Katy Sullivan

Katy Sullivan is an American actor, producer, writer, and Paralympic track and field athlete and US record holder.

In 2021-2022, she played Esther, the dispatcher at the Iron Lake Police Station, in the Showtime special even series Dexter: New Blood.

Appearances

 * "Cold Snap" (2021)
 * "Smoke Signals" (2021)
 * "H Is for Hero" (2021)
 * "Runaway" (2021)
 * "Too Many Tuna Sandwiches" (2021)
 * "Skin of Her Teeth" (2021)
 * "Sins of the Father" (2022)

Career
Film

Her film credits include roles in T11 Incomplete (2020); Walk On (2016, documentary); and Saint Bernard (2013).

TV Movies

Her TV movie credits include roles in I'm with Stupid (2007).

Shorts

Her shorts include Rear Parking Spot (2016); Rise (2016, robot [rumored]); Recalculating (2013); The Blogger (2011); Pig Tails in a Blanket (2010); The Break Up (2008); Katy Sullivan (2006); and The Lift (2004).

Television

Her TV credits include roles on Station 19; Period's Big Adventure (Mini-Series); NCIS: New Orleans; Last Man Standing; Legit; My Name Is Earl; Dirt (uncredited); and Nip/Tuck (uncredited).

Theatre


 * She starred as Ani alongside Wendell Pierce in the world premiere of Cost of Living at the Williamstown Theatre Festival.
 * Sullivan reprised the role of Ani in the Manhattan Theatre Club's Pulitzer Prize winning off-Broadway production of Cost of Living.
 * She has performed in The Long Red Road at the Goodman Theatre directed by Philip Seymour Hoffman.

Sports
Sullivan is a four-times US Champion in the 100m. She was among the first bilateral above-knee amputees to compete in the Paralympics in ambulatory track when she ran in the London 2012 Paralympic Games, setting a new American record of 17.33s and finishing 6th in the World.

Additional
She co-created SulliFlinn Productions with fellow Webster Grad, Becca Flinn White. They produce online comedy content, short films and are developing a comedy, Legs, based on their life experiences. They were 2015 Fellows at the Producer's Guild of America in their Power of Diversity program.

Awards and Nominations

 * November 2015 - Sullivan received the Athletes in Excellence Award from The Foundation for Global Sports Development, in recognition of her community service efforts and work with youth.
 * April 2018 - Sullivan was nominated as Outstanding Actress in a Play by the Outer Critics Circle Awards for her performance in the Pulitzer Prize-winning play Cost of Living.
 * June 2018 - Sullivan won a Theatre World award for her performance in Cost of Living.

Personal Life
Sullivan was born a bilateral transfemoral amputee, missing both lower legs. She grew up in Alabama, pursuing interests in gymnastics, singing and acting, and received a BFA in acting from Webster University's Conservatory in St. Louis.