Early life

Shor was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She has described herself as "half Jewish but not really religious" (her father was Jewish). She speaks fluent Yiddish as well as Italian. Her parents divorced when she was 7, and she moved back and forth between Turin, Italy (to live with her mother), and suburban Detroit (her father's residence). She later attended the University of Michigan, where she received her B.F.A. in drama.

Career

Shor moved to New York City and began appearing onstage, notably in Hedwig and the Angry Inch. In 2000 she starred in the short-lived ABC sitcom Then Came You. She accepted supporting roles in the Harold Ramis comedy remake Bedazzled (2000) and the 2001 cinematization of Hedwig and the Angry Inch, reprising her role of Yitzhak. During the 2001-2002 television season, she starred in a short-lived comedy series, called Inside Schwartz, opposite Breckin Meyer and Maggie Lawson, on NBC. Shor later starred in the number of independent films, and guest-starred on episodes of My Name Is Earl and The West Wing. In 2006, she made cameo appearance in Shortbus, directed by her Hedwig and the Angry Inch co-star, John Cameron Mitchell.

In 2006, Shor starred in the ABC television comedy series Big Day opposite Marla Sokoloff and Wendie Malick. This series also was canceled after one season. In 2007, Shor lent a supporting role to Mary Stuart Masterson's directorial debut, the slice-of-life drama The Cake Eaters. The following year, she was cast in the 1970s-set prime-time CBS drama series Swingtown as Janet Thompson. The show was canceled due to a mixed reception and low ratings. Shor had a recurring role on FX legal drama Damages as Carrie Parsons, and appeared on Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Bored to Death, and Royal Pains. In 2011 she played role of Anna on the HBO's mini-series adaptation of Mildred Pierce.

In 2012, Shor starred as Cricket Caruth-Reilly in ABC comedy-drama series GCB, along with Leslie Bibb, Kristin Chenoweth, Annie Potts, Jennifer Aspen and Marisol Nichols. Series was canceled after one season. Later in 2012 Shor was cast in a recurring role as dogged reporter Mandy Post of season four on The Good Wife. In 2014, Shor was cast as a series regular in the TV Land single-camera comedy pilot Younger, produced by Darren Star, and starring Sutton Foster. The network ordered the show on April 14, 2014, and season one premiered on March 31, 2015. On April 21, 2015, TV Land announced that Younger had been renewed for a second season of 12 episodes, same as the first season. The second season is set to premier on January 13, 2016.

In 2015, Shor played Madelaine True, alongside her Younger co-star, Sutton Foster, in The Wild Party at the New York City Center from July 15-18.

Personal life

Shor is married to Justin Hagan. They have one child.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1999	Entropy	Blind Date
1999	Flushed	Stephanie
1999	Let It Snow	Beth
2000	Bedazzled	Carol
2001	Hedwig and the Angry Inch	Yitzhak	L.A. Outfest Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture Nominated - Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress
2002	Set Set Spike	Mother
2003	Second Born	Laura
2004	LBS	Lara Griffin
2005	Pizza	Vanessa
2006	Shortbus	Cheryl
2007	The Cake Eaters	Stephanie
2008	Puppy Love	Anne
2012	That's What She Said	Rhoda
2014	5 Flights Up	Cool Lady
2015	Puerto Ricans in Paris	Sargent Nora

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2000	Becker	Rosie	Episode: "Old Yeller"
2000	Then Came You	Cheryl Sominsky	Series regular, 10 episodes
2001	Deadline	Rachel Blake	Episode: " Just Lie Back"
2001-2002	Inside Schwartz	Julie Hermann	Series regular, 11 episodes
2003	The Dan Show	Mary Alice	TV pilot
2004	Married to the Kellys	Justin	Episode: "Double Dating"
2005	The West Wing	Christine	Episode: "King Corn"
2006	My Name Is Earl	Gwen Waters	Episode: "BB"
2006-2007	Big Day	Becca	Series regular, 12 episodes
2007	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Rebecca Slater	Episode: "30"
2008	Swingtown	Janet Thompson	Series regular, 13 episodes
2009	Bored to Death	Bonnie	Episode: "The Case of the Stolen Sperm"
2007-2010	Damages	Carrie Parsons	5 episodes
2011	Mildred Pierce	Anna	TV miniseries, 4 episodes
2012	GCB	Cricket Caruth-Reilly	Series regular, 10 episodes
2012	Royal Pains	Fannie Todd	Episode: "Who's Your Daddy"
2012-2014	The Good Wife	Mandy Post	6 episodes
2015-present	Younger	Diana Trout	Series regular

Stage

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998-2000	Hedwig and the Angry Inch	Yitzak	Jane Street Theatre
2002	Book of Days	Ruth Hock	Peter Norton Space Theatre
2002	Merrily We Roll Along	Mary	Kennedy Center
2003	Mondo Drama		Greenwich House Pottery
2004	Boy		Primary Stages
2005	Dedication or The Stuff of Dreams	Ida Head	59E59 Theater A
2006	Almost, Maine	Sandrine/Marvalyn/Marci/Rhonda	Daryl Roth Theatre
2007	Scarcity	Gloria	Linda Gross Theater
2015	The Wild Party	Madelaine True	New York City Center

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	BioShock	Diane McClintock

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