Katy Sullivan
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Katy Sullivan is an American actress and Paralympic track and fielder and US record holder.
Biography
Katy was born legless. At age 19 she broke the world record for 200 m at the 2007 Paralympic National Championships. When she grew up, she pursued career in acting, and got a degree in it from Webster University in St. Louis, Missouri. She moved to Los Angeles, California in 2004 in hopes of being employed as an actress, and has appearanced in such TV shows as Hedda Gabler, Nip/Tuck and My Name is Earl, Last Man Standing, Legit, and NCIS: New Orleans. She is married to Jay Cramer, a director of performing arts who works at Racho los Amigos National Rehab Center.[1] In 2007 she broke a world record for a 200 m run at the 2007 Paralympic National Championships and in 2012 broke the a 100 m record.[2] In 2012 she ran 100 metre with U.S. Paralympic track and field team at which she came in first place.[3] She is scheduled to appear in a movie called Recalculating.[4]
References
- ↑ "Katy Sullivan". PBS. Retrieved July 12, 2013.
- ↑ "Katy Sullivan". Hanger Patient Profiles. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
- ↑ Rich Archbold (July 7, 2012). "Rich Archbold: Katy Sullivan overcomes rough start to make Paralympics team". Press-Telegram. Retrieved July 12, 2013.
- ↑ "Webster U Grad with No Legs Makes Successful Run to Hollywood – Katy Sullivan Receives Alumni Award & Sweet Homecoming". Cision. September 16, 2011. Retrieved August 2, 2014.