• Constance Shulman is an American actress born in 1958
• She is best known for voicing the lead character Patti Mayonnaise in the animated adventure comedy series “Doug”
• She is married to actor Reed Birney and has two children, both of whom are actors
• She is a vegetarian, animal lover and supporter of PETA
• Her net worth is estimated at over $6 million
Known from movies
Short information
Husband | Reed Birney |
Fact | Schulman does the voice of Patti Mayonnaise in the popular Nickelodeon (and now ABC) cartoon, Doug (1991). |
Who is Constance Shulman and what happened to her?
Constance Ann Shulman was born in Johnson City, Tennessee, USA, on April 4, 1958 – her zodiac sign is Aries and she is an American national. She’s an actress who is perhaps best known for voicing one of the main characters – Patti Mayonnaise – in the animated adventure comedy series “Doug”, created by Jim Jinkins and which also starred Billy West and Fred Newman. The series follows a young boy who meets new people and falls in love as he enters sixth grade, winning three awards while being nominated for seven others.
Rumors are circulating on the internet about how Constance may have retired from acting, but she currently lives in Los Angeles, California and is still very active in the film industry.
Orange Is the New Black actress and UT alumna Constance Shulman is on the Clarence Brown Theater campus today, teaching some lucky theater students.
Posted by University of Tennessee, Knoxville on Tuesday March 28, 2017
Youth and education
Constance was raised in Johnson City as an only child, by her father who was an insurance salesman and her mother who was a housewife – the family had just enough money to pay the bills and put food on the table.
Constance grew up interested in acting but was urged by her parents to focus on her education. She graduated from high school in 1976, and then enrolled at the University of Tennessee where she graduated in 1980 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Speech and Theater. Constance then came to New York City and attended Circle in the Square Theater School not long after she decided to focus entirely on acting.
Roles in movies
Constance made her screen debut in 1989, playing Cindy Mae in the comedy crime film “Fletch Lives”, while playing The Beautician in the drama “Lost Angels” in the same year.
In 1990, Constance was cast as Carly in the comedy drama “Men Don’t Leave”, after which she went uncredited in the biographical mystery drama “Reversal of Fortune”. In 1991, she played Nell Willis the drama film “Lethal Innocence”, both written and directed by Helene Whitney and starring Margaret Barker, David Strathairn and Blair Brown – the film follows three women who run an adoption agency. She played Missy in the critically acclaimed drama “Fried Green Tomatoes” in 1991 which became a hit in the US as it won six awards and was nominated for 14 others including two Oscars and two years later Constance appeared as The Tour Operator in the adventure comedy “Weekend at Bernie’s II”.
She voiced Patti Mayonnaise in the animated adventure comedy “Doug’s 1st Movie” in 1999, and a few of her next roles were in the comedy drama “Sweet and Lowdown”, written and directed by Woody Allen and starring Sean Penn, the comedy “A Jersey Christmas”, and in 2009 her first short film, “Finding Jean Lewis”, written and directed by Rachel Johnson.
After a six-year break from acting, Constance played Bishop’s Girlfriend in the drama “Nasty Baby”, written and directed by Sebastian Silva, who also starred in the film, and in 2016 she appeared in the comedy “Better Off Single”. In 2017, she starred in two films: the comedy drama “Sylvio” and the drama “The Broken Ones”. In 2018, Constance starred as Norma Shapiro in the comedy “Most Likely to Murder” written and directed by Dan Gregor and also starring Adam Pally and Rachel Bloom.
Three of her most recent roles in films were in the short comedy “Mama Jane” in 2018, Pepi Ginsberg’s short drama “Miss America” in 2019, and the 2020 drama “Central Standard”. completed the adventure movie “Strawberry Mansion” and the short comedy “Stomach People”.
Roles in TV series
Constance made her TV series 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”, starring Blair Brown, James Greene and Allyn Ann McLerie, and which is about Molly. Dodd, a divorced woman in her thirties living in New York City – the series was a success as it won three awards and was nominated for 17 others, including 11 Primetime Emmys.

She gained recognition when she was invited to play the supporting character Maggie in 21 episodes of the romantic drama ‘Loving’ in 1991 and ’92. Two years later, Constance starred as Lilly Walker in the unsold pilot of the comedy “Heavens to Betsy”but then played one of the main characters, Shelly Ray, in the comedy “The Faculty” in 1996, which also starred Meredith Baxter and Peter Michael Goetz.
Constance’s next serialized roles didn’t come until 18 years later in 2014, when she guest-starred as The Daycare Manager in the episode “Wednesday’s Child” of the crime mystery drama “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit”. The year 2017 heard her voice Milly Sparkles in the episode “Mathmagic/The Bounce Lounge” of the animated action-adventure series “Star vs. the Forces of Evil”, while also guest starring in the comedy episode “Sliding Doors” “Broad City” in the same year.
Three of Constance’s most recent roles in TV series were in the episode “Ilyas Surkov” of the crime mystery drama “The Blacklist” in 2017, in 48 episodes of the critically acclaimed comedy drama “Orange Is the New Black”, which won 51 awards and was nominated for 142 more, including six Golden Globes, and the “Radical Rescue” episode of the animated short series “OK KO! Let’s Be Heroes,” in which she voiced Dr. Sphinxen.
Awards
Each year from 2015 to 2017, Constance and her fellow actors and actresses won a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series for “Orange Is the New Black” and were nominated for the same award in 2018.
Love life and husband
Constance met American actor Reed Birney in 1993, when they were filming for the same movie, and they dated for a year before moving in together. Reed is perhaps best known for his roles in the movie “Four Friends” and the “House of Cards” series.
On August 7, 1996, Constance gave birth to their son Ephraim Birney, who also became an actor and is known for his roles in “Gotham”, “The Americans” and “Exploits of Daddy B”. Gus Birney, the daughter of Constance and Reed, was born on July 27, 1999 and she is also an actress known for her roles in ‘A Rainy Day in New York’ and ‘I’m Thinking of Ending Things’ – less than a month before Gus was born, Constance and Reed married in a private ceremony attended by fewer than 10 people.
Constance has not spoken of any other men she may have been with, and as of September 2020 she is married with two children.
Hobbies and other interests
Constance is a huge animal lover, having volunteered at various animal shelters during her teenage years, and today she is a supporter of the People of the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) organization – she has two dogs and a cat.
She is also a vegetarian and advises people not to eat a lot of meat, because reducing meat consumption can save many animal lives. Constance believes that animals belong in the wild and not in zoos, and she urges people not to go to zoos.
She has her own favorite actors and actresses, including Johnny Depp, Tom Hanks, and Natalie Portman, and some of her favorite movies include the “Pirates of the Caribbean,” “The Terminal,” and “Leon: The Professional” franchise. . Constance also enjoys watching sitcoms, and her favorite is “That ’70s Show”.
Appearance
Constance is 62 years old. She has long blond hair and blue eyes, she is 1.67 m tall and weighs about 55 kg.
As of September 2020, her ability is estimated at over $6 million.
General information
First and last name | Constance Sulman |
Profession | Actor |
Nationality | American |
Family
Husband | Reed Birney |
Children | Augusta Birney, Ephraim Birney |
Performance
Awards | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series |
Movies | Sweet and Lowdown, Doug’s 1st Movie, Weekend at Bernie’s II, Fried Green Tomatoes, He Said, She Said, Fletch Lives |
Facts
# | Fact |
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1 | Was in the original play Steel Magnolias at the WPA Theater playing Annelle, the part that went to Daryl Hannah in the movie version. |
2 | Son Ephraim born August 7, 1996 and daughter Augusta born July 27, 1999. |
3 | Graduated from the University of Tennessee. |
4 | Schulman does the voice of Patti Mayonnaise in the popular Nickelodeon (and now ABC) cartoon, Doug (1991). |
5 | In 1994, Constance Shulman co-starred with Dolly Parton in the TV series Heavens to Betsy (1994). The series (starring Dolly as an angel) never aired and was later renamed Movie of the Week without Schulman (Unlikely Angel (1996)). |
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Movies
Actress
Title | Year | Status | Character |
---|---|---|---|
The broken ones | 2017 | after-production | Rowland |
Reaching from Above | announced | Grace Adams | |
Orange is the new black | 2013-2017 | TV serials | Yoga Jones |
Better off single | 2016 | Unemployment worker | |
Annoying baby | 2015 | Bishop’s girlfriend | |
Law & Order: special unit for victims | 2014 | TV serials | Child care manager |
Find Jean Lewis | 2009 | Short | Connie Lewis |
A Jersey Christmas | 2008 | Connie | |
Sweet and Lowdown | 1999 | Hazel – Whore #1 | |
Disney’s Doug | 1996-1999 | TV serials | Patricia ‘Patti’ Mayonnaise |
Doug’s first movie | 1999 | Patti Mayonnaise (voice) | |
The faculty | 1996 | TV serials | Shelly Ray |
Heaven for Betsy | 1994 | TV serials | Lilly Walker |
Doug | 1991-1994 | TV serials | Patricia ‘Patti’ Mayonnaise |
Weekend at Bernie’s II | 1993 | Tour operator | |
Baked Green Tomatoes | 1991 | Mission | |
Deadly innocence | 1991 | TV movie | Neil Willis |
McBain | 1991 | Doctor Blazier | |
He said she said | 1991 | Makeup girl | |
Reversal of fortune | 1990 | Pharmacist (uncredited) | |
Men don’t leave | 1990 | Carly | |
The days and nights of Molly Dodd | 1989 | TV serials | Bonnie Sayles |
Lost Angels | 1989 | Beauty therapist | |
Fletch is alive | 1989 | Cindy Mae |
Producer
Title | Year | Status | Character |
---|---|---|---|
America reframed | 2015 | TV series documentary producer – 1 episode |
Soundtrack
Title | Year | Status | Character |
---|---|---|---|
Orange is the new black | 2013 | TV series performer – 1 episode |
Awards
Awards won
Year | Price | Ceremony | Presentation | Movie |
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2016 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Orange is the New Black (2013) |
2015 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Orange is the New Black (2013) |
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