Rachel Cronin

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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]

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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

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996Cat Swallows Parakeet and Speaks!Snow White
1998Y2KWendy AllisonShort film
2003SpookKelly [7]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1995Eye LevelHotel ManagerTV movie
1997 Poltergeist: The Legacy Janice1 episode: s02e18 "Fear"
1998 The Outer Limits GRS Girl - Melanie1 episode: s04e01 "Criminal Nature"
2000 They Nest Respiratory TechnicianTV movie
2000–2004 Ed Shirley PifkoSeries regular
2006 This Space for Rent Joan Forbes
2009 Reaper Mary Pat1 episode: s02e13 "The Devil and Sam Oliver"

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