Rachel Frances Shaw (born (1986-11-11)November 11, 1986) is an
American actress, writer, director and producer. She is best known for
playing Bridgette Bird on the Showtime series SMILF, based on the 2015
short film of the same title, which she wrote, directed and starred
in. Shaw is also known for playing Mary Jo Cacciatore on the
2010â€"2011 Spike TV series Blue Mountain State, and her recurring
role as Shayla Nico in the first season of the USA Network television
series Mr. Robot.Shaw was born in South Boston, and also grew up in
Brookline, Massachusetts. Her mother, an Irish Catholic from South
Boston, raised her Jewish. Shaw's parents divorced when she was four
years old. She grew up in a single-mother home with an older
half-brother, who owns a bar in Boston.Shaw attended Michael Driscoll
School and Brookline High School. At Michael Driscoll, Shaw played
full court streetball at a nearby neighborhood park. Shaw said that
basketball was a constant of her childhood, and she incorporated it
into the pilot and third episode of SMILF. After receiving a
scholarship in her junior year, Shaw transferred to the private school
Milton Academy in Milton, Massachusetts, where she graduated in 2000.
In 2007, she graduated from Barnard College with a degree in
literature.
American actress, writer, director and producer. She is best known for
playing Bridgette Bird on the Showtime series SMILF, based on the 2015
short film of the same title, which she wrote, directed and starred
in. Shaw is also known for playing Mary Jo Cacciatore on the
2010â€"2011 Spike TV series Blue Mountain State, and her recurring
role as Shayla Nico in the first season of the USA Network television
series Mr. Robot.Shaw was born in South Boston, and also grew up in
Brookline, Massachusetts. Her mother, an Irish Catholic from South
Boston, raised her Jewish. Shaw's parents divorced when she was four
years old. She grew up in a single-mother home with an older
half-brother, who owns a bar in Boston.Shaw attended Michael Driscoll
School and Brookline High School. At Michael Driscoll, Shaw played
full court streetball at a nearby neighborhood park. Shaw said that
basketball was a constant of her childhood, and she incorporated it
into the pilot and third episode of SMILF. After receiving a
scholarship in her junior year, Shaw transferred to the private school
Milton Academy in Milton, Massachusetts, where she graduated in 2000.
In 2007, she graduated from Barnard College with a degree in
literature.
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