Rachel Cronin

Rachel Cronin
Born	(1971-09-29) September 29, 1971 (age 53) Alberta, Canada
Alma mater	University of British Columbia (BFA)
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1995–2009

Rachel Cronin (born September 29, 1971) is a Canadian actress, best known for her role as Shirley Pifko on the NBC television series Ed . ^{[1] [2]}

Early life

Cronin's father was Edmond Jude Cronin, a provincial court judge. ^[3] She was born in Alberta and grew up in Vancouver, British Columbia. ^[4] She attended Argyle Secondary School, ^[5] a high school which emphasised the arts, where she won awards and bursaries for her acting.^{[ citation needed ]} She was then accepted to the University of British Columbia Bachelor of Fine Arts Acting Program ^[5] and graduated top of her class. ^[3] Cronin has since been working in theatre, television and film, and in 2000 she was signed on to play the eccentric Shirley Pifko on Ed . ^[6]

Film and television filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1996	Cat Swallows Parakeet and Speaks!	Snow White
1998	Y2K	Wendy Allison	Short film
2003	Spook	Kelly	[7]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995	Eye Level	Hotel Manager	TV movie
1997	Poltergeist: The Legacy	Janice	1 episode: s02e18 "Fear"
1998	The Outer Limits	GRS Girl - Melanie	1 episode: s04e01 "Criminal Nature"
2000	They Nest	Respiratory Technician	TV movie
2000–2004	Ed	Shirley Pifko	Series regular
2006	This Space for Rent	Joan Forbes
2009	Reaper	Mary Pat	1 episode: s02e13 "The Devil and Sam Oliver"

References

1. Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 297. ISBN   978-0-7864-6477-7.
2. "The concerns of a nonconformist TV actor" by Lena Sin, Maclean's (7 Oct, 2002) Retrieved from ProQuest   218495764
3. McNamara, Lynne (September 13, 2000). "Local actress scores with Ed". The Vancouver Sun. Canada, British Columbia, Vancouver. p. C 5. Retrieved 28 June 2019– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Rachel Cronin". The Record. New Jersey, Hackensack. January 30, 2002. p. F-5. Retrieved 28 June 2019– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Rachel delivers quirky: After all the joe-jobs, weird customers and shared bathroom, Rachel Cronin gets what's due" by Glen Schaefer, The Province (5 Oct, 2000) [Final Edition] Retrieved from ProQuest   269260707
6. "EdTV: on set with Canada's Tom Cavanagh and Rachel Cronin" by Simon Houpt, Flare (June, 2002) Retrieved from ProQuest   223846683
7. "NFB produces four animated shorts" by Ian Edwards at playbackonline.ca

External links

• Rachel Cronin at IMDb