Shelly Cole

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|8|22}}

| birth_place = Texas, U.S.

| occupation = Actress

| years_active = 2000–2018

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Shelly Cole is a former American actress.

Career

Born in Texas, Cole commenced her acting career appearing in TV movies and TV series. In 2003, she landed a main role in the film, Prey for Rock & Roll.{{cite web|author=Stephen Holden |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/17/movies/film-in-review-prey-for-rock-and-roll.html |title=Film In Review; 'Prey for Rock and Roll' |work=The New York Times |date=17 October 2003 |accessdate=13 April 2020}}{{cite web|author= |url=https://i.imgur.com/s17CRc5.jpg |title=Film Comment, Vol. 39, Issue 5|publisher=Film Comment|date= |accessdate= 13 April 2020}} One of her best-known roles was Madeline Lynn in Gilmore Girls from 2000 to 2004.{{cite news|author=Emily Yahr |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2014/10/01/gilmore-girls-on-netflix-a-refresher-and-ranking-on-each-season/ |title='Gilmore Girls' on Netflix: A refresher (and ranking) on each season |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=31 January 2016 |accessdate=13 April 2020}}

After retiring from acting, Cole has worked as an acting coach in Denver, Colorado.{{cite web|author= |url=https://peakactingstudios.com/about-us/276-shelly-cole.html |title=Shelly Cole |publisher=Peak Acting Studios |date= |accessdate=13 April 2020}} In 2018, she directed an independent film entitled Body Keepers.