Cathryn Sullivan


Cathryn Sullivan is an American acting coach who specializes in working with young performers. She is the founder and director of the Cathryn Sullivan Acting for Film Studio in Lewisville, Texas. Sullivan has worked with performers like Demi Lovato, Selena Gomez, Debby Ryan, Thomas Mann and Hayley Orrantia.

Career

Cathryn Sullivan began acting as a teenager doing speech tournaments and lead stage roles in high school, college, and community theater. She taught in Coppell for 9 years teaching at Everybody Fits, then opened her own studio in Lewisville, Texas.
Cathryn coaches children, teen actors and young adults including Demi Lovato, Selena Gomez, Thomas Mann, Madison Pettis Jackson Pace, Logan Henderson & her son Cody Linley.

Family

Sullivan is the mother of actor Cody Linley, known for his recurring role as Jake Ryan in the television series Hannah Montana and for being a contestant on the seventh season of Dancing With The Stars, in which he was partnered with Julianne Hough, and Chad Linley, who died on August 4, 2011. He was 29 years old.

Former students