Rachel Cronin (born September 29, 1971) is a Canadian actress, best known for her role as Shirley Pifko on the NBC television series Ed."The concerns of a nonconformist TV actor" by Lena Sin, Maclean's (7 Oct, 2002) Retrieved from
Early life Cronin's father was Edmond Jude Cronin, a provincial court judge. She was born in Alberta and grew up in Vancouver, British Columbia. She attended Argyle Secondary School,"Rachel delivers quirky: After all the joe-jobs, weird customers and shared bathroom, Rachel Cronin gets what's due" by Glen Schaefer, The Province (5 Oct, 2000) [Final Edition] Retrieved from a high school which emphasised the arts, where she won awards and bursaries for her acting. She was then accepted to the University of British Columbia Bachelor of Fine Arts Acting Program and graduated top of her class. Cronin has since been working in theatre, television and film, and in 2000 she was signed on to play the eccentric Shirley Pifko on Ed."EdTV: on set with Canada's Tom Cavanagh and Rachel Cronin" by Simon Houpt, Flare (June, 2002) Retrieved from
Film and television filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1996 Cat Swallows Parakeet and Speaks! Snow White 1998 Y2K Wendy Allison Short film 2003 Spook Kelly "NFB produces four animated shorts" by Ian Edwards at playbackonline.ca
Television Year Title Role Notes 1995 Eye Level Hotel Manager TV movie 1997 Poltergeist: The Legacy Janice 1 episode: s02e18 "Fear" 1998 The Outer Limits GRS Girl - Melanie 1 episode: s04e01 "Criminal Nature" 2000 They Nest Respiratory Technician TV movie 2000–2004 Ed Shirley Pifko Series regular 2006 This Space for Rent Joan Forbes 2009 Reaper Mary Pat 1 episode: s02e13 "The Devil and Sam Oliver"
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