Ellen Bry

Ellen Bry is an American actress. She is best known for her portrayal of nurse-turned-vigilante Shirley Daniels on the hospital drama St. Elsewhere.^[1]: 922

Ellen Bry
Occupations	Film, television actress
Years active	1976–present
Known for	St. Elsewhere The Amazing Spider-Man The Quality of Life

Bry gained acting experience in school plays, community theater productions, and summer stock theatre.^[2] At one point, she left acting and worked as a paralegal for New York City's Department of Consumer Affairs.^[3] A scripted fight on an episode of Kojak led to Bry's working for a while as a stuntwoman in New York.^[4]

Bry also appeared as medical student Jean Hallinan in three episodes of the television series Dallas (Season Four, 1981)^{[citation needed]} and as photographer Julie Masters on the 1978 CBS series The Amazing Spider-Man.^[1]

Bry's family moved to Stamford, Connecticut, when she was a child.^[4]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1976	To Fly!	Herself	Documentary short
1978	Superman		Stunts, Uncredited
1979	Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders	Joanne Vail	TV movie
1979	CHiPs	Beth	Episode: "High Octane"
1978–1979	The Amazing Spider-Man	Julie Masters	8 episodes
1980	Quincy, M.E.	Linda Hayes	Episode: "The Final Gift"
1982–1987	St. Elsewhere	Nurse Shirley Daniels	52 episodes
1983	Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land	Laura	TV movie
1984	Battle of the Network Stars XVI	Self - NBC Team	TV special
1986	MacGyver	Carole Tanner	Episode: "Countdown"
1986	Disneyland	Karen McCorder	Episode: "I-Man"
1987	Murder, She Wrote	Linda Stevens	Episode: "The Cemetery Vote"
1992	Star Trek: The Next Generation	Dr. Farallon	Episode: "The Quality of Life"
1994	Renegade	Waitress	Episode: "Charlie"
1994	Mrs. Greer	Katherine	Short
1995	Bye Bye Love	Debbie
1998	Deep Impact	Stofsky
1999	Emergency Room 2		Video Game
2000	Highway 395
2006	Mission: Impossible III	Lindsey's Mother
2009	The Lost & Found Family	Ester