Portrait of Shirley Jordan

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.

Place of Birth: Pawcatuck, Connecticut, USA

Filmography

2024
Static

as Therapist

2021
Abbott Elementary

as Delisha Sloss

2021
2021
Rebel

as Willa

2019
Family Reunion

as Grandma

2019
A Craftsman

as Meredith Jenkins

2018
Atropa

as Detective Shirley Martinez

2017
S.W.A.T.

as Rebecca

2016
Shooter

as Senator Daitch

2016
This Is Us

as Happy Grandma

2014
The Possession of Michael King

as Middle Aged Woman

2013
Super Fun Night

as Teacher

2012
Scandal

as Debate Moderator

2011
2010
Pretty Little Liars

as Mrs. Pillsbury

2009
Accused at 17

as Ellen Walterson

2009
Post Grad

as Interviewer

2009
Better Off Ted

as Mrs. Boudreaux

2008
2006
Shark

as Judge Vivian Bell

2005
Commander in Chief

as Friend #1

2005
Criminal Minds

as Rosa Escobedo

2005
Kitchen Confidential

as Customer #3

2004
Boston Legal

as Foreperson

2004
Intermission

as Edgewise

2003
NCIS

as Mary Tyler

2002
Monk

as Second Reporter

2002
The Shield

as Verna Rhodes

2001
The Division

as Tech #1

2000
Strong Medicine

as Ebony Weston

1999
Angel

as Internal Affairs Woman

1999
The West Wing

as FBI Receptionist

1999
Family Law

as Clerk

1998
Two of a Kind

as Doctor

1997
Ally McBeal

as Nancy Sosha

1994
Friends

as Doctor

1994
ER

as IDC Analyst

1993
1991
Shout

as Additional Voices (voice)

1988
Biloxi Blues

as Additional Voice

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Unknown Asset

as Ms. Layfayette

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Where Fools Go

as Suzanne