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Ellen Bry

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Ellen Bry
Occupation(s)Film, television actress
Years active1976–present
Known for

Ellen Bry is an American actress. She is best known for her portrayal of nurse-turned-vigilante Shirley Daniels on the hospital drama St. Elsewhere.[1]: 922 

Bry gained acting experience in school plays, community theater productions, and summer stock theatre.[2] At one point, she left acting and worked as a paralegal for New York City's Department of Consumer Affairs.[3] A scripted fight on an episode of Kojak led to Bry's working for a while as a stuntwoman in New York.[4]

Bry also appeared as medical student Jean Hallinan in three episodes of the television series Dallas (Season Four, 1981)[citation needed] and as photographer Julie Masters on the 1978 CBS series The Amazing Spider-Man.[1]

Bry's family moved to Stamford, Connecticut, when she was a child.[4]

Filmography

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she was also in an episode of CHiPs

Year Title Role Notes
1976 To Fly! Herself Documentary short
1978 Superman Stunts, Uncredited
1979 Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders Joanne Vail TV movie
1978-1979 The Amazing Spider-Man Julie Masters 8 episodes
1980 Quincy, M.E. Linda Hayes Episode: "The Final Gift"
1982-1987 St. Elsewhere Nurse Shirley Daniels 52 episodes
1983 Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land Laura TV movie
1984 Battle of the Network Stars XVI Self - NBC Team TV special
1986 MacGyver Carole Tanner Episode: "Countdown"
1986 Disneyland Karen McCorder Episode: "I-Man"
1987 Murder, She Wrote Linda Stevens Episode: "The Cemetery Vote"
1992 Star Trek: The Next Generation Dr. Farallon Episode: "The Quality of Life"
1994 Renegade Waitress Episode: "Charlie"
1994 Mrs. Greer Katherine Short
1995 Bye Bye Love Debbie
1998 Deep Impact Stofsky
1999 Emergency Room 2 Video Game
2000 Highway 395
2006 Mission: Impossible III Lindsey's Mother
2009 The Lost & Found Family Ester

References

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  1. ^ a b Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. pp. 34–35. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7.
  2. ^ Bosch, Peter (May 22, 1987). "Is the murderess murderous?". Calgary Herald. Canada, Alberta, Calgary. p. 113. Retrieved June 27, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Ellen Bry —- Spider-Man finds a girlfriend". The Messenger. Kentucky, Madisonville. September 1, 1978. p. 31. Retrieved June 27, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ a b "Ellen Bry, Spider man's new 'webmate'". The Kokomo Tribune. Indiana, Kokomo. October 21, 1978. p. 25. Retrieved June 27, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
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