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Shirley Jordan

Acting

Biography

Shirley hails from Pawcatuck, Connecticut. Upon graduating from UConn (Go Huskies!), she took the road most traveled to New York City and enjoyed various odd jobs such as a waitress at the Empire State Building, receptionist at 20th Century Fox, cocktail waitress at the popular disco Visage. She is known for portraying the former veterinarian turned forensic specialist Tanya, the consummate lover and hater of all things zombie in We're Alive, a multi-award winning audio podcast with now over 100 million downloads worldwide.

Filmography36 titles

Friends

1994as Doctor

Criminal Minds

2005as Rosa Escobedo

The West Wing

1999as FBI Receptionist

This Is Us

2016as Happy Grandma

The Shield

2002as Verna Rhodes

Family Reunion

2019as Grandma

S.W.A.T.

2017as Rebecca

Pretty Little Liars

2010as Mrs. Pillsbury

Monk

2002as Second Reporter

Boston Legal

2004as Foreperson

Desperate Housewives

2004as Nurse

Angel

1999as Internal Affairs Woman

ER

1994as IDC Analyst

Better Off Ted

2009as Mrs. Boudreaux

Commander in Chief

2005as Friend #1

NCIS

2003as Mary Tyler

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000as Deputy

Abbott Elementary

2021as Delisha Sloss

Switched at Birth

2011as Nurse

Strong Medicine

2000as Ebony Weston

Rebel

2021as Willa

Shooter

2016as Senator Daitch

Scandal

2012as Debate Moderator

Diagnosis: Murder

1993as Nurse

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

1993as Cop

The Affair

2014as Foundation Chairwoman

Shark

2006as Judge Vivian Bell

Eleventh Hour

2008as Nurse

Friends with Benefits

2011as Nurse

Ally McBeal

1997as Nancy Sosha

Biloxi Blues

1988as Additional Voice

The Possession of Michael King

2014as Middle Aged Woman

Shout

1991as Additional Voices (voice)

Super Fun Night

2013as Teacher

Post Grad

2009as Interviewer

Most Wanted Santa

2021as Celina