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Available to work in the following additional locations: Massachusetts, New Jersey - South
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Physical Characteristics:

Gender: Female
Height: 5' 8"
Weight: 165 lbs.
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Blue
Dress Size: 12
Pant Size: 14
Bust/Chest: 36"
Cup Size: B
Waist: 33"
Hips: 42"
Body Type(s): Average
Portrayable Age: 55 years - 62 years
Portrayable Ethnicities: Australian,  British,  Caucasian/White,  European,  German,  Irish,  Lithuanian,  Polish,  Russian,  Scottish,  Turkish
Disability Information:

Experience:

Film
Classic Punk (2019 short) Lead Ashley B. Hiatt, Dir
Wheels (2020 award-winning indie) Supporting Paul Starkman, Dir.
The Visit (2016 award-winning short w/ June Squibb) Supporting Romina Schwedler, Dir.
Non-Stop (2014) German Wife-Mother (Core Ensemble) Jaume Collet-Serra, Dir.
Television
Madam Secretary, Season 5, ep. 7 Supporting Kevin Dowling, Dir. (CBS)
Madam Secretary, Seasons 2-6 State Dept. Advisor/White House staff (Core Ensemble) Eric Stoltz/Tea Leoni, Prod. (CBS)
Fosse/Verdon "Cabaret" Script Supervisor (silent bit) Thomas Kail, Dir (FX)
The Late Show w/ Stephen Colbert, Season 4, ep. 138 Senate Judiciary Staffer (silent bit) CBS
The Blacklist, Season 6, ep. 1 Lucinda (silent bit) Bill Roe, Dir. (NBC)
Feed the Beast, Season 1, ep. 2 Mrs. Giordano (silent bit) Steve Shill, Dir. (AMC)
Law & Order: SVU, Seas. 19, ep.11 Grand Juror (silent bit) Michael Pressman, Dir. (NBC)
Smash, Season 2 Theater Patron/Eileen Rand's friend (core ensemble) NBC
Inside Amy Schumer, Season 2, ep. 4 Wife ("Boner Doctor" silent bit) Ryan McFaul, Dir. (Com. Central)
Orange Is the New Black, Seasons 1-5 Core Inmate Ensemble Netflix
Stage
My Fair Lady (with Peter Gregus) Mrs. Higgins New Bedford Festival Theatre/Zeiterion/Michael Susko, Dir.
Helen Gallagher 90th Birthday HB Studio Benefit Big Spender, Dance Hall Girl HB Studio, Beth Adubato/Lorraine Serabian, Dirs.
Private Moment: The Royal Tenenbaums Etheline/Anjelica Huston Central Park Conservancy/Creative Time/David Levine, Dir.
The Vagina Monologues (with Tovah Feldshuh) Ensemble 4th U Theater, Nancy Robillard, Dir.
Love for Love Nurse Ark Theater Co.
Born Yesterday Helen Port West Playhouse, George Martin, Dir.
Credits
My website https://www.nancyellenshore.com
Back Stage https://backstage.com/u/nancy-eshore
Actors Access https://resumes.actorsaccess.com/nancyellenshore
IMDB https://imdb.me/NancyEllenShore
Actor Bio
Writer-performer Nancy Ellen Shore can be seen as Dr. Watson in Emmy-nominated director Paul Starkman's award-winning feature film Wheels (2020). Other recent film work: Matty's Aunt in Romina Schwedler's The Visit, a multi-award-winning short costarring Academy Award-nominee June Squibb. Recent theater work: Mrs. Higgins in New Bedford Festival Theatre's My Fair Lady starring Peter Gregus (Broadway's Jersey Boys) at the Zeiterion Theatre. Recent TV: Supporting day player on Madam Secretary, Season 5, ep 7. Recurring State Department Advisor/White House Senior Staff (core ensemble) on Madam Secretary, Seasons 2-6 (CBS); Recurring Inmate (core ensemble), Orange Is the New Black, Seasons 1-5 (Netflix). Nancy has been featured since 2012 in many other TV shows and movies, playing everything from a homeless woman to a wealthy Theater Patron/Tony Voter friend of Eileen Rand, Anjelica Huston's character, on Smash. A former theater critic/feature writer for Backstage, Stages, and The Providence Journal, she has penned juvenile biographies (Amelia Earhart, Anne Hutchinson), written for Time-Life Books, and done editorial work at Conde Nast, The New York Review of Books, and many other NYC newspapers, magazines, and publishing companies. Proud member of SAG-AFTRA, Actors' Equity, the Dramatists Guild, and New York Women in Film and TV.

Skills and Training:

Special Skills
Actor, Basketball Player, Bodybuilder, Bowler, Flute, Ice Skater, Jazz Dancer, Kick Boxer, Modern Dancer, Square Dancing, Swimmer, Volleyball Player, Waltz Dancer, Yoga
Other Skills
30 years' experience editorial work, NYC publishing, magazines, newspapers, advertising, marketing
Professional Training/Education
ACTING Nikos Psacharopoulos, Jacqueline Brooks, NYU Tisch SOA, Drama Dept./Walt Witcover HB Studio
IMPROV Frank Garcia Hejl, Upright Citizens Brigade
SPEECH, DICTION Juanita Walsh, HB Studio; Kristin Linklater intensive
VOICE Elizabeth Hodes, HB Studio, private lessons; Helen Gallagher group class
DANCE Steps; Broadway Dance Center
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