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- Shirley Jo Finney was born on July 14, 1949 in Merced, California, USA. She was an actress and director, known for Lou Grant (1977), Hey Good Lookin' (1982) and Cinglée (1987). She died on October 10, 2023 in Bellingham, Washington, USA.
- ChildrenNo Children
- ParentsRicetta Amey FinneyNathaniel FinneyCharles James
- RelativesDiana Finney(Sibling)Charles James Jr.(Half Sibling)
- Winner of a Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award.
- Graduated of UCLA and an alumna of the American Film Institute's Director Workshop for Women.
- Worked as a director at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles, the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C, and the Humana Festival at the Actors Theater of Louisville in Kentucky.
- Associated from 1996 with the Fountain Theater in Los Angeles.
- Noted theatre director, often involved in projects dealing with societal and racial themes.
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