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.

Known For

NCIS

Criminal Minds

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

S.W.A.T.

Friends

Desperate Housewives

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

Monk

All Movies (12)

• Static2024 · as Therapist
• Most Wanted Santa2021 · as Celina
• A Craftsman2019 · as Meredith Jenkins
• Wake the Riderless Horse2018 · as Priest
• The Possession of Michael King2014 · as Middle Aged Woman
• Accused at 172009 · as Ellen Walterson
• Post Grad2009 · as Interviewer
• Intermission2004 · as Edgewise
• Shout1991 · as Additional Voices (voice)
• Biloxi Blues1988 · as Additional Voice
• Unknown Asset— · as Ms. Layfayette
• Where Fools Go— · as Suzanne

All TV Shows (38)

• Grand Crew2021 · as Helen
• Abbott Elementary2021 · as Delisha Sloss
• Rebel2021 · as Willa
• Family Reunion2019 · as Grandma
• Atropa2018 · as Detective Shirley Martinez
• S.W.A.T.2017 · as Rebecca
• Shooter2016 · as Senator Daitch
• This Is Us2016 · as Happy Grandma
• The Affair2014 · as Foundation Chairwoman
• Super Fun Night2013 · as Teacher
• Scandal2012 · as Debate Moderator
• Friends with Benefits2011 · as Nurse
• Switched at Birth2011 · as Nurse
• Pretty Little Liars2010 · as Mrs. Pillsbury
• Better Off Ted2009 · as Mrs. Boudreaux
• Eleventh Hour2008 · as Nurse
• Shark2006 · as Judge Vivian Bell
• Vanished2006 · as Postal Employee
• Commander in Chief2005 · as Friend #1
• Criminal Minds2005 · as Rosa Escobedo
• Kitchen Confidential2005 · as Customer #3
• Desperate Housewives2004 · as Nurse
• Boston Legal2004 · as Foreperson
• NCIS2003 · as Mary Tyler
• Monk2002 · as Second Reporter
• The Shield2002 · as Verna Rhodes
• The Division2001 · as Tech #1
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation2000 · as Deputy
• Strong Medicine2000 · as Ebony Weston
• Angel1999 · as Internal Affairs Woman
• The West Wing1999 · as FBI Receptionist
• Family Law1999 · as Clerk
• Two of a Kind1998 · as Doctor
• Ally McBeal1997 · as Nancy Sosha
• Friends1994 · as Doctor
• ER1994 · as IDC Analyst
• Diagnosis: Murder1993 · as Nurse
• Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman1993 · as Cop