Sullivan then recorded two pilot comedies, "Ruth Harper" and "Satellite News". She then got the opportunity to play comedy in a guest stint in Doctor Doctor (1989). After leaving FC, Sullivan continued her charity association with the Blue Cross and ACOA (Adult Children of Alcoholics). Sullivan looks back on her days at FC with pride, especially at her gutsy work when her character had a brief bout with alcohol, drawing on her memories of being the child of an alcoholic. Sullivan decided to leave FC at the start of its final season after seven seasons because she felt "Maggie was repeating herself". and "Last Summer" at Blue Fish Cove in San Francisco. Throughout FC's run, Sullivan remained devoted to the theatre appearing in "Fifth of July" at the Mark Taper Forum in L.A. She attained her greatest success during the '80s when she played the often put-upon "Maggie" on Falcon Crest (1981). Sullivan then went on to become a member of the ensemble cast of It's a Living (1980). 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.). She went on to play a dozen different parts on TV before taking on the role that would win her an Emmy nomination that of Peter Strauss' lover in the miniseries, Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II (1976). Following her role, Sullivan was acting off-Broadway when an agent spotted her and encouraged her to move to Hollywood, signing her to a contract which was conditional upon her doing so. In the 1960s, Susan played "Lenore Curtin" on Another World (1964) for four years, a role that gave her much experience in television, and evidently had a lot of fun from what fellow co-stars (especially Nicolas Coster) have testified. Sullivan continued appearing in theater while working on Falcon Crest (1981) in the 1980s. before landing a role in Broadway opposite Dustin Hoffman in "Jimmy Shine". Originally groomed for the theater, Sullivan worked at the National Repertory Theatre in Washington D.C.
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