Mary Kills People and Chicago Fire star Charlotte Sullivan interview on her roles, depression and playing Marilyn

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• Caroline Dhavernas Slays in Lifetime's 'Mary Kills People'
• Chicago Fire explainer: What happened to Kelly Severide's ex-girlfriend Anna Turner?
• What happened to Anna on Chicago Fire?
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• Mary Kills People and Chicago Fire star Charlotte Sullivan interview on her roles, depression and playing Marilyn

Fans everywhere know that no one's safe when they hang out with the folks at Firehouse 51. Not at first, but Mary tells her in my first episode. By the season finale, Nicole makes a big decision about her sister’s business. He’s so down-to-earth and lovely and normal, and he plays the role so well.

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Notably, she is one of a small group of actors to have been considered and cast as the iconic Marilyn Monroe, who she played in 2011 series The Kennedys. Although a Toronto-native and currently traveling back and forth from Montreal to Chicago, Sullivan likes to call Los Angeles her home, where she lives with her husband, fellow Canadian actor/director Peter Stebbings. One of her inner circle of confidantes is her own sister, played by Toronto-born actor Charlotte Sullivan.

Chicago Fire explainer: What happened to Kelly Severide's ex-girlfriend Anna Turner?

For those unaware, Anna first appeared in the drama series during Season 5. The pediatric nurse had leukemia, but luckily she seemed to recover once Severide saved her life by donating bone marrow. Though Darden died in Chicago Fire's debut episode, the impact of his passing created a ripple effect that's still felt many seasons later.

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Their unlikely meet-cute sparks a 10-episode romance between Turner and Severide that ends with her succumbing to her illness. Sullivan's resume, however, extends far beyond the Windy City limits. If you have a soft spot for Canadian television or had the pleasure of growing up in the '90s, here's why you might recognize Sullivan. Anna is a leukemia patient who meets Kelly Severide (Taylor Kinney) after he donates bone marrow to her. Kelly is screened as a favor to his doctor friend Jeff Clarke (Jeff Hephner) but ends up having to put off the transplant after a work injury. After the surgery, Anna’s health improves somewhat.

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Brett was nearly tasked with caring for her newborn half-sister, but helped Scott accept his role instead. Boden soon learned that his father had been diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer and had a slim hope of finding a successful treatment plan. Boden did everything in his power to convince his father to fight cancer proactively, but Boden Sr. wished to live his life rather than risk dying from intense chemotherapy. Fans everywhere know that no one’s safe when they hang out with the folks at Firehouse 51. I felt like I was playing cops-and-robbers with my friends, all of whom I’ve stayed in touch with. I play Nicole, the younger sister of the lead character, Dr. Mary Harris (Caroline Dhavernas).

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While we’re pretty certain we know how exactly things will end — this is a Hallmark movie we’re talking about after all and there’s nothing wrong with comfortable, predictability! — don’t expect Kayla and Justin to get their happily ever after without a little bit of conflict. Taylor is a phenomenal actor, I love working with him, he is a really interesting artist. They’re just beautiful people, the crew and the actors, they’re so embracing of me. I felt like I had been there since the pilot. My only problem, I had to play a certain secret at that table with him.

Sullivan, a Canadian actress of Rookie Blue fame, tells TV Insider about her last heart-wrenching scenes with Kinney and her new series, Lifetime’s Mary Kills People. After a 99-goal masterpiece last season, Scane entered her sixth year at the school ranked eighth on the Division I career goals list with 288. Again, one of those years was wiped out by an injury. Another was cut by more than half because of the COVID-19 pandemic. With 64 goals through 15 games in 2024, she has moved up seven spots on the all-time list, leapfrogging former teammate Hailey Rhatigan and Maryland’s Megan Whittle — the former Big Ten leader — along the way.

He was also Kelly Severide's semi-estranged father and close friends with Chief Boden. Chicago Fire fans met Danny in Season 4, Episode 1 ("Let It Burn") after he visited Jimmy to tease him about his firefighter candidacy and his choice of Firehouse 51. Boden Sr.'s death was cataclysmic for Firehouse 51's typically fearless commander, who faced first-time fatherhood suddenly fatherless. She was among the crew of Firehouse 51 emergency personnel responding to a huge apartment fire in Season 2, Episode 22 ("Real Never Waits"). The episode ended on a cliff-hanger as Chief Wallace Boden (Eamonn Walker) watched in horror as an explosion went off and the roof collapsed with Firehouse 51 still inside. In the Season 3 premiere ("Always"), Chicago Fire fans were heartbroken to learn that roof collapse caused a beam to fall and strike Shay in the head, killing her instantly.

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To stem the backdraft and protect the squad from the explosion, Otis slammed a steel door shut, facing the inferno on his own. Despite being rushed to the hospital, Otis didn't survive the extensive injuries he suffered from the rescue. In the Season 7 finale ("I'm Not Leaving You"), the crew responded to a fire at Arnow Mattress, but the episode ended on a cliffhanger when a pressure valve exploded. Then, in Season 8, Episode 1 ("Sacred Ground"), viewers learned that a boiler had exploded and sparked a fiery backdraft. However, Benny died in Season 7, Episode 6 ("All The Proof") after suffering from a stroke.

Still, Sullivan relished her time on set, recalling how she was treated with reverence when done up as Monroe. "It was the first time in my entire life where I felt like a real actress," she told CBC. In the case of Dr. Anna Turner, played by Charlotte Sullivan, her brief tenure on "Chicago Fire" is mired in tragedy from the jump. Turner joined "Chicago Fire" at the beginning of Season 5. A leukemia patient of Jeff Clarke's (Jeff Hephner), Turner receives a bone marrow transplant from Kelly Severide (Taylor Kinney) at his friend Jeff's suggestion.

In any case, it didn't seem to slow down her casting success that decade. Given the life-or-death subject matter of the "One Chicago" universe, the franchise is uniquely acquainted with grueling tragedy. Indeed, over the course of "Chicago Fire," "Chicago P.D.," and "Chicago Med," the vast web of first responders experience an outsize amount of death, whether it's in the line of fire or in their personal lives.

Was that your last time on the Chicago Fire set? Originally, that was supposed to be last scene we shot, but luckily, there was an incredible crazy snowstorm that screwed up my entire shooting schedule, so I got to shoot a happy scene last. It was me eating the burger that Severide brought me. It had been so emotional and heavy, so it was nice to end the role with a burger and fries. Watching his girlfriend die soon after he said “I love you” to her with tears in his eyes will be hard for Severide to get through, won’t it? He hasn’t gone to that kind of place with a significant other before.

She first appeared in season five, and despite her personal struggles with leukemia, proved to be a capable firefighter. She met Kelly Severide (Taylor Kinney) when he donated bone marrow to her, and they quickly struck up a romance. He seeks her out and learns that her leukemia has become terminal — she’d tried to leave him before the disease devastated her.