Shannon Cochran

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Shannon Cochran
Born1958or1959(age 66–67)
Savannah, Georgia, U.S.
Years active1992–present

Shannon Elaine Cochran [1] (born 1958or1959 [2] ) 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 .

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Cochran is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James B. Cochran. [1] She graduated from Page High School in Greensboro, North Carolina. She attended Wake Forest University but left to go into acting. [2] She graduated from the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music in 1982. [3]

Cochran has performed in multiple theatres in the US and Europe. She began acting professionally in theaters in Cincinnati and Memphis, and in 1984 she toured with a revue whose stops included the Bahamas, Boston, California, and Miami. [3] Her Broadway credits include August: Osage County (2009), Cabaret (2016), and Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (2019). [4]

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

Cochran married actor Michael Canavan. [2]

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

References

  1. 1 2 Larson, Pamela (November 18, 1977). "Have you heard..." The Greensboro Record. p. B 3. Retrieved July 23, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  2. 1 2 3 Rowe, Jeri (January 17, 2008). "With suit and clipped accent, Page grad brings Post's publisher to life". News and Record. pp.  B 1, B 2 . Retrieved July 23, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  3. 1 2 Smith, Whitney (January 3, 1984). "Familiar actress reaches for stars one step at a time". The Commercial Appeal. Tennessee, Memphis. p. C 3. Retrieved July 23, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Shannon Cochran". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on September 28, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2025.


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