Rachel Cronin (born September 29, 1971) is a Canadian actress, best known for her role as Shirley Pifko on the NBC television series Ed.^[1][2]

Early life

Cronin's father was Edmond Jude Cronin, a provincial court judge.^[3] She was born in Alberta and grew up in Vancouver, British Columbia.^[4] She attended Argyle Secondary School,^[5] a high school which emphasised the arts, where she won awards and bursaries for her acting.^{[citation needed]} She was then accepted to the University of British Columbia Bachelor of Fine Arts Acting Program^[5] and graduated top of her class.^[3] Cronin has since been working in theatre, television and film, and in 2000 she was signed on to play the eccentric Shirley Pifko on Ed.^[6]

Film and television filmography

References

External links

• Rachel Cronin at IMDb