Miriam Shor (born July , ) is an American actress. She is known for
her performance in the rock musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch and in
the film adaptation of the same name. She later starred in a number
of short-lived television series, including Swingtown () and GCB ().
Shor stars in the TV Land comedy series Younger. Shor played Madelaine
True in the Encores! production of The Wild Party at the New York City
Center July â€", alongside Younger co-star Sutton Foster.Shor was
born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She has described herself as "half
Jewish but not really religious" (her father was Jewish). She speaks
fluent Italian. Her parents divorced when she was seven, and she moved
back and forth between Turin, Italy (to live with her mother), and
suburban Detroit (her father's residence). She later attended the
University of Michigan, where she received her B.F.A. in drama.Shor
moved to New York City and began appearing onstage, notably in Hedwig
and the Angry Inch. In she starred in the short-lived ABC sitcom Then
Came You. She accepted supporting roles in the Harold Ramis comedy
remake Bedazzled () and the cinematization of Hedwig and the Angry
Inch, reprising her role of Yitzhak. During the - television season,
she starred in the NBC short-lived comedy series Inside Schwartz,
opposite Breckin Meyer and Maggie Lawson. Shor later starred in a few
independent films and guest-starred on episodes of My Name Is Earl and
The West Wing. In , she made cameo appearance in Shortbus, directed by
her Hedwig and the Angry Inch co-star John Cameron Mitchell.In , Shor
starred in the ABC television comedy series Big Day opposite Marla
Sokoloff and Wendie Malick but the series was canceled after one
season. In , Shor lent a supporting role to Mary Stuart Masterson's
directorial debut, the slice-of-life drama The Cake Eaters. The
following year, she was cast in the s-set primetime CBS drama series
Swingtown as Janet Thompson. The show was canceled due to mixed
reception and low ratings. Shor had a recurring role on FX legal drama
Damages as 'Carrie Parsons' and appeared on Law & Order: Criminal
Intent, Bored to Death, and Royal Pains. In she played the role of
'Anna' on the HBO's miniseries adaptation of Mildred Pierce.
her performance in the rock musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch and in
the film adaptation of the same name. She later starred in a number
of short-lived television series, including Swingtown () and GCB ().
Shor stars in the TV Land comedy series Younger. Shor played Madelaine
True in the Encores! production of The Wild Party at the New York City
Center July â€", alongside Younger co-star Sutton Foster.Shor was
born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She has described herself as "half
Jewish but not really religious" (her father was Jewish). She speaks
fluent Italian. Her parents divorced when she was seven, and she moved
back and forth between Turin, Italy (to live with her mother), and
suburban Detroit (her father's residence). She later attended the
University of Michigan, where she received her B.F.A. in drama.Shor
moved to New York City and began appearing onstage, notably in Hedwig
and the Angry Inch. In she starred in the short-lived ABC sitcom Then
Came You. She accepted supporting roles in the Harold Ramis comedy
remake Bedazzled () and the cinematization of Hedwig and the Angry
Inch, reprising her role of Yitzhak. During the - television season,
she starred in the NBC short-lived comedy series Inside Schwartz,
opposite Breckin Meyer and Maggie Lawson. Shor later starred in a few
independent films and guest-starred on episodes of My Name Is Earl and
The West Wing. In , she made cameo appearance in Shortbus, directed by
her Hedwig and the Angry Inch co-star John Cameron Mitchell.In , Shor
starred in the ABC television comedy series Big Day opposite Marla
Sokoloff and Wendie Malick but the series was canceled after one
season. In , Shor lent a supporting role to Mary Stuart Masterson's
directorial debut, the slice-of-life drama The Cake Eaters. The
following year, she was cast in the s-set primetime CBS drama series
Swingtown as Janet Thompson. The show was canceled due to mixed
reception and low ratings. Shor had a recurring role on FX legal drama
Damages as 'Carrie Parsons' and appeared on Law & Order: Criminal
Intent, Bored to Death, and Royal Pains. In she played the role of
'Anna' on the HBO's miniseries adaptation of Mildred Pierce.
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