
Shirley Jordan
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.
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Known For
Acting History
2024
Static as Therapist
2021Abbott Elementary as Delisha Sloss
2021Most Wanted Santa as Celina
2021Rebel as Willa
2019Family Reunion as Grandma
2019A Craftsman as Meredith Jenkins
2018Wake the Riderless Horse as Priest
2018Atropa as Detective Shirley Martinez
2017S.W.A.T. as Rebecca
2016Shooter as Senator Daitch
2016This Is Us as Happy Grandma
2014The Possession of Michael King as Middle Aged Woman
2013Super Fun Night as Teacher
2012Scandal as Debate Moderator
2011Friends with Benefits as Nurse
2011Switched at Birth as Nurse
2010Pretty Little Liars as Mrs. Pillsbury
2009Accused at 17 as Ellen Walterson
2009Post Grad as Interviewer
2009Better Off Ted as Mrs. Boudreaux
2008Eleventh Hour as Nurse
2006Shark as Judge Vivian Bell
2005Commander in Chief as Friend #1
2005Criminal Minds as Rosa Escobedo
2005Kitchen Confidential as Customer #3
2004Desperate Housewives as Nurse
2004Boston Legal as Foreperson
2004Intermission as Edgewise
2003NCIS as Mary Tyler
2002Monk as Second Reporter
2002The Shield as Verna Rhodes
2001The Division as Tech #1
2000CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Deputy
2000Strong Medicine as Ebony Weston
1999Angel as Internal Affairs Woman
1999The West Wing as FBI Receptionist
1999Family Law as Clerk
1998Two of a Kind as Doctor
1997Ally McBeal as Nancy Sosha
1994Friends as Doctor
1994ER as IDC Analyst
1993Diagnosis: Murder as Nurse
1993Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman as Cop
1991Shout as Additional Voices (voice)
1988Biloxi Blues as Additional Voice
—Where Fools Go as Suzanne
—Unknown Asset as Ms. Layfayette









