Miriam Shor
{{short description|American actress (born 1971)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Miriam Shor
| image = Miriam Shor on Sidewalks Entertainment about Younger.jpg
| caption = Shor interviewed on Sidewalks Entertainment about Younger in 2017
| birth_name = Miriam Ruth Shor
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1971|07|25}}
| birth_place = Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
| education = University of Michigan (BFA)
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 1994–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Justin Hagan|2009}}
| children = 2
}}
Miriam Ruth Shor (born July 25, 1971) is an American actress. She gained prominence for her performance in the Off-Broadway rock musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch (1998–2000) and in the 2001 film adaptation of the same name. She later starred in a number of short-lived television series, including Swingtown (2008) and GCB (2012).
From 2015 to 2021, Shor starred as Diana Trout in the TV Land/Paramount+ comedy-drama series Younger for which she received Critics' Choice Awards nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. Shor played Madelaine True in the Encores! production of The Wild Party at the New York City Center in 2015 alongside Younger co-star Sutton Foster. She also has appeared in the films Bedazzled (2000), The Cake Eaters (2007), Lost Girls (2020), Maestro (2023) and American Fiction (2023).
Early life
Shor was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota.{{cite web|title=Miriam Shor {{!}} Biography and Filmography {{!}} 1971|url=http://www.hollywood.com/celebrities/miriam-shor-57309992/|website=Hollywood.com|access-date=18 August 2017|date=5 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170920102208/http://www.hollywood.com:80/celebrities/miriam-shor-57309992/ |archive-date=September 20, 2017}} She has described herself as "half Jewish but not really religious" (her father was Jewish).{{cite web|last=Kugel |first=Allison |url=http://www.pr.com/article/1202 |title=GCB's Miriam Shor: Just a Nice Jewish Girl Playing a Good Christian B... |website=PR.com |date=2012-03-07 |access-date=2014-01-28}} She speaks fluent Italian.{{cite journal | last =Bloom| first=Nate| title =Celebrity Jews| journal =The Jewish News Weekly of Northern California| date =2006-11-24 | url =http://www.jewishsf.com/content/2-0-/module/displaystory/story_id/30962/format/html/displaystory.html| access-date =2006-11-22 }} 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).{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0794896/bio|title=Miriam Shor|website=IMDb|access-date=10 December 2018}} She later attended the University of Michigan, where she received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in drama.{{cite web|url=https://movies.yahoo.com/person/miriam-shor/biography.html|title=Miriam Shor- Biography|website=Yahoo! Movies|access-date=10 December 2018}}
Career
Shor moved to New York City and began appearing onstage, notably in Hedwig and the Angry Inch. In 2000, she starred in the short-lived sitcom Then Came You. She accepted supporting roles in the Harold Ramis comedy remake Bedazzled (2000) and Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001), reprising her role of Yitzhak. During the 2001-2002 television season, she starred in the short-lived comedy series Inside Schwartz. Shor later starred in a few independent films and guest-starred on episodes of My Name Is Earl and The West Wing. In 2006, she made an appearance in Shortbus, directed by her Hedwig and the Angry Inch co-star John Cameron Mitchell.
In 2006, Shor starred in the television comedy series Big Day, but the series was canceled after one season. In 2007, Shor had a supporting role to Mary Stuart Masterson's directorial debut, titled The Cake Eaters. The following year, she was cast in the 1970s-set primetime series Swingtown as Janet Thompson. The show was canceled due to mixed reception and low ratings. Shor had a recurring role on Damages as Carrie Parsons and appeared on Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Bored to Death, and Royal Pains. In 2011, she played the role of Anna in miniseries Mildred Pierce.
She appeared in 2012 Broadway Bares with Kyle Dean Massey.{{cite web |title=They're Sexy and They Know It! Kyle Dean Massey, Miriam Shor & More Star in Broadway Bares XXII: Happy Endings |url=https://www.broadway.com/photos/theyre-sexy-and-they-know-it-kyle-dean-massey-miriam-shor-more-star-in-broadway-bares-xxii-happy-endings/176094/broadway-bares-xxii-goldilocks-and-the-bears/ |website=Broadway.com |access-date=12 June 2018}}
In 2012, Shor starred as Cricket Caruth-Reilly in the comedy-drama series GCB,{{cite web|url=https://abc.go.com/shows/gcb|title=Watch GCB TV Show - ABC.com|website=ABC|access-date=10 December 2018}} but the series was canceled after one season.{{cite web|last=Kimball|first=Trevor|url=https://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/gcb-cancelled-season-two-22995/|title=GCB: Cancelled; No Season Two for ABC Show|date=13 May 2012|access-date=10 December 2018}} Later in 2012, Shor was cast in a recurring role as reporter Mandy Post in season four of The Good Wife.{{cite web |last=Jeffery |first=Morgan |title='The Good Wife' casts 'GCB' star Miriam Shor in season four |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a399791/the-good-wife-casts-gcb-star-miriam-shor-in-season-four/ |website=Digital Spy |date=August 16, 2012 |access-date=November 26, 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://tvline.com/2012/08/15/the-good-wife-miriam-shor-season-4/|title=Good Wife Exclusive: GCB{{'}}s Miriam Shor Joins Cast as a Dogged Reporter (Sound Familiar?)|first1=Michael|last1=Ausiello|website=TVLine|date=15 August 2012|access-date=10 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180712183706/https://tvline.com/2012/08/15/the-good-wife-miriam-shor-season-4/|archive-date=12 July 2018}}
In 2014, Shor was cast as a series regular in the comedy pilot Younger.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2014/01/miriam-shor-joins-younger-austin-stowell-boards-public-morals-672088/ |title=Miriam Shor Joins 'Younger'; Austin Stowell Boards 'Public Morals' |website=Deadline |date=January 27, 2014 |access-date=2014-01-28}} The network ordered the show on April 14, 2014, and season one premiered on March 31, 2015.{{cite web|last=Seikaly|first=Andrea|url=https://variety.com/2014/tv/news/tv-land-orders-darren-star-laffer-younger-starring-hilary-duff-sutton-foster-1201157119/ |title=TV Land Orders Darren Star Laffer 'Younger' Starring Hilary Duff, Sutton Foster |work=Variety |date= 2014-04-14|access-date=2014-04-15}}{{cite web|last=Snierson |first=Dan |url=https://ew.com/article/2014/04/14/hilary-duff-sutton-foster-tv-land-darren-star/ |title=Hilary Duff, Sutton Foster to star in TV Land comedy from Darren Star |website=Entertainment Weekly |date=April 14, 2014 |access-date=November 26, 2024}} On April 21, 2015, TV Land announced that Younger had been renewed for a second season of 12 episodes, same as the first season. The second season premiered on January 13, 2016. In 2018, she received a Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series nomination for her performance.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/tv/awards/2018-critics-choice-awards-tv-nominations-list-1203085450/|title='Americans,' 'Gianni Versace,' 'Escape at Dannemora' Lead Critics' Choice Awards TV Nominations|first1=Kristopher|last1=Tapley|website=Variety|date=10 December 2018|access-date=10 December 2018}} In 2018, she made her directing debut with an episode of Younger.
In 2015, Shor played Madelaine True in The Wild Party at the New York City Center. She had a recurring role as Erica Haskard in the final season of the drama series The Americans. Along with cast, she received Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/2019-sag-award-nominations-list-nominees-1203087472/|title=SAG Award Nominations: Complete List|website=Variety|date=December 12, 2018}} She later starred in the drama film Lost Girls, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 28, 2020.{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/10/lost-girls-gabriel-byrne-lola-kirke-miriam-shor-netflix-movie-1202490322/|title='Lost Girls': Gabriel Byrne, Lola Kirke, Miriam Shor, Thomasin McKenzie + More Round Out Cast Of Netflix Crime Feature|first1=Amanda|last1=N'Duka|website=Deadline|date=October 26, 2018}} She also played a leading role, first in her career, in the comedy-drama film Magic Hour directed by Jacqueline Christy.{{Cite web|last=Vlessing|first=Etan|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/younger-star-miriam-shor-star-magic-hour-1145726|title='Younger' Star Miriam Shor Nabs Lead in 'Magic Hour' Comedy (Exclusive)|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=20 September 2018 }} In 2020, she was cast in the science fiction film Good Morning, Midnight directed by George Clooney and based on the novel of the same name by Lily Brooks-Dalton.{{Cite web|last=Galuppo|first=Mia|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/george-clooney-good-morning-midnight-adds-sophie-rundle-ethan-peck-1269306|title=George Clooney's 'Good Morning, Midnight' Adaptation Adds Ethan Peck, Sophie Rundle|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=14 January 2020 }} In 2023, she played Cynthia O’Neal in the biographical drama film Maestro directed by Bradley Cooper.{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2023/film/news/younger-miriam-shor-bradley-cooper-maestro-1235597140/|title='Younger' Star Miriam Shor Cast in Bradley Cooper's Leonard Bernstein Movie 'Maestro' (EXCLUSIVE)|first=Marc|last=Malkin|website=Variety|date=April 28, 2023}} Also that year, Shor appeared in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 as Recorder Vim and in the drama film American Fiction.{{Cite web|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/miriam-shor-talks-transforming-for-guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-3/|title=Miriam Shor Talks Transforming for 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3'|first=Nicole|last=Massabrook|website=Us Weekly|date=May 9, 2023}} She guest-starred in the HBO Max comedy-drama And Just Like That... playing Amelia Carcy, Miranda's date.{{Cite web|url=https://www.etonline.com/and-just-like-that-season-2-episode-7-recap-aidan-returns-and-miranda-defines-her-sexuality-208716|title='And Just Like That' Season 2, Episode 7 Recap: Aidan Returns And Miranda Defines Her Sexuality|first=Rachel|last=McRady|date=July 27, 2023|website=ET Online|access-date=November 26, 2024}} In December 2023, it was reported that Shor is set to appear in the upcoming Superman directed by James Gunn.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/superman-legacy-miriam-shor-cast-1235740562/|title='Superman: Legacy': Miriam Shor Joining James Gunn's Man of Steel Movie (Exclusive)|first=Borys|last=Kit|website=The Hollywood Reporter |date=December 15, 2023}}
Personal life
Shor is married to actor Justin Hagan. They have two children, Ruby and Iris, born in 2009 and 2013, respectively.{{Cite web|last=Khan|first=Amzad|url=https://www.techballad.com/miriam-shor-husband/|title=Who Is Miriam Shor's Husband, Justin Hagan? Meet Their Children - Tech Ballad|date=December 18, 2023|website=www.techballad.com}}
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 1997
| Flushed | Stephanie | |
| rowspan="2"|1999
| Entropy | Blind date | |
| Let It Snow
| Beth | |
| 2000
| Carol | |
| 2001
| Yitzhak | L.A. Outfest Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role |
| 2002
| Set Set Spike | Mother | |
| 2003
| Second Born | Laura | |
| 2004
| Lbs. | Lara Griffin | |
| 2005
| Pizza | Vanessa | |
| 2006
| Shortbus | Cheryl | |
| 2007
| Stephanie | |
| 2008
| Puppy Love | Anne | |
| 2012
| Rhoda | |
| 2014
| Cool lady | |
| 2015
| Sargent Nora | |
| 2018
|Before/During/After | Irene | |
| rowspan="2"|2020
| Lorraine | |
| The Midnight Sky
| Tom Mitchell's wife | |
| rowspan="3"|2023
| Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 | Recorder Vim | |
| Maestro
| Cynthia O'Neal | |
| American Fiction
| Paula Baderman | |
| rowspan="2"|2025
| Magic Hour | Harriet Peterson | |
| Superman
| TBA | filming |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| rowspan="2"|2000
| Becker | Rosie | Episode: "Old Yeller" |
| Then Came You
| Cheryl Sominsky | Main cast; 10 episodes |
| 2001
| Deadline | Rachel Blake | Episode: "Just Lie Back" |
| 2001–2002
| Julie Hermann | Main cast; 11 episodes |
| 2004
| Justin | Episode: "Double Dating" |
| 2005
| Christine | Episode: "King Corn" |
| 2006
| Gwen Waters | Episode: "BB" |
| 2006–2007
| Big Day | Becca | Main cast; 12 episodes |
| 2007
| Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Rebecca Slater | Episode: "30" |
| 2007–2010
| Damages | Carrie Parsons | 5 episodes |
| 2008
| Janet Thompson | Main cast; 13 episodes |
| 2009
| Bonnie | Episode: "The Case of the Stolen Sperm" |
| 2011
| Anna | Miniseries; 4 episodes |
| 2012
| GCB | Cricket Caruth-Reilly | Main cast; 10 episodes |
| 2012–2014
| Mandy Post | 6 episodes |
| 2012, 2016
| Fannie Todd | Episodes: "Who's Your Daddy" and "The Good News Is..." |
| 2015–2021
| Younger | Main cast |
| 2015
| Episode: "AKA WWJD?" |
| 2016
| Jennifer Bader | Episode: "Ready or Not" |
| 2016, 2018
| Renee | Episodes: "Museebat" and "HBD" |
| 2017
| Crying neighbor | Episode: "Just the Tips" |
| 2018
| Erica Haskard | 6 episodes |
| 2020
| Natalie Gittelson | Episodes: "Betty" |
| 2023
| Amelia Carcy | Episode: "February 14th" |
=Stage=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 1998–2000
| Yitzhak |
| rowspan="2"|2002
| Book of Days | Ruth Hoch | Peter Norton Space Theatre |
| Merrily We Roll Along
| Mary |
| 2003
| Mondo Drama | |
| 2004
| Boy | |
| 2005
| Dedication or The Stuff of Dreams | Ida Head | 59E59 Theater A |
| 2006
| Sandrine/Marvalyn/Marci/Rhonda |
| 2007
| Scarcity | Gloria |
| 2015
| Madelaine True |
| 2016–2017
| Sweat | Jessie |
=Video games=
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2007
| BioShock | Diane McClintock | Voice |
Awards and nominations
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Association ! Category ! Work ! Result |
|---|
| rowspan="3"|2001
| Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | rowspan="3" | Hedwig and the Angry Inch | {{nom}} |
| L.A. Outfest Award
| L.A. Outfest Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role|Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role | {{win}} |
| Phoenix Film Critic's Society Awards
| Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress | {{nom}} |
| 2017
| Outstanding Ensemble Performance{{Cite web|url=http://www.iobdb.com/Production/6226|title=Sweat|website=www.iobdb.com}} | Sweat |{{nom}} |
| rowspan="2"|2019
| Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Younger |{{nom}} |
| Screen Actors Guild Award
| Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | {{nom}} |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|794896|Miriam Shor}}
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