Frankie Shaw

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Actress • Writer • Producer • Director

Birth Date: November 11, 1986

Age: 37 years old

Birth Place: Boston, Massachusetts

Frankie Shaw became a familiar face to audiences long before she began starring on her own TV series. Born in Boston in 1986, Shaw enrolled at Barnard College in New York City and soon took an interest in film. But without any examples of women writers in her purview, Shaw first approached the business from what she felt was the most obvious angle, as an actor. She began appearing on TV shows such as "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" (NBC, 2001-2011) beginning in 2005, and would continue to work over the coming years, co-starring on shows like "Blue Mountain State" (Spike TV, 2010-11), as well as in a number of independent and small-scale films such as "Just Like a Son" (2006), "Explicit Ills" (2008), "The Northern Kingdom" (2009), "Red Hook" (2009), and "The End of Love" (2012). However, Shaw eventually found herself creatively unfulfilled and with her career stagnant. After she was cast on the short-lived TV series "Mixology" (ABC, 2013-2014), she used the money to pursue an avenue in film she'd never considered before -- writing, directing, and starring in her own short film "SMILF" (2015). The project was a huge success on the festival circuit, and Shaw followed it up with another short film "Too Legit" (2016), this one starring Zoe Kravitz. Then in 2017, Shaw crossed another threshold to major success when she was able to turn "SMILF" into a TV series which she starred in and produced on the Showtime network.

Credits

No Sudden MoveStream

Actor
Paula Cole
Movie
2021
92%

SMILFStream

Actor
Bridgette Bird
Series
2017
91%

SMILFStream

Creator
Series
2017
91%

SMILFStream

Director
Series
2017
91%

SMILFStream

Writer
Series
2017
91%

FREE Show SMILF S1 Ep 1

Actor
Bridgette
Show
2017

FREE Show About SMILF

Actor
Bridgette
Show
2017

Stronger

Actor
Gail Hurley
Movie
2017

Blue Mountain State: The Rise of Thadland

Actor
Mary Jo Cacciatore
Movie
2016

Joshy

Actor
Crystal
Movie
2016

Dreamland

Actor
Lizzie
Movie
2016

Too Legit

Director
Movie
2016

Too Legit

Screenwriter
Movie
2016

The Daily Show with Trevor NoahStream

Guest
Talk
2015

Close Up With The Hollywood Reporter

Guest
Show
2015

Mr. RobotStream

Guest Star
Series
2015
94%

Mulaney

Guest Star
Series
2014
17%

MixologyStream

Actor
Fabienne
Series
2014
33%

Late Night With Seth MeyersStream

Guest
Talk
2014

Someone Marry Barry

Actor
Camille
Movie
2014

Lullaby

Actor
Janice
Movie
2014

This Is Where We Live

Actor
Lainey
Movie
2013

The Pretty One

Actor
Claudia
Movie
2013

2 Broke GirlsStream

Guest Star
Keefer
Series
2011

ConanStream

Guest
Talk
2010

Blue Mountain StateStream

Actor
Mary Jo Cacciatore
Series
2010

The Freebie

Actor
Coffee Girl
Movie
2010

Red Hook

Actor
Deena
Movie
2009

Falling Up

Actor
Gretchen
Movie
2009

The Northern Kingdom

Actor
Shauna
Movie
2009

Altamont Now

Actor
Karen Kennedy
Movie
2008

Today With Kathie Lee & Hoda

Guest
Show
2007

CSI: NYStream

Guest Star
Kelly Rose
Series
2004

Jimmy Kimmel Live!Stream

Guest
Talk
2003

Law & Order: Criminal IntentStream

Guest Star
Series
2001

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