Constance Shulman (born April 4, 1958) is an American actress, singer and producer. She is best known for voicing Patti Mayonnaise on Doug and for her current role as Yoga Jones in Orange Is the New Black. Shulman originated the role of Annelle in the first production of Steel Magnolias Off-Broadway.
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Life and career
Shulman was born in Johnson City, Tennessee, to a Jewish family. She moved to New York City to start her acting career. In 1989, she made her screen debut in the comedy film Fletch Lives, playing Cindy Mae. She later had supporting parts in films Lost Angels, Men Don't Leave, and Fried Green Tomatoes.
On television, Shulman worked as a voice actress, playing Patti Mayonnaise on Doug from 1991 to 1999. In the early 1990s, Shulman appeared in a series of Kraft mayonnaise commercials.
She was also a regular cast member in the short-lived 1996 ABC sitcom, The Faculty, playing the best friend of Meredith Baxter' character. In the late 1990s Shulman left the screen to raise her two children.
In 2013, Shulman was cast in a recurring role as "Yoga Jones" in the Netflix comedy-drama series, Orange Is the New Black. Along with the rest of the cast, she received a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in 2015.
Personal life
She is married to fellow actor Reed Birney, and their daughter Gus Birney is an actress. Her son Ephraim Birney is also an actor.
Filmography
Film
Television
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