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Shannon Welles

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A mother's homophobia gets ridiculously out of hand when her daughter returns home for a funeral with a buzz cut. Available on "The Ultimate Lesbian Short Film Festival" DVD. Check out www.balletdiesel.com for more info.
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Half-Laughing (2003)
Shannon Welles was an actress, known for Inception (2010), Forces of Nature (1999) and Angel's Dance (1999). She died on 18 June 2022 in the USA.
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Known for

Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Berenger, Michael Caine, Lukas Haas, Marion Cotillard, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Tom Hardy, Elliot Page, Ken Watanabe, and Dileep Rao in Inception (2010)
Inception
8.8
  • Old Mal
  • 2010
Sandra Bullock and Ben Affleck in Forces of Nature (1999)
Forces of Nature
5.5
  • Lady in Wheelchair
  • 1999
Jim Belushi in Angel's Dance (1999)
Angel's Dance
6.2
  • Crabby Woman
  • 1999
Mad Men (2007)
Mad Men
8.7
TV Series
  • Nellie Sterling

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Actress

  • Cierra Ramirez and Maia Mitchell in Good Trouble (2019)
    Good Trouble
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Selina
    • 2019
  • The Guest Book (2017)
    The Guest Book
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Aunt Rose
    • 2018
  • Lea Michele and Brandon Micheal Hall in The Mayor (2017)
    The Mayor
    5.8
    TV Series
    • Hazel
    • 2018
  • The Man from Earth: Holocene (2017)
    The Man from Earth: Holocene
    5.2
    • Violet
    • 2017
  • Gaby Hoffmann, Jay Duplass, Amy Landecker, Judith Light, and Alexandra Billings in Transparent (2014)
    Transparent
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Rose Pfefferman
    • 2015–2016
  • Jere Burns, Rashida Jones, Deon Cole, Hayes MacArthur, Andree Vermeulen, and Jagger in Angie Tribeca (2016)
    Angie Tribeca
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Old Lady
    • 2016
  • Julia Louis-Dreyfus in Veep (2012)
    Veep
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Catherine Eaton
    • 2016
  • Nicholas Braun, Vanessa Hudgens, Josh Fadem, and Mackenzie Davis in Freaks of Nature (2015)
    Freaks of Nature
    5.9
    • Nana Miller
    • 2015
  • In Search of Miracle Man (2014)
    In Search of Miracle Man
    6.7
    TV Short
    • Elderly Lady
    • 2014
  • Anger Management (2012)
    Anger Management
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Amelia
    • 2014
  • James Pickens Jr., Ellen Pompeo, and Chandra Wilson in Grey's Anatomy (2005)
    Grey's Anatomy
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Babs Martin
    • 2014
  • Martha Plimpton, Cloris Leachman, Garret Dillahunt, Shannon Woodward, and Lucas Neff in Raising Hope (2010)
    Raising Hope
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Old Lady Stevens
    • 2013–2014
  • Chris Elliott, Maria Thayer, and Brett Gelman in Eagleheart (2011)
    Eagleheart
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Elderly Woman #2
    • 2014
  • Chevy Chase, Ken Jeong, Joel McHale, Jim Rash, Yvette Nicole Brown, Alison Brie, Gillian Jacobs, Danny Pudi, and Donald Glover in Community (2009)
    Community
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Sassy Granny
    • 2013
  • Oliver Hudson, David Spade, Bianca Kajlich, Megyn Price, and Adhir Kalyan in Rules of Engagement (2007)
    Rules of Engagement
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Ruth
    • 2013

Additional Crew

  • It's So Easy and Other Lies (2015)
    It's So Easy and Other Lies
    6.0
    • production assistant
    • 2015

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    • June 18, 2022
    • USA(Undisclosed)

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