Acting ยท Pawcatuck, Connecticut, USA
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.
MovieStatic
2024
as Therapist
TVGrand Crew
2021
as Helen
TVAbbott Elementary
2021
as Delisha Sloss
MovieMost Wanted Santa
2021
as Celina
TVRebel
2021
as Willa
TVFamily Reunion
2019
as Grandma
MovieA Craftsman
2019
as Meredith Jenkins
MovieWake the Riderless Horse
2018
as Priest
TVAtropa
2018
as Detective Shirley Martinez
TVS.W.A.T.
2017
as Rebecca
TVShooter
2016
as Senator Daitch
TVThis Is Us
2016
as Happy Grandma
TVThe Affair
2014
as Foundation Chairwoman
MovieThe Possession of Michael King
2014
as Middle Aged Woman
TVSuper Fun Night
2013
as Teacher
TVScandal
2012
as Debate Moderator
TVFriends with Benefits
2011
as Nurse
TVSwitched at Birth
2011
as Nurse
TVPretty Little Liars
2010
as Mrs. Pillsbury
MovieAccused at 17
2009
as Ellen Walterson
MoviePost Grad
2009
as Interviewer
TVBetter Off Ted
2009
as Mrs. Boudreaux
TVEleventh Hour
2008
as Nurse
TVShark
2006
as Judge Vivian Bell
TVVanished
2006
as Postal Employee
TVCommander in Chief
2005
as Friend #1
TVCriminal Minds
2005
as Rosa Escobedo
TVKitchen Confidential
2005
as Customer #3
TVDesperate Housewives
2004
as Nurse
TVBoston Legal
2004
as Foreperson
MovieIntermission
2004
as Edgewise
TVNCIS
2003
as Mary Tyler
TVMonk
2002
as Second Reporter
TVThe Shield
2002
as Verna Rhodes
TVThe Division
2001
as Tech #1
TVCSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Deputy
TVStrong Medicine
2000
as Ebony Weston
TVAngel
1999
as Internal Affairs Woman
TVThe West Wing
1999
as FBI Receptionist
TVFamily Law
1999
as Clerk
TVTwo of a Kind
1998
as Doctor
TVAlly McBeal
1997
as Nancy Sosha
TVFriends
1994
as Doctor
TVER
1994
as IDC Analyst
TVDiagnosis: Murder
1993
as Nurse
TVLois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993
as Cop
MovieShout
1991
as Additional Voices (voice)
MovieBiloxi Blues
1988
as Additional Voice
MovieUnknown Asset
as Ms. Layfayette
MovieWhere Fools Go
as Suzanne
