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Susan Michaelin Sullivan (born November 18 , 1942 in New York City ) is an American Actress , most known for her role as Maggie Gioberti Channing on the 1980s night-time Soap Opera , '' Falcon Crest ''. While putting herself through college at '', though her entire part consisted of her character being killed in a transporter accident. An Emmy nomination for her role as Maggie Porter in the television drama ''Rich Man, Poor Man: Book II'' brought her even more attention. Her role as Dr. Julie Farr in ''Having Babies'', which was made into two television movies and later a weekly series, was much ballyhooed but, in the end, proved unsuccessful as a TV series. In 1980, she wished to restart her career by appearing on the Sitcom '' It's A Living ''. This role led to a successful audition for '' Falcon Crest ''. At first, Sullivan turned down the role, but accepted when the producers insisted. The role of Maggie brought her back into the limelight and was her most successful role to date, acting on the series from 1981 to 1989 . When Sullivan wished to leave the show, the writers of the series had her exit in dramatic fashion, with Maggie drowning at the bottom of the family pool, the result of her wedding ring being caught in the pool drain after she tried to fish her son's toys out. Until her character was killed off, Sullivan had appeared in every episode of the series (out of the 227 episodes produced, she had appeared in the first 207). Sullivan drifted out of the public consciousness again, with appearances on ''The George Carlin Show'' and the political drama '' The Monroes '' in the early and mid-1990s. However, it was not until a supporting role in the movie '' My Best Friend's Wedding '' (as the mother of Cameron Diaz 's character) that ABC executives were interested in Sullivan for a part on a new sitcom, '' Dharma And Greg ''. She played the snooty country-club matriarch Kitty Montgomery on the series from 1997 to 2002 and gained a new audience altogether. She also has a recurring role on '' Justice League Unlimited '' as Queen Hippolyta. She has never married or had children, but her partner for over fifteen years has been Psychologist and Author , Connell Cowan. She also previously dated, among others, the late film star, Cary Grant . For many years, she was the spokeswoman for Tylenol brand pain reliever. EXTERNAL LINK |
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