Shannon Cochran

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Shannon Cochran
Born (1958-08-07) August 7, 1958 (age 66)
Years active1992–present

Shannon Cochran (born August 7, 1958) is an American actress. While she has numerous credits to her name, she is particularly recognizable as having played the mysterious Anna Morgan in the 2002 horror film The Ring .

Cochran played Pam Beesly's mother in The Office episode "Sexual Harassment" (later replaced by Linda Purl).

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1992 The Babe Flapper
1992 Seinfeld SheilaEpisode: "The Parking Space"
1992 Empty Nest StacyEpisode: "It's Not Easy Being Green"
1993 L.A. Law D.D.A. Ms. SchiffEpisode: "F.O.B."
1993–94 NYPD Blue Lois Snyder4 episodes
1994 The Untouchables Episode: "The Last Gauntlet"
1994 Star Trek: The Next Generation KalitaEpisode: "Preemptive Strike"
1994 The Haunting of Seacliff Inn Sheriff TomizackTV movie
1994 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Kalita / Sirella2 episodes: "Defiant", "You Are Cordially Invited"
1995 Full House MorganEpisode: "Michelle Rides Again"
1997 Chicago Hope Linda KellerdEpisode: "Colonel of Truth"
1997 Saved by the Bell: The New Class Ms. RichardsEpisode: "Her Brother's Keeper"
1998 ER Mrs. KlingmanEpisode: "Masquerade"
1999 Witness Protection PsychologistTV movie
2000 Any Day Now Episode: "It's a Mother-Daughter Thing"
2000 Grosse Pointe Julie's MomEpisode: "Satisfaction"
2001 Touched by an Angel ValEpisode: "I Am an Angel"
2001 Gilmore Girls MeenaEpisode: "Like Mother, Like Daughter"
2002 The Ring Anna Morgan
2002 Star Trek: Nemesis Senator Tal'aura
2003 Frasier Bank ManagerEpisode: "Roe to Perdition"
2003 Charlie Lawrence NewscasterEpisode: "A Vote of Confidence"
2004 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Cindy Cramer / SarahEpisode: "Charisma"
2005 Rings Anna MorganArchive footage
2005 The Ring Two Anna MorganArchive footage
2005 Without a Trace Dr. WitmerEpisode: "Volcano"
2005 The Office Helene BeeslyEpisode: "Sexual Harassment"
2006 Grey's Anatomy Mary SingletonEpisode: "Begin the Begin"
2006The Substance of Things Hoped ForDr. Drury
2006 The Bold and the Beautiful Prosecutor Gilmore2 episodes
2006 Close to Home MeredithEpisode: "Legacy"
2007 The Unit Capt. LisaEpisode: "In Loco Parentis"
2009 Numbers Doctor IversonEpisode: "The Fifth Man"
2010 Fringe Patricia Van HornEpisode: "Do Shapeshifters Dream of Electric Sheep?"
2011 Off the Map Marian CooperEpisode: "It's a Leaf"
2011 The Perfect Family Mary Donovan
2011 Desperate Housewives Meg ButlerEpisode: "The Lies Ill-Concealed"
2012–13 Scandal Attorney General Susan Sawyer3 episodes
2014 NCIS Mallory LinnEpisode: "Bulletproof"
2015 NCIS: Los Angeles Dr. Susan RathburnEpisode: "Citadel"
2016 Modern Family Nancy DeckerEpisode: "Grab It"
2017 Rings Anna MorganArchive footage
2019 Captive State Cathy Mulligan


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