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Constance Shulman
Born (1958-04-04) April 4, 1958 (age 66)
Johnson City, Tennessee, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1989–present
Spouse
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(m. 1999)​
Children2

Constance Shulman (born April 4, 1958) is an American actress. She is best known for voicing Patti Mayonnaise on Doug and for her current role as Yoga Jones in Orange Is the New Black. Shulman originated the role of Annelle in the first production of Steel Magnolias Off-Broadway.[1]

Life and career

Shulman was born in Johnson City, Tennessee, to a Jewish family.[2] In 1980, she graduated from the University of Tennessee with a bachelor's degree in both speech and theatre.[3] She moved to New York City to study acting at the Circle in the Square Theatre School and pursue an acting career.[4] In 1989, she made her screen debut in the comedy film Fletch Lives, playing Cindy Mae. She later had supporting parts in films Lost Angels, Men Don't Leave, and Fried Green Tomatoes.[citation needed]

On television, Shulman worked as a voice actress, playing Patti Mayonnaise on Doug from 1991 to 1999.[5] In the early 1990s, Shulman appeared in a series of Kraft mayonnaise commercials.[2]

She was also a regular cast member in the short-lived 1996 ABC sitcom, The Faculty, playing the best friend of Meredith Baxter's character.[6] In the late 1990s Shulman left the screen to raise her two children.[4]

In 2013, Shulman was cast in a recurring role as "Yoga Jones" in the Netflix comedy-drama series, Orange Is the New Black. Along with the rest of the cast, she received a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in 2015.[7]

Personal life

She is married to fellow actor Reed Birney, and their daughter Gus Birney is an actress.[8] Her son Ephraim Birney is also an actor.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1989 Fletch Lives Cindy Mae
1989 Lost Angels Beautician
1990 Men Don't Leave Carly
1990 Reversal of Fortune Pharmacist Uncredited
1991 He Said, She Said Make-Up Girl
1991 McBain Dr. Blazier
1991 Fried Green Tomatoes Missy
1991 Lethal Innocence Nell Willis Television film
1993 Weekend at Bernie's II Tour Operator
1999 Doug's 1st Movie Patti Mayonnaise (voice)
1999 Sweet and Lowdown Hazel
2008 A Jersey Christmas Connie
2015 Stereotypically You Unemployment Worker
2015 Nasty Baby Bishop's Girlfriend
2017 Sylvio Tina
2018 Most Likely to Murder Lowell's Mom
2018 The Broken Ones Rowland

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1989 The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd Bonnie Sayles 2 episodes
1991–1994, 1996–1999 Doug Patti Mayonnaise (voice) 29 episodes
1994 Heavens to Betsy Lilly Walker Unsold TV pilot
1996 The Faculty Shelly Ray 13 episodes
2013–2017; 2019 Orange Is the New Black Yoga Jones Recurring role 48 episodes
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (2015–17)
Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series

Guest star Orange Is the New Black (season 7)

2014 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Daycare Manager Episode: "Wednesday's Child"
2017 Broad City Psychic Episode: "Sliding Doors"
2017 Star vs. the Forces of Evil Milly Sparkles (voice) Episode: "MathMagic"
2018 The Blacklist Fiona Episode: "Ilyas Surkov (No. 54)"
2019 OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes Dr. Sphinxson Episode: "Radical Rescue"

References

  1. ^ Gussow, Mel (1987-03-27). "Stage - 'Steel Magnolias,' A Louisiana Story". NYTimes.com. Retrieved 2017-05-27.
  2. ^ a b Rizzo, Frank. "Actress Shulman's Career Blossoms As Image Of Southern Belle Withers". Hartford Courant. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
  3. ^ McRary, Amy (29 March 2017). "'Orange is New Black' actress says new season 'off the wall'". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  4. ^ a b Brillantes, Mariam. "'Orange Is the New Black' Star Constance Shulman Says New Season Looks Golden". Blogs.wsj.com. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
  5. ^ "'Orange Is The New Black' Star Constance Shulman Voiced Patti Mayonnaise On 'Doug' (PHOTO)". The Huffington Post. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
  6. ^ "Patti Mayonnaise From 'Doug' Is on 'Orange Is the New Black'". The Daily Beast. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
  7. ^ McCue, Michelle. "BIRDMAN, DOWNTON ABBEY Big Winners At 21st Screen Actors Guild Awards". We Are Movie Geeks. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
  8. ^ Berman, Nat (June 26, 2017). "Five Things You Didn't Know About Gus Birney". TVOvermind.com. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
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