Constance Shulman | |
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Born |
Johnson City, Tennessee, U.S. |
April 4, 1958
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1989–present |
Children | 2 |
Constance Shulman (born April 4, 1958) is an American actress, best known for providing the voice for Patti Mayonnaise on Doug and for her current role as Yoga Jones in Orange Is the New Black. Shulman originated the role of Annelle in the first production of Steel Magnolias Off-Broadway.
Shulman was born in Johnson City, Tennessee, and moved to New York in order to improve her acting career. In 1989, she made her screen debut in the comedy film Fletch Lives, playing Cindy Mae. She later had supporting parts in films Lost Angels, Men Don't Leave, and Fried Green Tomatoes. On television, Shulman worked as a voice actress, playing Patti Mayonnaise on Doug from 1991 to 1999. She was also a regular cast member in the short-lived 1996 ABC sitcom, The Faculty, playing the best friend of Meredith Baxter' character. In the late 1990s Shulman left the screen to raise her two children.
In 2013, Shulman was cast in a recurring role as Yoga Jones in Netflix comedy-drama series, Orange Is the New Black. Along with the cast, she received a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in 2015.