Frankie Shaw

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Frankie Shaw (2015)

Rachel Frances "Frankie" Shaw (* 1986 in Boston , Massachusetts ) is an American actress . She is also active as a director and screenwriter .

life and career

Frankie Shaw grew up in Brookline , Massachusetts . Her mother raised her to be Jewish . She has a degree in English literature from Columbia University .

She first caught on with a role in the completely improvised film The Freebie , which was shown at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival . Shaw subsequently starred in other independent films , including Crazy About Barry . From 2010 to 2011 she played the recurring role of Mary Jo Cacciatore on the Blue Mountain State series . In addition, she also took on guest roles in series such as Criminal Intent , CSI: NY or 2 Broke Girls . However, she only gained greater fame in 2015 through the role of Shayla Nico in the first season of the thriller series Mr. Robot .

In addition to her acting activities, Shaw also appears as a director, screenwriter and producer, especially of short films. In 2015, the production of the series SMILF , which was initially published as a short film, in which Shaw is involved in all three positions. In 2017 she played a supporting role in The Disaster Artist and took on another role in Stronger , alongside Jake Gyllenhaal . Since 2017 she can be seen in the role of Bridgette Bird , which she played in the short film of the same name from 2015, in the series Smilf . Her performance earned her a nomination for Best Actress in a Series in a Comedy / Musical at the Golden Globes .

Private

Frankie Shaw lives and works in Los Angeles . A son was born from a relationship with actor Mark Webber (* 2009). After the split, she married producer Zach Strauss in 2016.

Filmography (selection)

  • 2005: Criminal Intent ( Criminal Intent , TV series, episode 5x04)
  • 2006: The Bedford Diaries (TV series, episode 1x01)
  • 2006: Just Like the Son
  • 2007: One Night
  • 2009: The Northern Kingdom
  • 2009: Falling In - love opens doors (Falling In)
  • 2010: The Freebie
  • 2010: Futurestates (TV series, episode 1x01)
  • 2010–2011: Blue Mountain State (TV series, 15 episodes)
  • 2012: The End of Love
  • 2012: CSI: NY (TV series, episode 8x12)
  • 2012: Night Fight - The Greed for Power (Knife Fight)
  • 2012: 2 Broke Girls (TV series, episode 2x12)
  • 2013: The Pretty One
  • 2013–2014: Hello Ladies (TV series, 2 episodes)
  • 2014: Something About Barry (Someone Marry Barry)
  • 2014: Mixology (TV series, 12 episodes)
  • 2014: Lullaby
  • 2015: SMILF (short film)
  • 2015: Mr. Robot (TV series, 7 episodes)
  • 2016: Joshy - A great weekend (Joshy)
  • 2016: Blue Mountain State: The Rise of Thadland
  • 2016: Dreamland
  • 2016: Good Girls Revolt (TV series, 8 episodes)
  • 2017: The Disaster Artist
  • 2017: Stronger
  • since 2017: SMILF (TV series)
  • 2018: Homecoming (TV series, 4 episodes)
  • 2019: Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
  • 2019: Robot Chicken (TV series, episode 10x08, voice)

Awards and nominations

Golden Globe Award

Sundance Film Festival

  • 2015 : Received the Short Film Jury Award for US Fiction for SMILF

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Frankie Shaw - Biography - IMDb . In: IMDb . Retrieved May 28, 2017.
  2. https://www.instagram.com/p/BJqWjRrhcY6/