She is the daughter of actor Barry Sullivan . In the 1990s, she was working as a theatrical director.Wrote the play "J for J" ("Journal for John") which was inspired after she found a series of unsent letters written a half century ago by her actor/father Barry Sullivan to her handicapped older brother Johnny. The intense play had its premiere on October 20, 2001 at the Rubicon Theater in Ventura, California with actor John Ritter , who in real life had a mentally-challenged brother, playing Johnny and Jenny appearing as herself.An actress, director and playwright, Sullivan has performed in such plays as "The Baby Dance," "Any Wednesday," "Battle of Angels" and "Instant Foreplay". Long associated with The Rubicon Theater in Ventura, CA, as its Artistic Director, she has directed productions of "The Rainmaker" with Stephanie Zimbalist , "Proof" with Anne Heche , "Defying Gravity," for which she won a 'Robby' award, and "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest." She also directed a revolving door of actors in a long-running L.A. presentation of "The Vagina Monologues."Close friend of John Ritter .
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Harry Bailey has returned from Vietnam and returns to college to earn his masters degree so he can teach English. He is considered a hero among the radical student body, but still sees the absurdity on both sides of the fence. He contends with the reactionary administration and the impetuous, often futile objectives of the restless students. He acts as a mediator between the two feuding bodies. On top of everything else, his girlfriend Jan wants to marry him and live a life in the suburbs. He is cornered and finally lets loose at his own masters degree dissertation meeting, just as the latest protest heats up.