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Miriam Shor Born July 25, 1971
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USAOccupation Actress Years active 1999-present Children One (b.2009) Miriam Shor (born July 25, 1971) is an American film, stage, and television actress.
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Early life
Shor was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She is Jewish on her father's side, and speaks fluent Yiddish as well as Italian.[1] Her parents divorced when she was 7, and she alternated between living in Turin, Italy (with her mother), and suburban Detroit (with her father).[2] She later attended the University of Michigan where she received her B.F.A. in drama.[citation needed]
Career
Shor moved to New York City and landed a series of stage roles, most notably Hedwig and the Angry Inch. In 2000 she starred in the short-lived ABC sitcom Then Came You. She subsequently appeared in guest spots on such programs as My Name Is Earl and The West Wing, and accepted supporting roles in the Harold Ramis comedy remake Bedazzled (2000) and the 2001 cinematization of Hedwig and the Angry Inch, reprising her role of Yitzhak.
In 2006, she starred in the ABC television series Big Day and in the movie Shortbus. In 2007, Shor lent a supporting role to Mary Stuart Masterson's directorial debut, the slice-of-life drama The Cake Eaters. The following year, she scored a regular part on the '70s-set prime-time CBS drama series Swingtown as Janet Thompson. The show was later canceled due to a negative reception and low ratings.
She had a recurring role on FX's Damages as Carrie Parsons. In 2011 she had a supporting role as Anna on the HBO's mini-series adaptation of Mildred Pierce.
She is currently starring in ABC's series Good Christian Belles, with Leslie Bibb, Kristin Chenoweth, Annie Potts, Jennifer Aspen and Marisol Nichols.[3]
Filmography
Year Title Role Notes 1999 Entropy Blind Date Flushed Stephanie Snow days Beth 2000 Bedazzled Carol Becker Rosie Episode: "Old Yeller" Then Came You Cheryl 10 episodes 2001 Deadline Rachel Blake Episode: " Just Lie Back" Hedwig and the Angry Inch Yitzhak L.A. Outfest Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
Nominated - Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
2001-2002 Inside Schwartz Julie Hermann 11 episodes 2002 Set Set Spike Mother 2003 Second Born Laura The Dan Show Mary Alice TV pilot 2004 Married to the Kellys Justin Episode: "Double Dating" LBS Lara Griffin 2005 Pizza Vanessa The West Wing Christine Episode: "King Corn" 2006 My Name Is Earl Gwen Waters Episode: "BB" Shortbus Cheryl 2006-2007 Big Day Becca 12 episodes 2007 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Rebecca Slater Episode: "30" The Cake Eaters Stephanie 2008 Swingtown Janet Thompson 13 episodes Puppy Love Anne 2009 Bored to Death Bonnie Episode: "The Case of the Stolen Sperm" 2007-2010 Damages Carrie Parsons 5 episodes 2011 Mildred Pierce Anna TV miniseries, 4 episodes Good Christian Belles Cricket Caruth-Reilly That's What She Said Rhoda References
- ^ Bloom, Nate (2006-11-24). "Celebrity Jews". The Jewish News Weekly of Northern California. http://www.jewishsf.com/content/2-0-/module/displaystory/story_id/30962/format/html/displaystory.html. Retrieved 2006-11-22.
- ^ Biography for Miriam Shor
- ^ Good Christian Belles
External links
Categories:- 1971 births
- Actors from Minnesota
- American film actors
- American people of Jewish descent
- American television actors
- Living people
- People from Minneapolis, Minnesota
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