Shelly Cole

{{Infobox person | image = | name = Shelly Cole | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|8|22}} | birth_place = Texas, U.S. | occupation = Actress | years_active = 2000–2018 | website = | spouse = | partner = | children = }} '''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''.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref> One of her best-known roles was Madeline Lynn in ''Gilmore Girls'' from 2000 to 2004.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

After retiring from acting, Cole has worked as an acting coach in Denver, Colorado.<ref>{{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}}</ref> In 2018, she directed an independent film entitled ''Body Keepers''.

== Filmography ==

=== Film === {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ !Year !Title !Role !Notes |- |2003 |''Prey for Rock & Roll'' |Sally | |- |2006 |''Art School Confidential'' |Filthy-Haired Girl | |- |2008 |''The Village Barbershop'' |Gloria MacIntyre | |- |2009 |''Dark House'' |Lily | |- |2010 |''How to Make Love to a Woman'' |Nanette | |}

=== Television === {| class="wikitable sortable" !Year !Title !Role !Notes |- |2000 |''The Princess & the Barrio Boy'' |Homeless girl | rowspan="2" |Television film |- |2000 |''The Theory of Everything'' |Janice |- |2000–2002 |''Boston Public'' |Susan |3 episodes |- |2000–2004 |''Gilmore Girls'' |Madeline Lynn |33 episodes |- |2001 |''The Guardian'' |April Evans |Episode: "Lolita?" |- |2001 |''ER'' |Laura Avery |Episode: "Supplies and Demands" |- |2002 |''NYPD Blue'' |Baby Doll |Episode: "Safari, So Good" |- |2003 |''8 Simple Rules'' |Christina |Episode: "Kerry's Big Adventure" |- |2004 |''The Men's Room'' |Charlotte |4 episodes |- |2004 |''Strong Medicine'' |Gina Perry |Episode: "Life in the Balance" |- |2005 |''Joan of Arcadia'' |Punk Girl God |Episode: "Common Thread" |- |2005 |''Without a Trace'' |Nicki Tyler |Episode: "From the Ashes" |- |2006 |''Cold Case'' |May Pierson (1988) |Episode: "8 Years" |- |2006 |''CSI: NY'' |Elva |Episode: "Stuck on You" |- |2007 |''NCIS'' |Bernadette Watson |Episode: "Angel of Death" |- |2007 |''Criminal Minds'' |Anna |Episode: "Doubt" |- |2009 |''Monk'' |Edie Kazarinski |Episode: "Mr. Monk and the End" |- |2010 |''House'' |Nurse Maldonado |Episode: "Lockdown" |}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{IMDb name|id=0170778|name=Shelly Cole}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cole, Shelly}} Category:1975 births Category:American film actresses Category:American television actresses Category:Living people Category:21st-century American women