Ellen Bry

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]

  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.