Actor
Shirley Jordan
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.
Notable work
8.4Friends (1994)
as Doctor
8.3Criminal Minds (2005)
as Rosa Escobedo
8Pretty Little Liars (2010)
as Mrs. Pillsbury
7.6NCIS (2003)
as Mary Tyler
7.9Desperate Housewives (2004)
as Nurse
8.2This Is Us (2016)
as Happy Grandma
8S.W.A.T. (2017)
as Rebecca
7.6CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)
as Deputy
7.9Monk (2002)
as Second Reporter
7.9Angel (1999)
as Internal Affairs Woman
7.8ER (1994)
as IDC Analyst
8.2The Shield (2002)
as Verna Rhodes
Often works with
Aisha Tyler
2 titles together
Friends, Criminal Minds
Shemar Moore
2 titles together
Criminal Minds, S.W.A.T.
Josh Stewart
2 titles together
Criminal Minds, Shooter
Teri Hatcher
2 titles together
Desperate Housewives, Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Kenny Johnson
2 titles together
S.W.A.T., The Shield
David Rees Snell
2 titles together
S.W.A.T., The Shield
Full filmography · 50
Grand Crew
as Helen
2021
Abbott Elementary
as Delisha Sloss
20217.5
Rebel
as Willa
20217.1
Family Reunion
as Grandma
20198.1
Atropa
as Detective Shirley Martinez
2018
S.W.A.T.
as Rebecca
20178
Shooter
as Senator Daitch
20167.2
This Is Us
as Happy Grandma
20168.2
The Affair
as Foundation Chairwoman
20146.7
Super Fun Night
as Teacher
20135.3
Scandal
as Debate Moderator
20127.2
Friends with Benefits
as Nurse
20116.5