What Has Happened To Constance Shulman? Who is Constance Shulman?
Constance Ann Shulman is an American citizen and was born on April 4, 1958, in Johnson City, Tennessee. She is an Aries by birth sign. She is an actor most known for providing the voice of Patti Mayonnaise, one of the main characters, in Jim Jinkins’ animated comedy-adventure series “Doug,” which also starred Billy West and Fred Newman. The show, which followed a young kid who fell in love while in the sixth school and met new people, won three Oscars despite receiving seven nominations.
Internet reports claim that Constance Shulman may have stopped performing, although she is still highly active in the film industry and currently resides in Los Angeles, California.
Adolescence And Education
Constance Shulman (Pinterest)Constance was reared as an only child in Johnson City by her mother, a housewife, and her father, an insurance agent. The family barely had enough money to cover expenses and put food on the table.
Although Constance’s parents encouraged her to prioritize her studies, she grew up with an interest in performing. She entered college in 1976 after graduating from high school, and in 1980 she earned a Bachelor of Arts in speech and theater from the University of Tennessee. Soon after deciding to concentrate only on acting, Constance traveled to New York City and enrolled at the Circle in the Square Theatre School.
Movies’ Parts
In 1989, Constance made her film debut as Cindy Mae in the comedy-crime picture “Fletch Lives,” and the following year, she played The Beautician in the drama “Lost Angels.”
Constance appeared uncredited in the biographical mystery drama “Reversal of Fortune” after being cast as Carly in the comedy-drama “Men Don’t Leave” in 1990. She played Nell Willis in Helene Whitney’s 1991 drama film “Lethal Innocence,” which also starred Margaret Barker, David Strathairn, and Blair Brown and followed three women who run an adoption agency. Constance featured as Missy in the adventure comedy “Weekend at Bernie’s II” two years after she portrayed Missy in the critically praised drama “Fried Green Tomatoes,” which was a hit in the US as it won six awards and was nominated for 14 more, including two Oscars.
She voiced Patti Mayonnaise in the 1999 animated comedy-adventure movie “Doug’s First Movie,” and she later appeared in the comedies “A Jersey Christmas” and “Sweet and Lowdown,” which were both written and directed by Woody Allen and starred Sean Penn, as well as her first short film, “Finding Jean Lewis,” which was created by Rachel Johnson.
Constance returned to acting in the drama “Nasty Baby,” written and produced by Sebastian Silva, who also participated in the movie, after a six-year absence. The following year, she had an appearance in the comedy “Better Off Single.” She appeared in two films in 2017: “Sylvio,” a comedy-drama, and “The Broken Ones,” a drama. In the comedy “Most Likely to Murder,” written and directed by Dan Gregor and starring Adam Pally and Rachel Bloom, Constance played Norma Shapiro.
Three of her most recent film performances were in the 2018 comedy “Mama Jane,” the 2019 drama “Miss America” by Pepi Ginsberg, and the 2020 drama “Central Standard.” Constance recently wrapped up filming for the comedic short “Stomach People” and the adventure movie “Strawberry Mansion.”
Television Show Roles
Constance made her television debut in 1989 when she was cast to play Bonnie Sayles in two episodes of the romantic comedy “The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd,” which also starred Blair Brown, James Greene, and Allyn Ann McLerie. The series was a success, garnering three awards and being nominated for 17 others, including 11 Primetime Emmys.
She rose to fame after accepting the part of Maggie, a minor character, in 21 episodes of the love drama “Loving” in 1991 and 1992. Constance played Lilly Walker in the comedy “Heavens to Betsy” pilot two years later; nonetheless, she went on to play Shelly Ray, one of the main characters, in the comedy “The Faculty” in 1996, which also starred Meredith Baxter and Peter Michael Goetz.
Constance’s next series parts didn’t appear for another 18 years until 2014 when she appeared as The Daycare Manager in the “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” episode “Wednesday’s Child” of the murder mystery series. She appeared as Milly Sparkles in the animated action-adventure series “Star vs. the Forces of Evil” episode “Mathmagic/The Bounce Lounge” in 2017, and she also made a guest appearance in the comedy “Broad City” episode “Sliding Doors” that same year.
Three of Constance’s most recent TV appearances were in the episodes “Radical Rescue” of the 2019 animated short action series “OK K.O.! Let’s Be Heroes,” in which she voiced Dr. Sphinxen, 48 episodes of the critically acclaimed comedy-drama “Orange Is the New Black,” which won 51 awards and was nominated for 142 others, including six Golden Globes, and the episode “Ilyas Surkov” of the crime mystery drama “The Blacklist,”
Awards
Constance and the other actors and actresses on “Orange Is the New Black” received the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series every year from 2015 to 2017 and were nominated for it again in 2018.
Relationship Status
Constance and American actor Reed Birney, who is arguably best known for his parts in the movies “Four Friends” and “House of Cards,” became dating in 1993 while they were both working on the same project. They dated for a year before moving in together.
Constance gave birth to their son Ephraim Birney on August 7, 1996. Ephraim is a successful actor who has appeared in “Gotham,” “The Americans,” and “Exploits of Daddy B.” Less than a month before Gus was born, Constance and Reed wed in a small wedding with fewer than 10 guests. Their daughter Gus Birney was born on July 27, 1999, and she is also an actress best recognized for her work in “A Rainy Day in New York” and “I’m Thinking of Ending Things.”
Constance is married with two kids as of September 2020 and has never mentioned any other guys she may have dated.
Activities And Other Passions
Constance is a passionate animal lover who spent her adolescent years volunteering at various animal shelters. She now supports the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) organization and has two dogs and a cat as pets.
She advocates for people to avoid eating meat altogether or at least in moderation because doing so could save a lot of animal lives. She is also a vegetarian. Constance urges people to avoid visiting zoos because she thinks that animals belong in the wild, not in captivity.
Johnny Depp, Tom Hanks, and Natalie Portman are a few of her favorite actors and actresses, and “Leon: The Professional,” “The Terminal,” and the “Pirates of the Caribbean” trilogy are some of her favorite films. Constance enjoys watching sitcoms, with “That ’70s Show” being her favorite.
Body Structure And Net Worth
Constance Shulman (Pinterest)Constance, age 62, is a woman. She stands at 5 feet 6 inches (1.67 meters) tall and weighs about 120 lbs. She has long blonde hair and blue eyes (55kgs).
Her projected net worth as of September 2020 is more than $6 million.