, 1-Adam-12. Created by Jack Webb who is known for creating Dragnet, the series captured a...
, Sanford and Son
Sanford and Son
Sanford and Son is an American sitcom, based on the BBC's Steptoe and Son, that ran on the NBC television network from January 14, 1972, to March 25, 1977....
, Ironside
Ironside (TV series)
Ironside is a Universal television series which ran on NBC from September 14, 1967 to January 16, 1975. The show starred Raymond Burr as the wheelchair-using Chief of Detectives, Robert T. Ironside. The character's debut was in a TV-movie on March 28, 1967. The original title of the show in the...
, Falcon Crest
Falcon Crest
Falcon Crest is an American primetime television soap opera which aired on the CBS network for nine seasons, from December 4, 1981 to May 17, 1990. A total of 227 episodes were produced....
, L.A. Law
L.A. Law
L.A. Law is a US television legal drama that ran on NBC from September 15, 1986 to May 19, 1994. L.A. Law reflected the social and cultural ideologies of the 1980s and early 1990s and many of the cases featured on the show dealt with hot topic issues such as abortion, racism, gay rights,...
, All in the Family
All in the Family
All in the Family is an American sitcom that was originally broadcast on the CBS television network from January 12, 1971, to April 8, 1979. In September 1979, a new show, Archie Bunker's Place, picked up where All in the Family had ended...
and The Fall Guy
The Fall Guy
The Fall Guy is an American action/adventure television program produced for ABC and originally broadcast from November 4, 1981 to May 2, 1986. It starred Lee Majors, Douglas Barr, and Heather Thomas. Majors and Barr are the only two actors to appear in all 112 episodes of the series...
.
Jenny Sullivan is the daughter of actor Barry Sullivan
Barry Sullivan (actor)
Barry Sullivan was an American movie actor who appeared in over 100 movies from the 1930s to the 1980s.Born in New York City, Sullivan fell into acting when in college playing semi-pro football...
. Jenny wrote the play J for J (Journals for John) which was prompted after she found a packet of unsent letters (in 1995) written by Barry decades earlier to her older brother, Johnny, who was mentally disabled. The play premiered on October 20, 2001. John Ritter
John Ritter
Jonathan Southworth "John" Ritter was an American actor, voice over artist and comedian perhaps best known for having played Jack Tripper and Paul Hennessy in the ABC sitcoms Three's Company and 8 Simple Rules, respectively...
, who in real life had a handicapped brother, played Johnny, Jenny played herself, and actor Jeff Kober
Jeff Kober
Jeff Kober is an American actor, known for his performances on television and film.-Major work:Jeff Kober, a native of Billings, Montana, was born on December 18, 1953. Not satisfied with being a rancher, Kober relocated to the L.A. area in his twenties with the desire to become an actor...
portrayed Barry.
Sullivan is the former sister-in-law of songwriter Jimmy Webb.