Ellen Bry
Encyclopedia
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
. Bry also appeared as medical student Jean Hallinan in three episodes of the hit television series "Dallas" (Season Four, 1981) and as photographer Juile Mason on the 1978 CBS
series The Amazing Spider-Man
.
Bry was a graduate of the Stamford, Connecticut
public schools and Tufts University
(cum laude). She found out about auditions for St. Elsewhere because her boyfriend and future husband John Masius
was one of the show's creators and producers.
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actress. She is best known for her portrayal of nurse-turned-vigilante "Shirley Daniels" on the hospital drama St. Elsewhere
St. Elsewhere
St. Elsewhere is an American medical drama television series that originally ran on NBC from October 26, 1982 to May 25, 1988. The series is set at fictional St. Eligius, a decaying urban teaching hospital in Boston's South End neighborhood...
. Bry also appeared as medical student Jean Hallinan in three episodes of the hit television series "Dallas" (Season Four, 1981) and as photographer Juile Mason on the 1978 CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
series The Amazing Spider-Man
The Amazing Spider-Man
The Amazing Spider-Man is an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics, featuring the adventures of the fictional superhero Spider-Man. Being the mainstream continuity of the franchise, it began publication in 1963 as a monthly periodical and was published continuously until it was...
.
Bry was a graduate of the Stamford, Connecticut
Stamford, Connecticut
Stamford is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. According to the 2010 census, the population of the city is 122,643, making it the fourth largest city in the state and the eighth largest city in New England...
public schools and Tufts University
Tufts University
Tufts University is a private research university located in Medford/Somerville, near Boston, Massachusetts. It is organized into ten schools, including two undergraduate programs and eight graduate divisions, on four campuses in Massachusetts and on the eastern border of France...
(cum laude). She found out about auditions for St. Elsewhere because her boyfriend and future husband John Masius
John Masius
John Masius is an American writer and producer of television series, credited for creating the series Touched by an Angel , Providence and HawthoRNe ....
was one of the show's creators and producers.
Filmography
- Highway 395 (2000)
- Emergency Room 2 (1999)
- Deep ImpactDeep Impact (film)Deep Impact is a 1998 science-fiction disaster-drama film released by Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks in the United States on May 8, 1998. The film was directed by Mimi Leder and stars Robert Duvall, Elijah Wood, Téa Leoni, and Morgan Freeman...
(1998) - Bye Bye LoveBye Bye Love (film)Bye Bye Love is a 1995 American comedy-drama film that deals with the central issue of divorce. It was directed by Sam Weisman and written by Gary David Goldberg and Brad Hall...
(1995) - Mrs. Greer (1994)
- I-ManI-ManIn 1986, the Disney Company ran a telefilm called I-Man, supposedly as the pilot for a proposed series, which was never picked up.-Plot:...
(1986) (TV) - Battle of the Network Stars XVIBattle of the Network StarsBattle of the Network Stars is the name of 19 US television specials featuring competitions among teams of popular television performers representing the three major broadcast networks at that time: ABC, CBS, and NBC.- History :...
(1984) (TV) - Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't LandStarflight: The Plane That Couldn't LandStarflight: The Plane That Couldn’t Land is a 1983 television movie starring Lee Majors and Hal Linden...
(TV) (1983) - St. ElsewhereSt. ElsewhereSt. Elsewhere is an American medical drama television series that originally ran on NBC from October 26, 1982 to May 25, 1988. The series is set at fictional St. Eligius, a decaying urban teaching hospital in Boston's South End neighborhood...
(1982) - Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders (movie) (TV) (1979) - Featured the actual Dallas Cowboys CheerleadersDallas Cowboys CheerleadersThe Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders is the National Football League cheerleading squad representing the Dallas Cowboys.- 1960s :The original cheerleading squad was a made up of a male-female group called the CowBelles & Beaux. The group made its sidelines debut in 1960 during the Cowboys' inaugural...
portraying themselves. - The Amazing Spider-ManThe Amazing Spider-Man (TV series)The Amazing Spider-Man is the first live-action TV series based on the popular comic book The Amazing Spider-Man, not counting his appearances on the educational The Electric Company series, and was shown in the USA between 1977-1979...
(1978) - Superman (1978) (stunts) (uncredited)
- To Fly!To Fly!To Fly! is a documentary film shot in the IMAX format. It follows the history of flight, from the first hot air balloons in the 19th century to 20th century manned space missions. It was created for performance at the National Air and Space Museum's IMAX Theater in Washington, D.C.It was written...
(1976)